The Hurry Up is your nightly dose of updates from the Ohio State football recruiting trail, keeping tabs on the latest from commits and targets from around the country.
SWEEPING DOWN THE PLAIN
All eyes are clearly on the state of Oklahoma right now, as Tulsa Union wide receiver C.J. Moore took to Twitter on Thursday morning to announce that he received a scholarship offer from Ohio State.
Blessed to Have Received My 9th Offer from The Ohio State University!! pic.twitter.com/MmWdSe3YSW
— CJ Moore (@daddydimes35) September 8, 2016
The 6-foot-5, 175-pounder is considered the 17th-best wideout and No. 100 player overall in the Class of 2018. He has 10 offers from schools like Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, TCU and Texas Tech, but the prevailing thought is he winds up at Oklahoma.
“I want all the offers, but mostly OU, Baylor, Oregon and Auburn,” Moore told the Tulsa World. “I have a couple of good friends up there, and [head coach] Bob Stoops knows what he is doing and he is a good coach.”
Moore had 27 receptions for 526 yards and 11 touchdowns as a sophomore to help the Redskins to the state semifinals.
TURN FOR THE WORST
Initially thought to be a sprain that would keep him off the field for only a few games, Ohio State running back commit J.K. Dobbins told Time Warner Cable Network in Austin he may miss the remainder of his senior season.
La Grange RB JK Dobbins says there is a possibility that he won't be able to play again this year.
— Travis Recek -TWCN (@TravisRecek) September 8, 2016
The 5-foot-10, 199-pounder twisted his right ankle while being tackled near the sideline on the first play of La Grange's season opener against Liberty Hill. He left the game on crutches, but called the injury “a minor setback” at the time.
Dobbins added that he's letting his injured ankle heal before he can start rehabbing and know how long he'll be out.
— Travis Recek -TWCN (@TravisRecek) September 8, 2016
Dobbins, who committed to Ohio State in March, is considered the top all-purpose running back and No. 40 player overall in the Class of 2017.
ALL HAT AND NO CATTLE
Despite reports he would be taking an official visit to Texas this weekend, four-star linebacker Anthony Hines told Scout.com that won't be the case.
“It was a miscommunication,” Hines said.
Also confirmed with Plano East (TX) LB Anthony Hines (@TheAntHines_Era) that he won't officially visit #Texas this weekend. Will reschedule.
— Andrew King (@Andrew_TFB) September 7, 2016
The Plano, Texas, native is arguably the most recruited prospect in the country with 90 scholarship offers to his name. Hines pegged Auburn, Florida, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, SMU, Texas, Texas A&M, TCU and UCLA in his Top 10 back in July.
Hines, the second-ranked linebacker in the country according to 247Sports Composite, was in College Station last weekend for the first of his five official visits, but has yet to schedule any other trips.
It's easy ! #GigEm pic.twitter.com/4gyEGrnYdK
— (@TheAntHines_Era) September 7, 2016
He is set to make his college decision on Nov. 29, the same day as Kennedale, Texas, five-star linebacker Baron Browning. It remains to be seen whether they'll announce together, but it should be noted that Ohio State seemingly only has room for one more linebacker in this class.
ON THE MEND
We mentioned earlier this week that one of Ohio State's top targets from the Class of 2018, Westerville five-star running back Jaelen Gill, will miss the remainder of his junior season after fracturing his fibula in Friday's loss to Gahanna.
The 6-foot-1, 182-pounder underwent surgery earlier today, and — by all accounts — things went well.
Surgery went perfect!! Woozy right now, but my recovery begins now!!
— Squizzy Squirt (@jaelengill21) September 8, 2016
Gill, who is considered the second-best all purpose running back and No. 2 overall player in the state for the Class of 2018, is expected to be fully recovered by the start of his senior season.
He rushed for 1,553 yards and 19 touchdowns and caught seven passes for 224 yards and three scores during his sophomore campaign, so the Wildcats will definitely miss his production this year.
“We still have a season to play, but it's a real tough kid to replace,” Westerville South coach Kyle Stout said. “Your heart hurts for him. You know the time that he puts in year-round. He's a junior captain for us. It always hurts when something happens to a player like that. It's not a good situation.”
Gill has racked up nearly two dozen scholarship offers from schools like Arizona State, Michigan, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Penn State, Tennessee, UCLA, USC and Virginia Tech.
