Skull Session: Five-Star David Gabriel Georges Sends a Subtle Message About His Recruitment, Ohio State Has Had One of College Football’s Most Explosive Offenses Over the Past Five Years

By Chase Brown on July 8, 2026 at 4:55 am
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 “I DIDN’T SAY ANYTHING.” Public Service Announcement: Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.

After David Gabriel Georges’ uncle told On3’s Steve Wiltfong that the five-star running back has already made his decision between finalists Ohio State and Tennessee (and Ole Miss… but… ehh), Volunteers fans started their victory laps on social media.

Then Georges himself chimed in with this post on X:

The truth is, nobody knows where Georges will commit on July 22 except Georges himself. While his uncle’s comments suggested the tides may have turned in Tennessee’s favor, national recruiting experts still believe Ohio State remains in a strong position.

As of Tuesday, On3’s Wiltfong, Alex Gleitman and Sam Spiegelman all have crystal balls predicting Georges will land with the Buckeyes. We’ll see if those predictions hold over the next two weeks, but until Georges makes his announcement, everything else is just smoke, mirrors and recruiting season chaos.

 EXPLOSIVE, EXPLOSIVE. Ohio State has been one of college football’s most explosive offenses over the past five seasons.

Last week, Pro Football Focus’ Daire Carragher ranked the college football programs with the most combined explosive plays since 2021, counting run plays of 10-plus yards and pass plays of 15-plus yards. Ohio State ranked No. 5 in the FBS with 801 explosive plays, trailing only Ole Miss (905), Oregon (842), Georgia (840) and North Texas (819).

Even with that level of production, Ryan Day believes the Buckeyes still have another gear to reach in 2026. Earlier this offseason, Ohio State’s head coach challenged the team’s running backs and receivers to become more impactful in creating explosive plays.

“We’re gonna continue to get (the running backs) to the second level. They have to make people miss or run them over, and that’s just the bottom line. And if we do that, we’re gonna be more explosive because then we’re forcing guys to come down to the box, and then we can be more explosive throwing the football,” Day said on April 6. “I think we do have depth at receiver. I think guys are working on run after the catch more than ever. I think Arthur (Smith) is doing a really good job of trying to be creative about the formations in a way that we can attack teams. That’s been good.”

Day said improving Ohio State’s explosiveness will require contributions from every position group.

“It’s usually not this exotic play that creates an explosive. We have to be on schedule so that we can take our shots and be ahead of the chains. But it isn’t always shots that create the explosive plays. A lot of it is effort in the perimeter and blocking,” Day said. “And that is another challenge for Cortez (Hankton) and the receivers: getting to the second level and making those blocks, or whether we’re blocking the second level in the run game, that’s it. Everybody’s got to be a part of it. But (we’ve been) seeing some explosive plays, and that’s important.”

 COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S ULTIMATE ROSTER. This week, CBS Sports’ Chris Hummer set out to build the ultimate college football roster by position group. Just one Ohio State unit made the cut — and it’s probably not the one you're thinking of.

Despite Jeremiah Smith being the best player in college football, Hummer gave the nod at wide receiver to Indiana, citing the Hoosiers' returning duo of Charlie Becker and Tyler Morris plus transfer additions Nick Marsh (Michigan State) and Chazz Preston (Tulane).

Indiana's receiver room is certainly talented, but Hummer is, of course, wrong. Smith alone gives Ohio State the edge, and when you add Brandon Inniss, Devin McCuin, Kyle Parker and five-star freshman Chris Henry Jr., the Buckeyes have the nation's best wide receiver room.

But oh well, no harm, no foul.

The Ohio State position group that did make Hummer's team was the interior offensive line, where Luke Montgomery and Carson Hinzman return as two of the most experienced players in college football. Austin Siereveld could also slide inside if Ian Moore continues his development entering his third season in Columbus, which would give the Buckeyes three stalwarts on the inside protecting Julian Sayin and paving paths for Bo Jackson.

The more I think about it, the more I love the potential of that interior trio.

 THE NEXT KAWHI? Ohio State made DeMarcus Henry’s top eight on Monday. That morning, ESPN’s Paul Biancardi compared the five-star small forward to two NBA players: budding star Jalen Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks and future Hall of Famer Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors.

Is that good?

Here’s what Biancardi wrote about Henry, the younger brother of Ohio State women’s basketball player Seini Henry and football player Chris Henry Jr.:

Henry is a spitting image of Johnson -- a gifted five-star recruit in 2020 with enough feel to create with the ball in his hands either for himself or others -- and may also be the most versatile prospect in the 2027 class. Both have similar ballhandling and decision-making skills to score from any area on the floor. Henry's offensive footwork and strong driving ability even invoke a young Leonard at the same stage. He's making strides as a leader as well.

*** smacks table ***

Go get him, Jake Diebler. I need to see him on the floor with Anthony Thompson and LJ Smith as soon as possible.

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