The Hurry Up is your nightcap of Ohio State recruiting news, catching you up on the day’s events with an ear on the ground for what’s next.
LINDSEY RETURNING TO OHIO STATE?
The Internet is a funny place, but often, as you scour it, you'll come across things that require immediate investigation. That happened a short while ago when Buckeyes' 2016 signee Dwayne Haskins Jr. tweeted that 2017 five-star Tyjon Lindsey would return to Ohio State for the spring game on April 16.
That tweet was deleted, for the record.
Lindsey will not be returning to Ohio State for the spring game on April 16.
Carry on.
GILL HEADING WEST
Ohio's top 2018 prospect, Westerville South's Jaelen Gill, will be checking out a couple schools that hope to lure him away from home.
UCLA on Wednesday USC on Thursday!!!
— Squizzy Squirt (@jaelengill21) March 27, 2016
UCLA is a school that Gill has been very fond of for some time now and if there's one school outside of the Big Ten footprint to watch closely, it would be the Bruins right now. The draw of California, especially a place as beautiful as UCLA combined with their NFL caliber coaching staff makes them an attractive place for a kid who's never been far from Ohio.
Gill has been at Ohio State a couple of times in the last few weeks as the Buckeyes have had their spring practices, and they continue to be the team to beat for his eventual commitment.
HAUBEIL WORKING HARD TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Last July when Ohio State received a commitment from Buffalo, New York 2017 kicker Blake Haubeil, we posted a picture on 11W from his visit. He was 6-foot-4 (give or take) and about 180-pounds. He was skinny.
He is not skinny anymore.
Buckeyes 2017 K commit Blake Haubeil has been working. What a difference from last summer. pic.twitter.com/OkgbD2CsTs
— Jeremy Birmingham (@Birm) March 30, 2016
Now at 6-foot-4 (give or take) and almost 220 pounds, Haubeil is working hard to get himself ready to take over as the Buckeyes' kicker in two years.
The nation's second-ranked 2017 kicker is planning on being in attendance for Ohio State's spring game in two and a half weeks.
JACKSON CARMAN WILL SEE MSU, UM AND OHIO STATE THIS WEEK
Another of Ohio's top 2018 prospects, Fairfield's Jackson Carman, will be at Ohio State again soon.
"Saturday," Carman told Eleven Warriors about when his next visit to Columbus will be.
Before then, Carman, 6-foot-6 and 275 pounds, will check out a few of the Buckeyes' rivals.
"I'm leaving today (for Michigan State)," Carman said, after tweeting that he'd be heading to East Lansing. "I'll go to Michigan Friday and on the way back down hit up Purdue or Notre Dame."
Carman is one of only four 2018 Ohio prospects with a Buckeyes' offer.
PENNSYLVANIA 2018 WIDE RECEIVER WILL VISIT BUCKEYES FOR SPRING GAME
Staying with the 2018 theme, let's take a look at a player who will visit Ohio State for their April 16th Spring Game.
Shaquon Anderson-Butts, a 6-foot-1, 185-pounder from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is hearing from the Buckeyes.
"I talked to (Coach) Beck," Anderson-Butts told 11W. "They want me to come visit. I plan to go to the Spring game."
The Pennsylvania star says he's a fan of the way the Buckeyes handle their offense.
"I like how Ohio State throws the ball a lot, I've watched a lot of Michael Thomas," he said. "I like that the coaches there really love to win."
At only 6-foot-1 now, Anderson-Butts says there's a good chance he's not done growing.
"My grandpa is 6-foot-4, and my uncles are like 6-foot-5 and 6-foot-7," he said. "My doctors say I can grow a lot more."
