This past weekend saw the spring equinox, which means it is officially spring. However, it has felt like spring for some time in Columbus, Ohio as Ohio State kicked off its spring schedule weeks ago.
It has already been a busy time for the Buckeyes and it looks to only get busier. Ohio State has already had multiple spring practice sessions and after a quick break, the football team will be back in the Woody Hayes facility this week for another round of practices. These practices have already been crucial
in identifying position battles prior to the start of the 2026-27 regular season and this week will go a long way in helping the coaching staff learn which current Buckeyes will give them the best chances for success.
The spring practices haven’t only been focused on position battles as they are also an incredible recruiting tool for Ryan Day and the coaching staff. Day and the Ohio State football team have already played host to numerous recruits this month and due to these visits, have been making top schools lists for many of the nation’s top recruits.
This week looks to be more of the same as Ohio State is set to host another handful of recruits this week, most notably with 2028 five-star WR Jett Harrison (Philadelphia, PA / St. Joseph’s Prep) who is set to visit with the Buckeyes this weekend. Harrison has had an impressive start to the week.
Rivals released its initial Rilvals300 recruiting rankings for the 2028 recruiting cycle, and the top-rated recruit was Harrison.
It should come as no surprise, Ohio State has long been recruiting Harrison. Though the Buckeyes only officially offered Harrison on May 9, 2025, they have long been in communication with him thanks to his brother Marvin Harrison Jr.’s time at Ohio State. However, the Buckeyes are not alone in their pursuit of the 6-foot-1, 175-pound pass catcher.
Harrison holds a handful of scholarship offers already from the likes of Boston College, Duke, Nebraska, Oregon, Syracuse, Tennessee and Virginia Tech and expect his list of suitors to only climb. Homestate school Penn State has also been heavily recruiting him and will likely be one Ohio State’s biggest competitors for Harrison’s recruitment.
In just two years of high school football, Harrison has only impressed on the field. As a freshman he scored 10 touchdowns and was named a MaxPreps Freshman All-American. He followed that season up by scoring 20 touchdowns in 2025, showing flashes of elite talent and potential on the football field.
Harrison is the No. 2 WR in the 247Sports Composite and he is the No. 4 national recruit. He is also the No. 1 recruit out of the talent-rich state of Pennsylvania.
Ohio State makes the cut for Ohio four-star TE
Tight end is certainly a position Ohio State is making a priority in the 2027 recruiting class. Although the Buckeyes do not yet hold a commitment at the position in the class, they have offered more than 15 recruits at the position and likely want to add multiple commits to the class.
One of those recruits they are targeting heavily is four-star Jordan Karhoff (Columbus, OH / St. Francis DeSales) that despite the close proximity, is far from a guarantee for the Buckeyes.
Karhoff holds more than 35 scholarship offers from some on the nation’s top college football programs and this past weekend, he cut his list of suitors down to five and Ohio State made the cut.
Alongside Ohio State, Karhoff also included Texas A&M, Georgia, Miami and Virginia Tech, all schools he has been reportedly high on and the homestate school. Ohio State is still viewed as the favorites by the majority but they are far from being runaway favorites.
Ryan Day and the Ohio State coaching staff have long held the idea that keeping Ohio’s best recruits in-state is a priority, and this mindset has only strengthened with NIL and the transfer portal becoming massive parts of college football and roster building. Karhoff fits that bill and he happens to be one of the nation’s top recruits at a position of need.
However, Ohio State will have to get Karhoff on campus in the coming months if it wants to remain the favorites. He currently has official visits scheduled with Texas A&M and Virginia Tech and he will likely try to schedule ones with his remaining three finalists. These official visits will be crucial in his recruitment and if Ohio State can keep him in state.
Karhoff is the No. 11 TE in the 247Sports Composite and he is the No. 246 national recruit. He is also the No. 9 recruit out of Ohio.
