It was an overcast Saturday afternoon at Westerville North High School for The Opening's regional camp in Columbus and the rain was off and on throughout the day.
But some of the Midwest's best football prospects gathered to perform with the hopes of earning an invitation to The Opening finals which take place in July. In the end, seven players total were invited: Offensive lineman Jordan Reid, wide receivers K.J. Hamler and Donovan Peoples-Jones, tight end Matt Dotson, defensive backs Ambry Thomas and Jamyest Williams and linebacker Antjuan Simmons.
In addition to Simmons, several other Ohio State commits competed, as did some of the Buckeyes' top targets. There will still be additional The Opening invitations extended once all the regional camps conclude so Buckeye commits like Josh Myers and Jake Moretti, and top target Lamont Wade, who surprisingly did not get invited Saturday, can still find themselves in Oregon when July rolls around.
Here are some of the top Ohio State commits and targets in action Saturday.
2017 Ohio State linebacker commit Antjuan Simmons:
Ohio State LB commit Antjuan Simmons has done well in 1-on-1's so far pic.twitter.com/1SNeNxxu8f
— Tom VanHaaren (@TomVH) May 7, 2016
Ohio State commit Antjuan Simmons has looked quick out here so far: pic.twitter.com/uAt6UdzJOl
— Allen Trieu (@AllenTrieu) May 7, 2016
2017 Ohio State offensive line commit Josh Myers:
#Buckeyes five-star OT Josh Myers dominating @TheOpening Ohio https://t.co/oyjCPPlVgY pic.twitter.com/8mVIIoZuli
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) May 7, 2016
2017 Ohio State offensive line commit Jake Moretti:
#Buckeyes commit Jake Moretti in the discussion as the country's top OL https://t.co/e4dHARb4j1 pic.twitter.com/ylLrD0C6LV
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) May 7, 2016
2017 Ohio State commit Brendon White:
Connection between a pair of Ohio State 2017 commits-Danny Clark and Brendon White pic.twitter.com/w6Dck5pBkf
— Eric Seger (@EricSeger33) May 7, 2016
2017 Ohio State wide receiver target Jaylen Harris:
2017 Ohio State wide receiver target Donovan Peoples-Jones:
The nation's No. 1 WR Donovan Peoples-Jones gets deep for a TD at Ohio @TheOpening https://t.co/hrdocF0goD pic.twitter.com/dJE2MdhbOx
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) May 7, 2016
Another catch for 5-star Donovan Peoples-Jones. pic.twitter.com/loEdxVeOK2
— Tyler Donohue (@TDsTake) May 7, 2016
2017 Ohio State cornerback target Lamont Wade:
Lamont Wade breaks up a pass in the end zone pic.twitter.com/k17PBIt32P
— Eric Seger (@EricSeger33) May 7, 2016
Ohio State CB target Lamont Wade closes hard on a slant pattern pic.twitter.com/24B6XDFpbG
— Eric Seger (@EricSeger33) May 7, 2016