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Trey Bixby Not Stressing About Losing Key Offseason, Alabama Emerges As Ohio State’s Top Rival for Recruiting Crown

The Hurry-Up is your nightly dose of updates from the Ohio State football recruiting trail, keeping tabs on the latest from commits and targets from around the country.

Bixby not stressing about losing key offseason

For the vast majority of high school prospects looking to raise their profiles and get recruited by big-time college programs, the most critical time comes during the offseason between their sophomore and junior seasons. That’s certainly the case for St. Edward (Ohio) High School four-star defensive end Trey Bixby.

From November and December all the way through July, that period serves as the best time for most to show their growth in camp circuits, get evaluated in person by college coaches, pick up offers and visit schools to get more acquainted with the program and whether or not it’s a good fit.