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<v Speaker 1>Hello, everybody, Welcome to the buck Eye Weekly Podcast. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Tony Gerdaman here as always with Tom or Tom. How's

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<v Speaker 1>it going?

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<v Speaker 2>But power pause wasn't very long? Right off the top,

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<v Speaker 2>the words are coming flying out. I'm sure everyone already

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<v Speaker 2>knows what that means. It is a breaking news episode

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<v Speaker 2>of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast. And not just a breaking

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<v Speaker 2>news episode, Tony, it is a five star breaking news episode.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, not just fire star. The number one quarterback in

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty twenty eight class, Christopher Vargas has announced his

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<v Speaker 1>commitment to Ohio State. Six four sixty five hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>ninety five pounds long and lean right now, but we'll

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<v Speaker 1>obviously bulk up for the buck Eyes. But commits to

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<v Speaker 1>Ohio State over schools like Oregon and Alabama and and

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<v Speaker 1>all of those others. The rare Massachusetts top prospect from

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<v Speaker 1>Saint John's Prepp and Danvers Massachusetts. Perhaps the Ryan Day

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<v Speaker 1>connection to Don Brown has finally paid off in a

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<v Speaker 1>positive way for the Buckeyes. But we saw Christopher Vargas

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<v Speaker 1>at the Ohio State camp at seven on seven and

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<v Speaker 1>he surely looked the part there.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely, he just you know, big, strong, I mean tall,

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<v Speaker 2>he has the you know, the big frame that you're

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<v Speaker 2>looking for out of a quarterback, but strong arm, very accurate.

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<v Speaker 1>He was.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes you're watching and there's fifteen quarterbacks there, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>you can you can kind of look and go which

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<v Speaker 2>one is the one who's and you know, who's supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to be the really good one? And this one was like, yep,

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<v Speaker 2>I see him, got a no problem. I see which

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<v Speaker 2>one I'm supposed to shooting pictures of yep, and just

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<v Speaker 2>very very just everything looks the way it's supposed to look.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think with quarterbacks, I'm sure everyone's immediate reaction

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<v Speaker 2>is yes, but can he run? And I think, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't see him. You know that he wasn't out

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<v Speaker 2>there running the option or anything like that, but looked

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<v Speaker 2>mobile enough. I think I think that's kind of where

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<v Speaker 2>I would fall with him, where he's not going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a run first quarterback by any means. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know that they would even categorize him as like a

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<v Speaker 2>real dual threat kind of quarterback, but I think he's

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<v Speaker 2>probably gonna be plenty mobile enough for what they would

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<v Speaker 2>need from him.

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<v Speaker 1>Certainly, there's no concern as there may have been with

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<v Speaker 1>other quarterbacks where it's like, well, you don't want a statue,

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<v Speaker 1>you don't want somebody that's just purely a drop back

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<v Speaker 1>guy and has to get rid of it because he

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<v Speaker 1>can he can move around the pocket as needed, and

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<v Speaker 1>then he can even get loose as well. And I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think any lack of mobility is a concern because

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<v Speaker 1>there is none. And it's like like you said, he's

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<v Speaker 1>past first, past second, and then if I need to,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just playing where he has. He hasn't really needed

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<v Speaker 1>to playing where he will eventually he's going to have

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<v Speaker 1>to at some point, and I don't think that's really

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<v Speaker 1>a concern for the buck eyes. And you know he

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<v Speaker 1>was he's just smooth, smooth quarterback with an easy arm

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<v Speaker 1>and that of course these are seven on seven judgments

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<v Speaker 1>when we got to see him live, but you're right,

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<v Speaker 1>like he's he stands out. And then what also stood

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<v Speaker 1>out is so you're there on the first day for

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<v Speaker 1>seven on seven. Then he came back the next day

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<v Speaker 1>for one of the one day camp things and he

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<v Speaker 1>he maybe worked out for about thirty minutes and then

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<v Speaker 1>just hung out with Ohio State players with future teammates

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<v Speaker 1>at that point, with you like Jet Harrison. I think

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<v Speaker 1>maybe Jimmy Brown. Him and Jimor Brown we're on the

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<v Speaker 1>same seven on seventeen, so they've got a connection. And

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<v Speaker 1>it just looked like he was very, very comfortable at

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<v Speaker 1>that time and clearly boom, hey look he was.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this is one of those things where you just

