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Will The Nation's Top 2026 Running Back Pick Ohio State Or Michigan? · Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Buckeyes Tomorrow morning for Thursday, May twenty second.
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  Speaker 1: I'm your host, Tom Moore. The Texas game in exactly
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  Speaker 1: one hundred days, the game against Michigan in one hundred
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  Speaker 1: to be talking a little bit about recruiting today, doing
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  Speaker 1: it with their buddy Andrew Ellis at Buckeheadle dot com. Andrew,
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  Speaker 1: I wanted to look at the twenty twenty six recruiting
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  Speaker 1: class at the running back position, which you and I
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  Speaker 1: talked about the quarterback position sometime last week. So now
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  Speaker 1: we're going to be looking at the running backs. And
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  Speaker 1: this is a really interesting spot because the buck Eyes
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  Speaker 1: looked like they were very very low on numbers at
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  Speaker 1: one point, and then they brought into transfer and signed
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  Speaker 1: three freshmen in the twenty twenty five class. So now
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  Speaker 1: looking at those numbers now, it's like, boy, the room
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  Speaker 1: is really loaded. So how many guys are we talking about?
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  Speaker 1: Is what is it going to be a one back class,
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  Speaker 1: two back class? What are you what are we looking.
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  Speaker 2: At for the twenty twenty six cycle for the Buckeys.
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  Speaker 3: Yeah, so, like you alluded to, coming off of a
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  Speaker 3: really a three man class with Anthony Turbo Rogers still
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  Speaker 3: still set to arrive. I think we've we've kind of
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  Speaker 3: been circling the number two for a while here, and
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  Speaker 3: I think that's still the safe bet. But and we'll
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  Speaker 3: get to the names in a second. I think if
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  Speaker 3: Ohio State, if Carlos Laughlin can land like one of
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  Speaker 3: the five star caliber guys here, I think there's a
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  Speaker 3: chance that they could just settle for like that one
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  Speaker 3: big fish in this class.
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  Speaker 2: And that doesn't happen a lot.
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  Speaker 3: With running back, but I think we could see that happen.
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  Speaker 3: But I still think the odds are kind of in
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  Speaker 3: favor of a pair Savean Hyder is the big name,
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  Speaker 3: you know. I think if we look back four or
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  Speaker 3: five years whenever, that was at the State of Virginia,
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  Speaker 3: because he's a he's a Virginia recruit as well. Traveon
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  Speaker 3: Henderson was viewed as an Ohio State Michigan battle and
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  Speaker 3: he obviously ended up signing with Ohio State. They would
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  Speaker 3: love for that to happen again. They would love for
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  Speaker 3: Tony Alfred to be on the opposite side this time
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  Speaker 3: around with Savion Hyder. I think, you know, we talked
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  Speaker 3: about the quarterback class kind of being down a little
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  Speaker 3: bit this year, and I think the same can probably
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  Speaker 3: be said at running back. It's just there's not a
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  Speaker 3: ton of huge names. But Savian Hyder from Virginia, he's
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  Speaker 3: the big one to watch. If he doesn't end up
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  Speaker 3: at Ohio State, will he end up with Tony Alfred
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  Speaker 3: in Michigan. I mean, that's it's a realistic possibility. I
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  Speaker 3: know Burham hasn't been shy about Tennessee in this race
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  Speaker 3: and how they could be at the top right now.
