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Fort Wayne (Ind.) Northrop four-star WR Jerquaden Guilford has locked in a new commitment date for July 18. Ohio State and Ole Miss have been battling for his pledge. Indiana, Michigan and Tennessee have also been in the picture. More here: https://t.co/guDEuIVNCU pic.twitter.com/bQM3GVsR7D
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong_) July 13, 2025
Four-star 2026 wide receiver Jerquaden Guilford sure felt like a big-time Ohio State lean before his original commitment date of June 27, but things were thrown up in the air when he announced that he would be postponing things. That came on the heels of a reported big push by Ole Miss — presumably some pretty significant NIL money that threw a wrench into Guilford becoming a Buckeye.
It seems as though Guilford has everything figured out now because on Monday, he announced that his new commitment announcement will be this Friday, July 18. According to On3’s Steve Wiltfong (subscription may be required), Guilford will announce his college choice between OSU, Ole Miss, Indiana, Michigan, and Tennessee at 5:30 p.m.
Clearly, there has been a tug on some heartstrings vs. monetary opportunity, and if it’s the former rather than the latter, you like Ohio State’s chances to land the No. 68 receiver and 442nd overall prospect in the 2026 class (according to the 247Sports Composite rankings). If, however, money talks from the Rebels in a way we’ve seen things go down here recently, then maybe things go in another direction.
I’ve kind of given up on trying to forecast these things in today’s climate, but there are several crystal ball predictions flooding in for the Fort Wayne, Indiana native, so maybe the universe will restore itself on this one. We’ll know Friday evening so stay tuned.
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