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.
ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET
Olentangy Orange's Zach Harrison, Southern Columbia's Julian Fleming and St. Frances Academy's Chris Braswell will be in Columbus this weekend. All three are five-star prospects, all are ranked as their state's No. 1 or 2 overall prospects, and all would be welcomed with open arms by the Buckeyes.
But the Buckeyes' list of elite visitors doesn't end there. In fact, it doesn't even come close to its end. Ohio State is also expecting to host four-star receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Rockwall, Texas), four-star running back Deondrick Glass (Katy, Texas) and three-star running back Marcus Crowley (Jacksonville, Fla.).
And no, the list still hasn't ended.
Alongside those six bonafide prospects, Ohio State's top 2019 commit Garrett Wilson (Austin, Texas) will be in attendance. He'll be joined by 2020 receiver Muhsin Muhammad III (Myers Park, N.C.), Muhammad's teammate and 2021 quarterback Drake Maye, and 2020 defensive tackle Aidan Keanaaina (Denver, Co.).
Headed back to Ohio State for unofficial visit vs Nebraska game Saturday #GoBucks #DLine @CoachTonyAlford @R2X_Rushmen1 @OSUCoachMeyer @MullenMustang @Mullen_Strength @SixZeroStrength @Bill_Kurelic @TomLoy247 pic.twitter.com/OhX1mXhO6P
— Aidan Ikaika Keanaaina (@AidanAkfootball) November 2, 2018
With all of those names, it seems as if the college football gods have placed their blessing on Ohio's capital city. Now, it's up to the Buckeyes to capitalize on the opportunity.
PAIR OF OHIO STATE TARGETS VISITING MICHIGAN
While the Buckeyes do enjoy one of the biggest recruiting weekends in recent memory, two of Ohio State's main defensive targets will make a trip to Ann Arbor.
Pickerington North defensive end Jack Sawyer and Cleveland St. Ignatius linebacker Tommy Eichenberg will see the Wolverines host Penn State at the Big House.
Sawyer, ranked as Ohio's top prospect and the nation's third-best prospect in the class of 2021, is a 6-foot-5, 219-pound strong-side DE. The Buckeyes offered Sawyer on April 6 and he's had a good relationship with the coaching staff, namely Urban Meyer, since.
Eichenberg, who's currently committed to Boston College, is a four-star prospect in the class of 2019. The Buckeyes made him an offer last month and immediately became a favorite to land his pledge, meaning he would have to flip his commitment. Still, current crystal ball projections show an 81 percent lean towards the Buckeyes. Out of 16 predictions, 13 were flipped to Ohio State upon his offer.
FLEMING BRINGING A POSSE
As aforementioned, Pennsylvania's top 2020 prospect Julian Fleming will be in Columbus Saturday ... and he won't be alone.
Fleming told Lettermen Row this week, "We've got a squad coming with us." In that squad appears to be linebackers Max Tillett and Cal Haladay, both of whom have yet to field an offer from Ohio State. But that could certainly change tomorrow.
Ohio State this weekend!!#GoBucks
— Max Tillett (@max_tillett) October 29, 2018
Haladay, according to 247Sports, is an unranked inside linebacker. However, he received an offer from Michigan on Oct. 28 and recorded a school record 151 tackles in 2016. This will be his first trip to Columbus. As for Tillett, a safety and linebacker prospect, he's been in touch with Ohio State over the past few months. His prior relationship with the Buckeyes could most certainly land him a scholarship offer as he watches Ohio State take on Nebraska.