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  Speaker 3: So he's kind of the big one to watch. And
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  Speaker 3: if you're an Ohio State fan and he doesn't go
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  Speaker 3: to Ohio State, you'd probably probably be hoping he's in
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  Speaker 3: Knoxville or maybe down in Athens. But he's set to
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  Speaker 3: visit on May thirtieth. Derek Cooper, a Florida kid former
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  Speaker 3: teammate of Jeremiah Smith. He's visiting on June twentieth and
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  Speaker 3: with those two names especially, it's interesting because Georgia is
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  Speaker 3: very very much involved on both fronts there, and I
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  Speaker 3: mean no program in the country really wereruit's running backs
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  Speaker 3: as good as Georgia does. So there's there's gonna kind
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  Speaker 3: of be some musical chairs going on here with a
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  Speaker 3: few of these names. And I don't know who's gonna
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  Speaker 3: who's gonna be left stand in, I guess, but those
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  Speaker 3: two names, there's there's there's Georgia tent Georgia, Ohio State,
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  Speaker 3: Michigan's not really involved with Derek Cooper. Michigan did just
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  Speaker 3: the other day offer Carson Baker, a kid from Georgia,
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  Speaker 3: that Ohio State's recruiting. Bigger kid. I think he's like
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  Speaker 3: six' one six,' two. FASTER kid i know some of
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  Speaker 3: his track times are actually Better Than savion. Hyder's times
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  Speaker 3: so those are kind of the three big national names
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  Speaker 3: to watch. Right Now and baker Just, visited florida He's Considering.
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  Speaker 3: South carolina and, then locally we've we've talked about Favor
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  Speaker 3: of key a. Lot Lately ohio state offered in, the
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  Speaker 3: SPRING and i think a lot, of folks myself included kind,
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  Speaker 3: Of thought oh is? This commitment watch time for the,
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  Speaker 3: you know the. Local kid he's been on campus half
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  Speaker 3: a dozen times. Since then he's he's expected to take
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  Speaker 3: HIS official I think, June sixth so that one's kind
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  Speaker 3: of felt weird for. A. WHILE now i think most
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  Speaker 3: people have kind of viewed him as he going to
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  Speaker 3: be the number, two guy, you know And Maybe carson
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  Speaker 3: Baker Or savion hyder or one of those guys is.
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  Speaker 3: Number One but USC's, After him miami's, after him us
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  Speaker 3: he's recruiting him as as, a linebacker which is an,
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  Speaker 3: Interesting approach but those are the real names. RIGHT now
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  Speaker 3: i think it's still kind of safe to. Assume TOO
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  Speaker 3: but i genuinely Think If savion hyder is going to
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  Speaker 3: be the first, to VISIT as, I said, may thirtieth
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  Speaker 3: you usually don't like getting that first, official usually, you
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  Speaker 3: know you like to save that for. The end but
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  Speaker 3: if they can hit a grand slam with Him on
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  Speaker 3: may thirtieth and somehow lock, HIM up i think there's
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  Speaker 3: a chance he could be the guy and the only
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  Speaker 3: guy in. This class so those are the real names
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  Speaker 3: to know right Now For carlos Lachlin and Company And.
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  Speaker 1: Carlos laughlin this is a very busy time, of year
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  Speaker 1: because we've seen Photos Of carlos laughlin out on. THE
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  Speaker 1: road i think he Visited both Hider And derek cooper
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  Speaker 1: in just the last week. Or so so, you know
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  Speaker 1: this is this is a time when a lot of
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  Speaker 1: these things are going to, be moving, you know moving.
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  Speaker 1: Pretty quickly with all of. These guys i'm Just gonna
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  Speaker 1: we're gonna just say in or out, right now, you know,
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  Speaker 1: right now gun to, your head.
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  Speaker 2: Who?
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  Speaker 1: You know does this guy end Up With? Ohio state
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  Speaker 1: does this guy end Up, with michigan or does this
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  Speaker 1: guy end up anywhere. Anywhere else we're gonna treat this
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  Speaker 1: like the The Old woody hayes thing where he used,
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  Speaker 1: to say, you know if a guy wasn't gonna Sign
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  Speaker 1: With ohio state But, oh son you should Go To.
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  Speaker 1: Notre dame you don't want to Go, to michigan like Anywhere.
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  Speaker 1: But michigan so, You Know ohio State or michigan or.
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  Speaker 1: Somewhere else so let's start WITH save I. And hyder,
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  Speaker 1: you know gun to your head, right now where is
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  Speaker 1: he GOING door a door to door b?
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  Speaker 2: Or dorse I'll, Say.
