The Ohio State football program has been on a heater on the recruiting trail. At the end of June, the Buckeyes were able to land five-star defensive lineman Marcus Fakatou. He is someone that Larry Johnson had been pursuing for quite some time.
On the first day of July, the Ohio State Buckeyes landed five-star receiver Jett Harrison for the 2028 recruiting class. He is the younger brother of Marvin Harrison Jr., so it was expected for him to commit. Now, Ohio State is trying to land another five-star recruit in the 2027 class.
David Gabriel Georges is the recruit whom the Buckeyes have spent the most time on this cycle. The five-star running back is listed as the second-best running back recruit in the country in this class. Ohio State is battling against Tennessee to land him. He reportedly won't come cheap.
Ohio State recruiting target David Gabriel Georges has a reported $1 million NIL price tag
According to On3, Gabriel Georges will have at least a $1 million price tag for incoming NIL. That would be the most a running back has ever been paid right out of high school. Apparently, that hasn't scared off the Buckeyes as it has in the past few years. They seem to be right in the thick of things.
There will be a number that Ohio State doesn't go over. Ryan Day is steadfast in his belief that he would rather pay for proven production in the Transfer Portal than high-priced recruits. He has come off that a bit this year with some of the guys they have been able to bring in.
Ohio State has multiple five-star recruits that they have decided to pay in this cycle. The Volunteers might be willing to pay DDG more, but he really seems to value what the Buckeyes can give him in terms of development and opportunity.
Ohio State fans should still feel confident about David Gabriel Georges
Despite the gargantuan price tag, fans of the Buckeyes should still feel confident about DDG picking to play in Columbus next season. If he does, he would be the best running back prospect to pick Ohio State out of high school since 2021 when TreVeyon Henderson committed.
Money is one thing, but having the chance to win a national championship is something completely different. That's something Gabriel Georges would get in Columbus. He wouldn't have a shot to do that in Knoxville. Tennessee hasn't won anything of consequence in almost 30 years.
If Gabriel Georges is only concerned about how much money he's going to make in college, then he's not the right fit for Ohio State, anyway. He will be committing in three weeks, so Ohio State has enough time to keep convincing him that Columbus is where he should spend his collegiate years.
It's going to be a battle between these two programs. If Ohio State doesn't land him, it would be a crushing blow with how much time and how many resources they have used in his recruitment.
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