November 16, 2024

Ohio State’s top-ranked 2018 class adds pledge from top-ranked New York recruit


Connor O’Gara grew up in Big Ten country, attended a Big Ten university, covered a Big Ten team and is now writing about all things Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition. Ohio State has the top-ranked recruiting class in America, and it isn’t showing any signs of giving up that title. The Buckeyes landed yet another top-100 recruit on Saturday. Their latest verbal pledge came from four-star two-way lineman Matthew Jones. That came after Jones, who’s the top-ranked recruit in New York, attended the Buckeyes’ instructional camp on Saturday. Jones is the No. 3 defensive tackle and the No. 53 player overall in the 247sports composite rankings. He has offers  from the likes of Alabama, Clemson, LSU, Michigan, Penn State and others. Jones attended Erasmus Hall (NY), which was the same high school as former Buckeye star Curtis Samuel. Like Samuel, the newly-committed Buckeye will offer some versatility at the…

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