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  Speaker 3: DORSEY tennessee I guess I Trust jeremy. BIRMINGHAM obviously i
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  Speaker 3: do think one thing that's interesting, here is, you Know
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  Speaker 3: the michigan side has talked about how their coaches haven't
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  Speaker 3: been on, the road and does this relate to whatever's
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  Speaker 3: going on with the, you know the scandal and all,
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  Speaker 3: That stuff and they haven't been out on the road
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  Speaker 3: seeing him as much as as As the lachlan and.
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  Speaker 3: Co HAS so i kind of wonder if that whole
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  Speaker 3: looming situation could impact. Things there but, For now I'll
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  Speaker 3: just i'll Just, speculate Tennessee so i'll have him out,
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  Speaker 3: for now, All.
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  Speaker 1: Right now How About. Derek cooper he's someone who we
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  Speaker 1: have seen Up. IN columbus i think he might have
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  Speaker 1: been up here for the spring game and then obviously
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  Speaker 1: now coming up for an official. As well that is
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  Speaker 1: not that is not an. Easy trip so the Interest
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  Speaker 1: In ohio state is. Obviously legitimate but is He an?
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  Speaker 1: OHIO state i mean you said not not Really a
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  Speaker 1: michigan involved, Recruitment there but Is He ohio state or?
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  Speaker 3: Somewhere else i'll say, SOMEWHERE else i. WOULD guess I
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  Speaker 3: mean Georgia or miami would be the. Safe bet I'll
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  Speaker 3: just I'll say georgia ONLY because i saw a Picture
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  Speaker 3: Of carlos lachland with the FAMILY and i believe the
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  Speaker 3: kid was holding, his DOG which i think it was,
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  Speaker 3: A bulldog so Maybe. That's george that was one of
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  Speaker 3: my favorite recruiting photos OF so i WOULD say i
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  Speaker 3: will say out. For.
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  Speaker 1: Him right This Is tony gerderman's old recruiting, hat science
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  Speaker 1: but we're gonna do it with pet. Science now so,
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  Speaker 1: all right so there, you Go, pet Science. Says, georgia there.
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  Speaker 1: Let's go let's let's Hit the Let's Hit carson baker,
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  Speaker 1: one more one more out of? State prospect is he In?
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  Speaker 1: A buckeye is he headed somewhere? Else where where do
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  Speaker 1: you think?
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  Speaker 3: HE'S going i would have him in, right now and,
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  Speaker 3: you know, SKIPPING ahead i think he in Favor of
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  Speaker 3: key is probably the safe bet right now for.
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  Speaker 2: THE class.
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  Speaker 3: I Know carson baker just came off a Visit. To
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  Speaker 3: florida We Saw Florida Land cleveland glenville Defensive Tackle. Jamir
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  Speaker 3: perez that was kind, of random but he said some
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  Speaker 3: positive things coming off the Visit. To florida but, you
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  Speaker 3: know every official visit is a. Good Visit so i'm
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  Speaker 3: going To say baker In and i'm going to say
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  Speaker 3: a key in. Right now that's kind of playing, it
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  Speaker 3: safe but that's my best bet as we sit.
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  Speaker 2: Here in the Middle, of May. Late may, all, right.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah and no answer is your final answer at, you
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  Speaker 1: know in as you said In, late may there's a
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  Speaker 1: long way to go even till early, signing day and
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  Speaker 1: we're just about to start the official, visit season so
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  Speaker 1: it is going to be a very busy few weeks
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  Speaker 1: for Us At buckey huddle dot com as we go
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  Speaker 1: through those official, visit seasons and it's also camp Season,
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  Speaker 1: in june so it is going to be a very
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  Speaker 1: very busy month and a pretty, INTERESTING month i think
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  Speaker 1: on the recruiting trail As the buck guys try to
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  Speaker 1: put together the twenty twenty six recruiting class and, as
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  Speaker 1: usual are trying to lure some of the nation's very
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  Speaker 1: best Prospects, Into.
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  Speaker 2: Columbus ohio if you want to.
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  Speaker 1: Get to know with a lot of those, prospects better
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  Speaker 1: Mark and kevin just. Wrapped up they talked to a
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  Speaker 1: lot of, these Guys including hyder on, That trip you
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