Cade Stover’s breakthrough in the passing game this year is obviously doing wonders to give Ohio State’s offense yet another element opposing defenses must gameplan for.
But it’s also having a profound effect on recruiting in a positive manner. More tight end prospects are noticing how involved tight ends have become in the Buckeyes’ offensive game plan, and that may make it easier for them to recruit the position in future classes. Four-star 2024 tight end Kylan Fox said as much with his praise of OSU’s usage of tight ends in Monday’s Hurry-Up. It can also only help the pursuit of 2024 targets Christian Bentancur and Damarion Witten.