Ohio State officially announced the date for its annual Friday Night Lights recruiting extravaganza on Monday morning, moving it up from its traditional late July slot to June 22 to work around the month-long recruiting dead period.
- FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
- FRIDAY, JUNE 22 @ 7:00 P.M. EST
- OHIO STADIUM - COLUMBUS, OH
- FREE ADMISSION - $5 PARKING
It’s also the first time prospects can take official visits for Friday Night Lights (with juniors now permitted to do so from April 1 through the Sunday before the final Wednesday in June), which means the camp has the potential to be the biggest recruiting weekend of the 2019 cycle — outside of the rivalry game against Michigan, of course.
That doesn’t mean the camp is open to anyone who wants to attend, though. NCAA rules prevent the program from invite-only camps, so the staff has made it as exclusive as possible by waiting until the week of to announce the change in schedule.
By comparison, the program’s trio of one-day camps earlier this month brought more than 2,100 prospects from — literally — all over the world to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Of course, the staff was only able to give individual attention to a handful of the kids, with head coach Urban Meyer addressing those in attendance collectively as the camp concluded.
Friday’s camp in Ohio Stadium, meanwhile, has all the bells and whistles of a night game. There’s music blaring through the speakers and big-game highlights being played on the Jumbotron, which all makes for an impressive pitch to the nation’s top prospects — with several no doubt on commitment watch this week.
All that said, we’ve compiled the most up-to-date list of expected attendees below. We’ll continue update it in the coming days as more prospects confirm their plans with Eleven Warriors.
| name | pos | stars | high school | offer | COMMITMENT STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN MAURER | QB | ★★★ | OCALA (FL) WEST PORT | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| STEELE CHAMBERS | RB | ★★★★ | ROSWELL (GA) BLESSED TRINITY CATHOLIC | YES | OHIO STATE |
| SAMPSON JAMES | RB | ★★★★ | AVON (IN) | YES | OHIO STATE |
| C.J. BOONE | WR | ★★★ | ST. LOUIS (MO) PARKWAY NORTH | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| ELIJAH HIGGINS* | WR | ★★★★ | AUSTIN (TX) BOWIE | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| MARCUS WASHINGTON* | WR | ★★★★ | ST. LOUIS (MO) TRINITY CATHOLIC | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| JAMESON WILLIAMS* | WR | ★★★★ | ST. LOUIS (MO) CARDINAL RITTER PREP | YES | TOP 5 - ALABAMA, NEBRASKA, OHIO STATE, OREGON, UCLA |
| CORMONTAE HAMILTON | TE | ★★★ | MEMPHIS (TN) WHITEHAVEN | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| JUSTIN BRITT | OG | ★★★ | INDIANAPOLIS (IN) WARREN CENTRAL | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| JONATHAN ALLEN | OT | ★★★ | DAYTON (OH) DUNBARD | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| ADAM ELGAMMAL | OT | NR | MIDDLE VILLAGE (NY) CHRIST THE KING | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| RYAN JACOBY | OT | ★★★★ | MENTOR (OH) | YES | OHIO STATE |
| ZACH HARRISON** | DE | ★★★★★ | LEWIS CENTER (OH) OLENTANGY ORANGE | YES | TOP 4 - CLEMSON, MICHIGAN, OHIO STATE, PENN STATE |
| ETINOSA REUBEN* | DE | ★★★ | RIVERSIDE (MO) PARK HILL SOUTH | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| JARED HARRISON-HUNTE | DT | ★★★ | MIDDLE VILLAGE (NY) CHRIST THE KING | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| BRANDON GEORGE | OLB | ★★★ | READING (PA) BERKS CATHOLIC | NO | PITTSBURGH |
| JORDAN BATTLE* | CB | ★★★★ | FORT LAUDERDALE (FL) ST. THOMAS AQUINAS | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| M.J. DEVONSHIRE | CB | ★★★ | ALIQUIPPA (PA) | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| ADONIS OTEY | CB | ★★★★ | MURFREESBORO (TN) BLACKMAN | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| PEYTON POWELL* | ATH | ★★★ | ODESSA (TX) PERMIAN | YES | TOP 10 - ARKANSAS, BAYLOR, ILLINOIS, OHIO STATE, OKLAHOMA STATE, OLE MISS, TEXAS, TCU, TEXAS TECH, VIRGINIA |
| CRAIG YOUNG | ATH | ★★★ | FORT WAYNE (IN) WAYNE | YES | OHIO STATE |
| NAME | POS | STARS | HIGH SCHOOL | OFFER | COMMITMENT STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. DIXON | QB | NR | LOGANVILLE (GA) GRAYSON | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| JACK MILLER III | QB | ★★★★ | SCOTTSDALE (AZ) CHAPARRAL | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| DARVON HUBBARD | RB | ★★★★ | SCOTTSDALE (AZ) CHAPARRAL | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| TIREK MURPHY | RB | ★★★★ | MIDDLE VILLAGE (NY) CHRIST THE KING | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| JORDAN JOHNSON | WR | ★★★★ | ST. LOUIS (MO) DE SMET JESUIT | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| MARCUS ROSEMY | WR | ★★★★ | FORT LAUDERDALE (FL) ST. THOMAS AQUINAS | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| DEVELL WASHINGTON | WR | ★★★ | BAY CITY (MI) CENTRAL | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| KEDRICK BINGLEY-JONES | DE | ★★★★ | CHARLOTTE (NC) PROVIDENCE DAY SCHOOL | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| ZEPHRON LESTER | DT | ★★★★ | MIDDLE VILLAGE (NY) CHRIST THE KING | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| DEREK WINGO | OLB | ★★★★ | FORT LAUDERDALE (FL) ST. THOMAS AQUINAS | YES | TOP 3 - GEORGIA, OHIO STATE, OKLAHOMA |
| TAHLIQ BATTLE | CB | NR | MIDDLE VILLAGE (NY) CHRIST THE KING | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| MILES BROOKS | CB | ★★★★ | JACKSONVILLE (FL) TRINITY CHRISTIAN | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| JAYLON JONES | CB | ★★★★ | CIBOLO (TX) STEELE | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| R.J. MICKENS | CB | ★★★★ | SOUTHLAKE (TX) CARROLL | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| MAKARI PAIGE | S | ★★★★ | WEST BLOOMFIELD (MI) | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| MICHAEL DRENNEN II | ATH | ★★★★ | DUBLIN (OH) COFFMAN | YES | UNCOMMITTED |
| NAME | POS | STARS | HIGH SCHOOL | OFFER | COMMITMENT STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOAH BODDEN | QB | NR | MIDDLE VILLAGE (NY) CHRIST THE KING | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
| TERRENCE ENOS | OT | NR | DETROIT (MI) CASS TECH | NO | UNCOMMITTED |
*Official visit **Will not participate in camp
