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Rivals national recruiting analyst Greg Smith is joined by rankings director and national transfer portal analyst Adam Friedman, Scott Reed of DuckSportsAuthority.com and Kenny Van Doren of MizzouToday.com to tackle three topics and determine whether they believe each statement is FACT or FICTION.
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1. Ohio State is going to go unchallenged for the No. 1 recruiting class this cycle.
Friedman: FICTION. Ohio State has the top-ranked recruiting class in the nation but it definitely doesn’t have the recruiting crown locked up. Five-star Na’eem Offord and top-50 prospect Zahir Mathis are just two of the Buckeye commits that are being heavily pursued by other programs. If Ohio State loses them, it will be easier for other teams to catch them. There aren’t many uncommitted prospects left in the Rivals250 but Georgia looks like the favorite for five-stars Justus Terry and Elijah Griffin. Adding commitments from the two of them would vault the Bulldogs to No. 2 in the team rankings. There are other players out there who are still mulling over flipping or sticking with their commitments. The only thing that is clear is that the team rankings are still very fluid.
Smith: FACT. This is one of those storylines that we are talking way more about at this point in the season. The Buckeyes took over the No. 1 spot over the summer from Notre Dame after the Irish got off to a hot start in the cycle. And after that…
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Publish date : 2024-10-10 22:10:08
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