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Ohio State Surges with Recruiting Momentum After Landing 2025 Defensive Standouts Tarvos Alford and London Merritt

Ohio State is red hot on the recruiting trail.

Amid a massive recruiting weekend for the Buckeyes, OSU landed commitments from two top defensive prospects in the 2025 class in two days.

Four-star defensive end London Merritt committed to Ohio State on Friday before his unofficial visit to Columbus got underway, and four-star linebacker Tarvos Alford followed on Saturday night.

With Merritt and Alford in the fold, OSU now has nine commitments in the 2025 class including eight of the class’ top 101 overall prospects.

Meanwhile, the Buckeyes continued their pursuit of several other top prospects in the class – including the No.