2025 Ohio State tight end commit Brody Lennon has been a fan of the Buckeyes ever since he can remember.
Yet the 6-foot-4, 220-pound tight end hadn’t had an opportunity to attend a game in Ohio Stadium until last Saturday’s 56-0 win against Western Michigan. Lennon told Eleven Warriors he enjoyed his experience and that he hung around fellow commits Tavien St. Clair, Jake Cook and Carter Lowe most of the time on his visit.
“The atmosphere was great,” Lennon said. “It was definitely something that stood out to me, it was a full stadium. It was my first-ever Ohio State game so it was cool that it was like that for the experience. I got to spend some more time with some of the commits, so that was good to have.”
Lennon also spoke to tight ends coach Keenan Bailey on the trip, who told him he’d be attending his game this week against Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin.
“He was just talking about things like when I get down to Ohio State and how well I’ve been playing so far this season,” Lennon said of he and Bailey’s conversation on the visit.
Lennon said he’ll return to OSU this season for at least the Iowa and Michigan games, with hopes to be on campus for a few other home games as well.
Lennon had a busy summer, picking up his offer from the Buckeyes in June after impressing Bailey at a recruiting camp. He’s also gained more attention nationally, having gone from a three to four-star recruit in the 247Sports composite rankings.
“It was definitely special, it’s always been on my bucket list to play for Ohio State,” Lennon said of getting the OSU offer. “When I first went to camp, I didn’t know if I was going to get an offer or not. But it was definitely exciting to get the offer because it’s been my dream school ever since I was a little kid and I’ve grown up watching them my entire life.”
Lennon took an official visit to Columbus on June 21, then committed to the Buckeyes six days later.
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“Just the opportunity to compete at the highest level,” Lennon said about why he committed to OSU. “The whole defense, you’ve seen them, they barely allowed any points last season and they’re probably going to do the same this season. So just the opportunity to play against that type of team every day at practice, and hopefully it’ll help me get to the next level. I also love the coaching staff.”
Bailey and Lennon have spoken often about what role the Gilmour Academy standout will have once he reaches campus.
“They see me kind of an H-back,” Lennon said. “A guy that receives and blocks, does a little bit of both. That’s kind of what I like to do, so it’s nice to hear.”
OSU has two tight ends committed in its 2025 class, Lennon and fellow four-star prospect Nate Roberts. Roberts and Lennon have spoken frequently and are excited to play alongside each other.
“I’ve talked with Nate a good amount,” Lennon said. “We usually text back and forth about the games or just catch up, little stuff like that. It’s definitely exciting, we’re both really good tight ends so I can’t wait to see what we can do together in the future.”
Lennon has big goals for his senior season and hopes to lead Gilmour Academy to its first-ever state championship. Gilmour Academy does not allow for early graduations, so Lennon said he’ll be a summer enrollee at Ohio State next June.
“Something I’m looking to accomplish is at least being able to rotate in and show a little bit of what I can do my first year,” Lennon said of his goals for year one at Ohio State.