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<v Speaker 2>kind of have to just check the boxes at that point,

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<v Speaker 2>because if you're a top quarterback, you look at going

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<v Speaker 2>to play or Ryan Day, where he has put plenty

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<v Speaker 2>of quarterbacks in the first round of the NFL Draft. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>check that box for Ohio State, where you are coming

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<v Speaker 2>in and you know you are you know, the standard

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<v Speaker 2>is win the Big Ten, win the national Championship. You

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<v Speaker 2>know you know you're going to be playing in the

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<v Speaker 2>college football Playoff most if not every year. So okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you want to compete at the high level. Yeah, sure,

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<v Speaker 2>check that box. Comfort looking comfortable there, looking like you're

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<v Speaker 2>enjoying your time there. Yeah, that was certainly a box

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<v Speaker 2>week sort of checked off at that point. The intriguing

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<v Speaker 2>part of this is he's coming in and you've had

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<v Speaker 2>guys come in and it's like, well, you're coming in

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<v Speaker 2>and you're the third straight five star quarterback that Ohio

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<v Speaker 2>State is brought in. That's not really where he's coming

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<v Speaker 2>in right now, where you've got. Twenty twenty five, they

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<v Speaker 2>brought in Tavian Saint Clair. Twenty twenty six, they brought

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<v Speaker 2>in Luke Fayhee, and Tavan Saint Clair was a five star.

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<v Speaker 2>Luke Fayhee I think it was a three star. I

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<v Speaker 2>think in the final rankings. Twenty twenty seven, they bring

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<v Speaker 2>in Brady Edmunds, and we just did a show on

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<v Speaker 2>Brady Edmonds, and Brady Edmonds was another guy who looked

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<v Speaker 2>really good at those seven on seven camps over the summer,

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<v Speaker 2>four star prospect, but there's not someone ahead of him where,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, a couple of years ago, we talked about

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<v Speaker 2>guys coming in twenty twenty six, guys coming in and

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<v Speaker 2>seeing Tavian Saint Clair and then committing elsewhere relatively soon

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<v Speaker 2>after that, and it was like, yeah, okay, that guy

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<v Speaker 2>looks like he's going to be starting at Ohio State.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know that there's anyone that jumps out at

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<v Speaker 2>you as like that's someone who's going to be like

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<v Speaker 2>scaring someone else away. And that's sort of unusual for

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<v Speaker 2>Ohio State to not have, you know, to not have

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<v Speaker 2>that guy who's like, well, obviously, you know, Julian Sane

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<v Speaker 2>comes in and Julian saying very early, kind of look,

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<v Speaker 2>Julian saying, why, yep, that guy's gonna be starting get

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<v Speaker 2>Ohio State very soon. So Vargas has an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>come in and he's got more than a year to

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<v Speaker 2>sort of help lead this twenty twenty eight class, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, by the time he's on campus twenty twenty eight,

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<v Speaker 2>you figure he's not a true freshman starter. But twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty nine, I think, is that the year they go

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<v Speaker 2>to Alabama twenty twenty nine something like that. I know

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<v Speaker 2>they've got those those trips coming up, so could have

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<v Speaker 2>he could be starting, you know, at some point in

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<v Speaker 2>some pretty consequential interconference games which will or will not

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<v Speaker 2>determine which conference is the best conference in the history

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<v Speaker 2>of the world, depending on who wins.

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<v Speaker 1>If he is the starting quarterback in twenty twenty nine,

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<v Speaker 1>which would mean David Saint Clair leaves a year early,

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<v Speaker 1>which you would expect a five star quarterback to do.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty twenty nine non conference schedule Navy, so he doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>have to really worry about that. Charlotte not so much

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<v Speaker 1>Youngstown State. Nice easy way to ease things in. That's

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<v Speaker 1>the one year where there is no good Marquis, No

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<v Speaker 1>Marquis Power four. But they could say, but we've got Navy,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's like, well, you're gonna speak against the midshipman,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna speak against our troops. No, you can go

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<v Speaker 1>ahead and get away with that one. But you're also

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<v Speaker 1>talking about he's the part of the twenty twenty eight class,

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<v Speaker 1>and why wouldn't you want to go play for Ryan Day? Also,

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<v Speaker 1>why wouldn't you want to throw the ball to Jet Harrison,

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<v Speaker 1>five star wide receiver, the number one overall player in

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<v Speaker 1>the Rivals rankings.

