Ohio State's new top assistant already has Buckeyes in the mix for elite offensive tackle recruit
Winning a National Championship and producing several top-100 draft prospects should make recruiting a certain positional group easier for Ohio State, but replacing the coach who recruited and developed that talent makes things trickier. New Ohio State offensive line coach Tyler Bowen has been aggressive since getting the job from Ryan Day, offering more than […]
Winning a National Championship and producing several top-100 draft prospects should make recruiting a certain positional group easier for Ohio State, but replacing the coach who recruited and developed that talent makes things trickier. New Ohio State offensive line coach Tyler Bowen has been aggressive since getting the job from Ryan Day, offering more than two dozen athletes. This is a major change in strategy from what Justin Frye had in place.
One of Ohio State's top targets is Kelvin Obot. The 6-foot-5, 265-pound tackle from Fruitland, Idaho, is a 4-star blocker getting a ton of interest around the country. He announced on social media that Ohio State made his top 10 despite not visiting the campus yet.
The ninth-rated tackle in the class will make his way to visit Wisconsin, Michigan, Michigan State, USC, Utah, and Tennessee over the spring and summer. He's already been to Oregon and Nebraska.
Despite his unique location giving Oregon, Nebraska, and maybe even USC an advantage, the Buckeyes are in the mix. They could swoop in and add the athletic blocker if they're willing to pay top market price.
Obot is theoretically worth it, but the Buckeyes don't seem desperate. With 18 offers on just tackles alone and their preference to land Jackson Cantwell and/or Immanuel Iheanacho first, Obot will be part of the next wave of guys to prioritize.
The race and final stacking of Ohio State's recruiting board will also be shaped by Ohio's own Maxwell Riley, Adam Guthrie, and Sam Greer. Those three guys are big-time targets the program wants to keep in state, if possible.
