One of the more common reservations from fans we’ll get when we write about a recruiting target that is three years away from graduating high school goes something like this: “What’s next, are we going to be offering eighth graders?”
Well, I’m here to tell you, yes, Ohio State does!
Shortly after Quinn Ewers completed his first practice with the Buckeyes on Monday, head coach Ryan Day acknowledged that OSU offered the five-star signal caller from Texas when he was in eighth grade. Now, Day did later admit the offer at such a young age was a little tongue-in-cheek, but it was a reflection of how early the Buckeyes developed a relationship with the most famous mullet in Columbus.