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<v Speaker 2>He's the.

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<v Speaker 1>Arguably the number one receiver by by all accounts. Elijah

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<v Speaker 1>Newman Hall one of the top five running backs in

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<v Speaker 1>the nation, top top one hundred player. And that's just

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<v Speaker 1>those are your first three offensive commits in the twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight class. They join Jimy or Wise, five star

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<v Speaker 1>defensive lineman from Trotwood Madison, and boy, not a bad start,

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<v Speaker 1>tom As you say, if these trends continue with that

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty eight.

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<v Speaker 2>Class, Yeah, not bad at all, because you got Yeah, Jet,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm looking at the two four to seven composite right now,

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<v Speaker 2>Jet Harrison number four overall player, Christopher Vargus number six

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<v Speaker 2>overall player, and there are only currently two of the

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<v Speaker 2>top six players in the nation, two of the top

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<v Speaker 2>eight players in the nation committed, and they're both committed

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<v Speaker 2>to Ohio State. So very early, but you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think probably Ohio State has probably pushed off the doom

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<v Speaker 2>of the program for at least one more year. That's

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<v Speaker 2>that's probably probably reasonably safe at this point. But it's yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>everyone has been a little jittery about Ohio State recruiting

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<v Speaker 2>at various times over the last couple of cycles, and

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<v Speaker 2>it always kind of keeps working out. You know, they

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<v Speaker 2>have ended up with pretty good classes and then I

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<v Speaker 2>mean twenty twenty seven class that the lines have been

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<v Speaker 2>are just incredible. Twenty twenty eight feels like, okay, well

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<v Speaker 2>there might be a little strategy going on here, because

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty seven you've got the lines, which typically take

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<v Speaker 2>about a year longer to develop. Twenty eight, boy, the

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<v Speaker 2>skill position is looking pretty darn good in twenty twenty eight,

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, lookout, Charlotte and Youngstown State. The twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty on the Ohio State Buckeyes might not be bad well.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is also now an opportunity for Christopher Vargas

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<v Speaker 1>to become one of your lead recruiters. And they've already

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<v Speaker 1>got as I said, Jet Harrison committed at receiver Braylan Clark,

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<v Speaker 1>who has Rivals number six overall player wide receiver from Charlotte,

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<v Speaker 1>heavily favoring Ohio State at this point. And then you

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<v Speaker 1>also have Lorenza McMullen from Cincinnati Princeton, another five star

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<v Speaker 1>wide receiver who is an in state guy. And it

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<v Speaker 1>seems like the twenty twenty eight classes where they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to spend some more money on receiver and they spend

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<v Speaker 1>it on the lines. In twenty twenty seven, twenty twenty eight,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see maybe you go to the outside to the

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<v Speaker 1>skill guys, if you will. But as we say every

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<v Speaker 1>year when it's very very early, boy, this could be

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<v Speaker 1>a really really good recruiting class, and sometimes it just

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<v Speaker 1>turns into a really good recruiting class. And really that's

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<v Speaker 1>the most disappointing thing for Ohio State fans. But the

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<v Speaker 1>good news here, you've got your five star quarterback, you've

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<v Speaker 1>got the Ohio States number one target at quarterback and

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<v Speaker 1>anytime you can do that, whether it's you know this

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<v Speaker 1>early or not, you'll go ahead and take it. And

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<v Speaker 1>really this is what is this two months earlier or

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<v Speaker 1>is it fourteen months earlier than Tavi in Saint Clair

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<v Speaker 1>when he was when he did it, because I'm getting

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<v Speaker 1>my years a little little congealed here, but.

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<v Speaker 2>The same time about this same time out because I

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<v Speaker 2>think he committed.

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<v Speaker 1>Before his he was he was a june camp commit, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>but anyway, he's locked in a lot. He's committed now

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<v Speaker 1>and now can start to build be part of the

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<v Speaker 1>building of the class. So we'll see how things go

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<v Speaker 2>This time. What else? Let it through away, don't no

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<v Speaker 2>one tell me I wish you'd never met nothing mere where.

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<v Speaker 2>If you can tell me that's the boy's all right,

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<v Speaker 2>we could steal currently tonight