ESPN REPORT: Buckeyes land With Another PWO commitment from Transfer….

The Buckeyes have added another transfer portal player to the program and another punter to the program all in one move.

‘Oh man, it was great,’ Buckeye 2025 O-line offer said about his first Ohio State visit

A Buckeye offensive line offer was very impressed with his first Ohio State visit and will return.

Ohio State offensive line coach Justin Frye extended a scholarship offer to Roswell (Ga.) offensive lineman Andrew Stargel in late April. Right after the offer, Bucknuts spoke with Stargel. Stargel then told Bucknuts he would make both an unofficial visit and an official visit to Ohio State.

The first of those visits happened this weekend as Stargel and his mother visited the Buckeyes.

Hoops Notes: Mobley’s range recognized; Easter keeps rolling

We have the final ranking for Ohio State 2024 signee John Mobley Jr. as well as updates on various 2025 and 2026 prospects.

The 247Sports basketball recruiting staff wrapped up their analysis of the 2024 class by updating their rankings and also sharing some 2024 class superlatives.

Ohio State signee Juni Mobley. was named as The Sniper in the class, according to staff member Travis Branham.

“The Sniper award goes out to the top shooter in the class,” Branham wrote. “While there is a handful of great options, Juni Mobley takes the cake. The baby-faced assassin has an effortless stroke with seemingly limitless range from three.

“He drills jumpers off catch and pull. And if you give him any space within 25-feet of the rim, he’s letting it fly. On the EYBL last summer, Mobley hit 56 of 135 (41.5 percent) shots from 3 in 23 games played, averaging 2.4 makes on 5.9 attempts a game.”

Several other Big Ten signees were included in the list of Superlatives. Rutgers signee Ace Bailey (No. 2 overall ranking) was listed as The Prototype. Rutgers signee Dylan Harper (No. 3 overall) was listed as The Gamer. Maryland signee Derik Queen (No. 12 overall) was listed as The Multi-Year Star.

In the final 2024 rankings, Mobley was ranked as the No. 43 prospect nationally as well as the No. 6 point guard and No. 1 player in Utah where he played for Wasatch Academy. He is joined in the OSU 2024 signing class by Ottawa-Glandorf (Ohio) forward Colin White. The 6-6 White was ranked as the nation’s No. 126 prospect overall, No. 28 small forward and No. 4 player in Ohio for 2024, according to 247Sports.com. Mobley and White are due to enroll at OSU in June.

Mobley was named by MaxPreps as an honorable mention All-American. Mobley was the Utah MaxPreps Player of the Year as he averaged 21.5 points, 5.4 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 2.0 steals per contest to guide the Tigers (17-7) to the No. 10 spot in the National Top 10. He tallied a season-high 34 points to go along with six assists in a victory over Legacy Early College (Greenville, S.C.) in early March.

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Mobley has been listed at anywhere between 6-foot to now 6-3. This tweet indicates that Mobley has grown some during his senior year.

EASTER CONTINUES TO SHINE
Toledo native and La Lumiere (Ind.) 2025 guard Jerry Easter has been one of the top performers on the Nike EYBL through the first two weekends.

Playing for Team Final, the 6-3 Easter has averaged 20.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists in his first six games. He has hit 57 percent of his shots (40 of 70). Here were comments on Easter from the Miami (Fla.) 247Sports site:

“Easter, a top target for Miami, was just 4 of 16 from the floor in an 85-77 overtime loss to Vegas Elite, but he made 17 of 20 from the free-throw line and finished with 25 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and one steal,” the site wrote. “Easter puts so much pressure on opposing guards and help defense in defending drives and trying to keep him away from the paint, but he has a high motor and quick burst that makes it difficult. His shots were not falling like they normally do, but he kept his team in the game by getting to the line and sinking his free throws.”

Easter was a MaxPreps third-team Junior All-American pick this past season. He helped lead the Lakers (23-5) earn the No. 9 spot in the National Top 10, averaging 18.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists per game. He was the fourth-leading scorer in Nike EYBL Scholastic play, putting up 18.2 points per contest

He is ranked as the nation’s No. 20 prospect overall, No. 6 shooting guard and No. 3 overall in Indiana for 2025, according to 247Sports.com. He has over 20 offers, including Georgia Tech, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan and many others.