We're a week away from the NFL Draft, and it's going to be another banner day for Ohio State football with at least four and possibly five or six former Buckeyes likely to be selected in the first round.
Carnell Tate is going to be one of those first rounders, and he'll make it five consecutive years that a Buckeyes wide receiver has been selected on the first night of the draft. Tate was a guest on the Rich Eisen Show and talked about his time in Columbus along with his connection with former wide receivers coach Brian Hartline. Tate credits Hartline for being influential in his recruitment and development, noting the coach's ability to get the receivers to perform at a high level on a consistent basis.
However, when Eisen asked Tate about how the Buckeyes would fare in recruiting players like him not that Hartline was gone, the potential top-10 pick said that he expects nothing to change with the Ohio State football machine.
"It was my dream school. I always grew up a Buckeye. ... Ultimately, if you want to go first-round as a receiver, you go to Ohio State."@carnelltate joins the @RichEisenShow and talks about why he chose to attend Ohio State 🏈 pic.twitter.com/nRoKoWN8hH
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"I think it'll continue to go on the trajectory it is now. I believe it was 'Receiver U' before Hartline got there, and ultimately it will be ''Receiver U' after he leaves," Tate said.
Carnell Tate believes recruiting at Ohio State will stay strong
Hartline, who was also the Buckeyes offensive coordinator, accepted a job to become the head coach at South Florida in December and left the program immediately after the loss to Miami in the Cotton Bowl. Ryan Day brought in former LSU assistant Cortez Hankton as the new wide receivers coach and hired former NFL head coach Arthur Smith to be the Buckeyes' offensive coordinator.
And Tate's point on Ohio State's recruiting at wide receiver is strong. Even though former five-star recruit Chris Henry Jr. seemed to waver in the final hours, he did sign with the Buckeyes and, so far, he appears to be as good as advertised. And the Buckeyes will have several top wide receiver prospects on campus over the next few months, including five-star playmaker Monshun Sales. As for the rest of this current recruiting cycle, Ohio State is flexing its muscles with a top-five class, proving that Day will continue to have the machine churning.
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