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Top-Ranked 2021 Center Chet Holmgren Taking Official Visit to Ohio State This Weekend

Ohio State needs a big man in its 2021 recruiting class, and Chet Holmgren would certainly fill that spot.

Holmgren, the No. 4 overall prospect and the top-ranked center in 2021, announced he's taking an official visit to Ohio State this weekend.

Ohio state official this weekend! Buckeye fans wya?

— chet holmgren (@ChetHolmgren) September 20, 2019

He's a 7-foot, 190-pound native of Minneapolis, Minnesota, whose father played for the Golden Gophers. Holmgren picked up an Ohio State offer on June 17. Gonzaga, Purdue, Texas, Minnesota, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Tennessee and West Virginia are also among the programs that have extended him scholarship offers.