Los Buckeyes de Ohio State perdieron a Savion Hiter. Y eso no es lo peor.
Lo peor es que se dirige a Michigan . Hiter es ampliamente considerado como el mejor corredor de la Clase 2026 y tuvo a los Buckeyes entre sus cuatro finalistas. Tennessee y Georgia también estaban entre esos finalistas, y se dice que los Volunteers y los Wolverines tenían los mejores paquetes NIL. Esto probablemente influyó mucho en la decisión de Hiter. Sin embargo, Tony Alford lo reclutó y optó por ir al norte. Originario de Mineral, Virginia, y jugando fútbol americano en la preparatoria del Condado de Louisa, Hiter está clasificado como el noveno mejor jugador a nivel nacional en el sistema de puntuación compuesto de 247Sports .
Los cinco mejores corredores de la clase se han comprometido, y dos de ellos (Jonathan Hatton Jr. y KJ Edwards) llegaron a los Texas A&M Aggies.
Dicho esto, aquí está la publicación X del reportero de noticias de última hora de ESPN, Adam Schefter, al respecto.
¿Hacia dónde se dirigen ahora los Ohio State Buckeyes?
All of that on Hiter to say, where do the Buckeyes head now? There are a few options. Ohio State does have a commit from a talented back, Favour Akih. He ranks as the 16th-best back in the class and comes in at 6-foot, 190 pounds. He should develop into a strong, sizable back. They could look more of a lightning to complement him, or they could target the transfer portal as well.
Unless they flip a commit, there’s not much other talent left in the Class of 2026, with Terry Hodges from Bryant, AR, as the only top-20 back yet to commit. He isn’t even considering Ohio State.
James People, who went for 49 carries and 197 yards, is a sophomore, so keeping him around would buy the Buckeyes a year, taking them into the Class of 2027. There really isn’t much in-state talent, but they have potential to get aggressive with Noah Roberts and Tranard Roberts, the former of which is from Arizona and might not have any in-state loyalty.
People is the current top weapon, and then hopefully seeing Bo Jackson, the No. 11-ranked player in the Class of 2025 who is a true freshman, turn into the future would be an ideal outcome.
This article was originally published on www.si.com/college/ohiostate as Where the Ohio State Buckeyes Turn after Losing Out on Savion Hiter.