Ohio State Football: Young talent will finally see the field

The Ohio State football program continues to recruit at an elite level every single year. They are usually in the top five when the recruiting rankings are finished. When you recruit that well, you’re going to have a lot of success on the field. That’s certainly been true.

Yet, the Buckeyes have some really talented players that they have recruited in the past couple of years that haven’t gotten a lot of snaps yet. They were five-star recruits that were behind some other great players, so they haven’t gotten to make a full impact yet.

That changes this year. Several really good players are slated to see some major playing time. We already talked about how the Ohio State football team is going to unleash C.J. Hicks. Sonny Styles is going to see a lot of the field too. Both defenders were five-star recruits.

On offense, Carson Hinzman seems poised to win the starting center spot. He was a four-star recruit in the 2022 class. He’s someone that has a lot of talent and should be a starter on the offensive line for at least the next two years, maybe three.

All of these players were elite recruits when they were coming out of high school and should help the Buckeyes this year after finally being in line for some real playing time. I think all three of these players are good enough to make a big impact immediately.

Ohio State will continue to recruit at an elite level as long as they have Ryan Day, Brian Hartline, and Larry Johnson on staff. All three have proven recruiting pedigrees and have shown they can develop the elite talent they bring in. I can’t wait to see what these players are able to do with significant snaps.