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Ohio State football team fails to land five-star recruit at key position

The Ohio State football team has lost another opportunity at landing a five-star recruit in the 2026 recruiting class.

Ohio State Buckeyes running backs coach Carlos Locklyn talks to running back Bo Jackson during spring football practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on March 17, 2025. | Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Ohio State football program has been pushing hard for recruits in the last few weeks. Those recruits have been high four-star recruits and five-star recruits. Unfortunately for them, the Buckeyes have not been able to land any of those recruits.