Ohio State is now 6-1 following an impressive victory over Indiana on the road. It wasn’t easy by any means, but Ohio State got its biggest win of the season on Saturday, beating The Hoosiers 19-15.
While it was incredibly important for the success of the season, it cost the Buckeyes deeply, as star quarterback Julian Sayin was injured late in the fourth quarter. The team has not yet released detailed information on Sayin’s injury, but head coach Ryan Day said he would be out at least a few weeks.
Thankfully for Ohio State, the Buckeyes are entering their bye week. The coaching staff will certainly be spending the coming weeks preparing for how to best move forward on offense.
Luke Fahey replaced Sayin, but the Buckeyes also have Tavien St. Clair on their roster as well. Coach Day and Ohio State will use the next two weeks determining which of the two gives the team the best shot after the bye, when the Buckeyes travel to take on USC.
Preparing for the USC will not be the only thing on the Ohio State coaching staff’s mind this week, as the Buckeye staff will also be hitting the road to visit with recruits. Recruiting is still the backbone of roster development in college football, and because of that it will never take a backseat.
Ohio State’s 2027 recruiting class is all but finalized with 20 verbal commitments, good enough for the No. 6 class according to 247Sports. The Buckeyes are still looking to add to this haul, and will likely do so in the coming months once the high school football season has come to an end and the coaching staff can complete their senior evaluations.
The Buckeyes seemed to identify another new recruit in the 2027 class that they would like to join, as on Monday Ohio State officially presented four-star Ohio safety Tristin Hughes (Rocky River, OH / Rocky River) with a scholarship offer.
Being from Ohio, Hughes is very familiar with Ohio State, and the Buckeyes are certainly familiar with his game as well. That being said, they are getting into his recruitment late, as he committed to Kentucky earlier this year in April.
Ohio State has some work to do if it is to add him to its 2027 haul.
Hughes visited with Ohio State this spring and the visit seemingly went well. However, the relationship seemed to fizzle out and Kentucky jumped into the drivers seat of his recruitment and ended up landing him. Ohio State didn’t give up and is hoping it can keep the magic alive this month.
The Buckeyes flipped one Ohio recruit already in October when three-star linebacker James Conrad de-committed from Buffalo in favor of Ohio State.
To his credit, Hughes has not hinted at de-comitting from Kentucky, but Ohio State feels like a legitimate contender to flip him. They will likely need to get him on campus again this season for another game day visit to get him to flip, and the Buckeyes are likely doing their best to get that to happen.
Hughes is the No. 16 ATH in the 247Sports Composite, and he is the No. 276 national recruit. He is also the No. 11 recruit from Ohio.
