The Ohio State football program has tried to land as many elite recruits as possible in the 2027 recruiting class. So far, the Buckeyes have been able to land three five-star recruits. Yet, Ohio State still has the ninth-best recruiting class in the country. That is not what they are looking for.
Of course, that doesn't mean that they are finished adding five-star recruits. The Ohio State Buckeyes are still hoping to add at least two more five-star recruits before Signing Day arrives. One of those recruits is David Gabriel Georges, who is the recruit they have spent the most time on in this class.
However, the Buckeyes are also hoping to land receiver Monshun Sales. Sales is a five-star recruit from the state of Indiana. He attends Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis and is rated as the second-best recruit in the country. Now, he has set a commitment date.
Ohio State football recruiting target Monshun Sales sets official commitment date
Sales has set a commitment date for July 17th. Sales is still considering Ohio State, Indiana, Texas, Alabama, and LSU. It does seem like the decision is coming down to the Buckeyes and the Hoosiers. Ohio State was initially the favorite to win the services for Sales, but that has flipped to the Hoosiers.
Of course, that doesn't mean that Ohio State is out of the fight to get him. Cortez Hankton has worked very hard to establish a firmer relationship with him since he took the job in Columbus. It looks like he has a real shot to get him to join Jamier Brown as the other five-star recruit in this class.
Losing Sales to IU would certainly hurt. They are the defending national champions, and they are starting to turn into a real problem on the recruiting trail. Sales is an Indiana kid, so taking him out of the state is not something that is going to be easy to do.
Ohio State still has a chance to have an all-time July
There are three different recruits who have now set commitment dates for the month of July. Both Sales and Gabriel Georges have set commitment dates for this month. Four-star defensive lineman Karlos May has also set a commitment date for later this month.
If Ohio State is able to somehow land all three recruits, that would help the Buckeyes have a shot to end up with a top-three class. Ryan Day and his staff feel confident that they can, but Sales is the one they feel the least confident in. Ohio State is still going to feel great if they get the two other recruits.
Ohio State is going to have a solid recruiting class, regardless of what happens with these final recruiting decisions. Still, it would feel a lot better for Buckeye fans if they could land a couple more five-star recruits. Bringing in Sales would solidify the fact that Hankton is a good enough coach to take over for Brian Hartline without any drop-off.
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