COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Buckeyes missed out on the No. 1 overall player from the 2026 class, as quarterback Julian Lewis has committed to USC. The commitment was announced on Tuesday morning by Hayes Fawcett of On3. Lewis, the No. 1 overall player in the 247 composite rankings, announced in July that he’d cut his college list down to eight schools: USC, Alabama, Georgia, Oregon, LSU, Ohio State, Florida State and Texas A&M.
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