Ohio four-star 2025 tight end Luka Gilbert has built a strong relationship with Ohio State over the past few months.
The 6-foot-8, 233-pound Lakota West tight end visited Columbus in June for a camp to workout with tight ends coach Keenan Bailey, then returned on July 28 for Ohio State's SummerFest recruiting event to continue to form relationships with the coaching staff and fellow recruits.
“Back at the camp, it was a lot of drills and learning techniques,” Gilbert said after his July 28 visit. “But (the July visit) was more like building relationships with the coaches and some of the players I might be playing with in a few years.