Ohio State is trending for a 2027 four-star LB

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The Ohio State football team, led by Ryan Day is in the midst of nearly a month break. The last time the Buckeyes stepped on the field, they fell to Indiana 13-10 in the Big Ten Championship.

With the loss, Ohio State’s road to back-to-back championship seasons gets that much harder and Ryan Day is hoping the loss helps this year’s Buckeyes find the necessary edge to win it all that the team found last season following the loss to Michigan.

Ohio State’s next game will be New Year’s Eve and it will play the winner of Miami and Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl. Ohio State will be using the extra time off preparing for a championship run, but the coaching staff will also be taking advantage of the extra time to recruit as well.

Following the early signing period, Ohio State’s 2026 class is all but wrapped up, minus a few last-second additions. Because of this, the coaching staff is able to place the majority of its focus recruiting next year’s class of recruits.

The Buckeyes already hold seven verbal commitments in next year’s class, good for the No. 4 team currently in the cycle, according to 247Sports. The coaching staff is certainly looking to add to this already impressive haul, and they may be doing so this week.

Over the weekend 2027 four-star linebacker Quinton Cypher (Raleigh, NC / Millbrook) announced his top four schools and Ohio State made the cut. He also announced that he will be announcing his commitment this week.

Cypher is the No. 11 LB in the 247Sports Composite and he is thew No. 192 national prospect. He is also the No. 8 recruit out of North Carolina. As was noted, the Buckeyes are not alone in his recruitment as Alabama, Georgia and Miami also made the cut for the blue-chip linebacker.

Shortly following Cypher’s top schools and commitment announcement, predictions started to be cast in favor of Ohio State by multiple experts at On3 and the Buckeyes certainly look to be the favorites going into his commitment. Cypher quickly became one of Ohio State’s top targets at his position in the 2027 class and he visited Columbus and the Buckeyes just last month.

Georgia is looked at as Ohio State’s biggest competition for Cypher and while this is all looking great for Ohio State, the blue-chip prospect has kept his recruitment rather close to the vest for the majority of his recruitment. Because of this, even if the tea leaves are looking scarlet and gray, there is far from any guarantee he will choose the Buckeyes. We also are uncertain as to which date this week he will be committing, only that he is planning for it to take place this week.

Make sure to follow Land-Grant Holy Land for updates on how Cypher’s recruitment plays out and all things Ohio State.

Quick Hits

Sticking with the 2027 recruiting class, Ohio State has identified a running back that they think would make for an excellent addition to the team. This past weekend three-star RB SaRod Baker (DeSoto, TX / DeSoto) announced he had received an official scholarship offer from the Buckeyes.

While only being a three-star prospect, Baker has racked up almost two dozen scholarship offers from the likes of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Pitt, SMU, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF and others – and now Ohio State. Baker is the No. 68 RB in the 247Sports Composite and is the No. 806 national prospect.

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