The Ohio State football program is looking to put the finishing touches on its 2026 recruiting class, and there’s one huge 5-star running back target it would love to land. Out of the same school as Jeremiah Smith, Chaminade-Madonna, Derek Cooper will announce his commitment on Sunday, July 20 at 7 p.m. ET.
Cooper had his commitment date set originally for July 12, but postponed it and now appears ready to announce where he’ll play college. According to the 247Sports Composite rankings, Cooper is ranked as the No. 2 athlete and 29th overall prospect in the class. Though he is listed as an athlete, he’ll be a running back when he straps on the helmet in college, and the Buckeyes hope it’s a silver one.
If Ohio State is to land the blue-chip talent, it’ll have to win out over Florida State, Georgia, Miami (FL), and Texas. And, to be honest, it’ll be a bit of an upset for the Florida native to stray too far from home. He is considered a Hurricane lean, but that hasn’t seemed to matter these days with NIL and all of that.
Regardless, one can hope. OSU lost one of its commitments on Wednesday, and it would be great to land one of the best players in the country to get some more momentum for a class that currently sits in the top ten but has had several losses recently on the recruiting trail.
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