April 22, 2025

What James Peoples’ commitment means to Ohio State football: Buckeyes Recruiting


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State came into the 2024 recruiting cycle badly in need of a few wins in terms of its running back room, but that’s often where its position coach has thrived the most. Tony Alford has long been one of the most valued recruiters on the Buckeyes staff regardless of whether it was under Urban Meyer or Ryan Day and that typically extended past just doing his part to fill the running back room. But his approach has often led to loud results whether that be positive or negative. When he hits, he knocks it out of the park. When he doesn’t, fans have no problem letting him know about it. This year would be no different following a 2023 cycle where he failed to land sign anyone, even though he finished second for plenty of the nation’s top targets and even had one committed at one…

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