September 19, 2024

Troy Smith, Braxton Miller, Cardale Jones and Joe Burrow Among Ohio State’s Most Recent In-State Quarterback Signees

It’s been a while since an in-state quarterback signed with Ohio State. Eight years, to be exact. Assuming Tavien St. Clair signs with the Buckeyes and enrolls at Ohio State in 2025, it will be the first time in a full decade since a quarterback from Ohio signed with the scarlet and gray as a scholarship player. In a day and age where Ryan Day and his coaching staff have taken recruiting to a national scale, following in the footsteps of Urban Meyer, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. That said, if the state of Ohio produces an Ohio State-caliber quarterback, it’s important for the Buckeyes to take a very close look at said quarterback. The Buckeyes missed out on 2022 five-star quarterback Drew Allar – who will likely start for Penn State this season – after then-2023 quarterback Quinn Ewers reclassified to the 2022 class. They weren’t going to strike out this…

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