One of Ohio State’s more recent offers in the 2025 class was thrilled to earn an offer from the Buckeyes last week.
Four-star New Jersey product Cameron Miller became the 15th cornerback Ohio State offered in the cycle when he received the offer from the Buckeyes on Sept. 25.
“It was definitely a blessing,” Miller told Eleven Warriors. “Just in general any offer is a blessing, but to get it from Ohio State, that’s truly a blessing. It just gives me motivation to keep going and work even harder.”
Extremely blessed to announce that I have been offered by The Ohio State University @CoachTimWalton @ryandaytime @adamgorney @chillbelton @RivalsFriedman @BrianDohn247 @winslowtwpfb @ChadSimmons_ @SWiltfong247 pic.twitter.com/PHMlqBjrv5
— Cameron Miller (@Miller2Cam) September 25, 2023
Ohio State secondary coach Tim Walton called Miller personally and extended the offer to the 2025 defensive back.
“He called and we had a little chat, then he offered me,” Miller said. “He told me they’ve been watching my film lately and that the player that I am fits their scheme. He’s told me that he sees me as an asset.”
Miller said Ohio State has been recruiting him for about a year, so he’s already started to build some relationships. However, he hasn't visited Columbus yet. Miller said he’d “love to get up there” as soon as possible, possibly for a gameday visit later this fall. He also said future spring and official visits to Ohio State in the summer are possible.
“Definitely their culture and chemistry within the team,” Miller said of the most appealing thing about potentially playing for Ohio State. “And their ability to stay consistent and win games. (Ohio State has) definitely moved up some spots. I’ll tell you that.”
Miller has earned 21 Division I offers, including Boston College, Duke, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Per 247Sports’ composite rankings, Miller is the 299th-best prospect and the 28th-ranked cornerback in the 2025 cycle.
In six games so far this season for Winslow Township High School (Atco, New Jersey), Miller has racked up 20 tackles, two tackles for loss and one pass deflection.
“I can play anywhere,” Miller said. “Inside, outside, or even if you want me to go to the nickel safety, I can play anywhere they’d like me to. But I’d say I play more on the patient side of playing corner, but I definitely can come up and make the hits that you need.”
Buckeyes offer 2024 safety Leroy Roker
With four-star New Jersey product Jaylen McClain being the lone safety commit for Ohio State in the 2024 class, the Buckeyes have expanded their board a bit in hopes of landing at least one more safety for the current cycle.
On Tuesday, Ohio State safeties coach Perry Eliano offered three-star Florida safety Leroy Roker, a late bloomer in the 2024 recruiting cycle. Roker now has five Division I offers in total, including Iowa, Miami, Old Dominion and South Dakota, an FCS-level program.
Truly honored and blessed to say that I have received my 4th Division 1 offer from Ohio State University!! Go Buckeyes!! @Coach_Eliano @N_Murph @OhioStateFB @CoachRodeBV @CoachVillegasBV @RodGadson5 @BishopVerotFB pic.twitter.com/oVBypPEaSo
— Leroy (@LeroyRoker10) October 3, 2023
The 6-foot-1, 170-pound prospect is considered the 1,286th-ranked prospect and the 121st-best safety in the 2024 class and has received offers from Ohio State and Miami on back-to-back days. He took an official visit to Iowa last weekend and plans to make an official visit to Columbus on Saturday for the Buckeyes’ game against Maryland.
So far this season, Roker has recorded 27 tackles, one tackle for loss, two interceptions and five pass deflections for Bishop Verot High School (Fort Myers, Florida).
NCAA eliminates 25-player yearly limit, introduces legislation to eliminate photoshoots on unofficial visits
As my colleague Dan Hope wrote on Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Council passed some significant rule changes on Wednesday, headlined by shortening the transfer portal window from 60 to 45 days in all sports.
But there were also a few items that impacted college recruiting moving forward. First, the NCAA eliminated the 25-player per year initial counter limit for football scholarships as long as the team remains at or under the 85-player scholarship total. Schools had essentially been operating this way for the past two seasons under the previous two-year temporary waiver of the yearly counter instituted in 2021, but the change on Wednesday has now made that rule permanent.
The second item flew vastly under the radar initially compared to some of the other changes made, but legislation was also introduced to eliminate professional photoshoots on unofficial visits for recruits, limiting them to official visits only.
That may seem like a minor deal in the grand scheme of things, but I can tell you every single college recruiting staffer and creative professional around the country has proverbially uncorked champagne in their offices today about the proposal.
But don't just take my word for it.
Well said https://t.co/JMOoZ1hJGA pic.twitter.com/pU2NULhER5
— Mark Pantoni (@markpantoni) October 4, 2023
This is a MUCH bigger deal than outsiders really may think a huge reason to why creatives & staff end up leaving the industry is bc of this exact issue of these photoshoots https://t.co/Y8nNkXK3qG
— Ethan Miller (@ethantlmiller) October 4, 2023
Professional photoshoots for big recruiting weekends take a lot of manpower and an argument can be made the return isn’t worth the investment considering the majority of the kids they’re doing it for on unofficial visits are not going to end up at Ohio State. Plus, if a recruit is serious about the Buckeyes, they’ll still have an opportunity to have professional photoshoots on their official visits.
