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Patrick Engels

Ohio State Earns No. 8 Seed In College Football Playoff, Will Host No. 9 Seed Tennessee In First Round On Dec. 21

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Ohio State has earned a berth to the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff as the No. 8 seed in the bracket, where it is set to host No. 9 seed Tennessee in a first-round game at Ohio Stadium on Dec. 21 (8 p.m., ESPN/ABC).

This will mark the first Read More

Early Signing Period: Four-Star Edge Rusher Epi Sitanilei Flips From UCLA, Will Sign With Ohio State 

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Get to know Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco four-star edge rusher Epi Sitanilei, who will sign with the Buckeyes on Wednesday. 

Height, Weight: 6-5, 220  

247Sports Composite Ranking: Sitanilei is the nation’s 348th-best prospect, 27th-best edge rusher and 30th-best player out of California. 

Commitment Date: Sitanilei — who was Read More

Early Signing Period: Four-Star Linebacker Tarvos Alford Signs With Ohio State

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Get to know Vero Beach, Fla., four-star linebacker Tarvos Alford, who signed with the Buckeyes on Wednesday. 

Height, Weight: 6-2, 210

247Sports Composite Ranking: Alford is the nation’s 103rd-best prospect, eighth-best linebacker and 15th-best player out of Florida.

Commitment Date: Alford committed to Ohio State on March 30.  Read More

Early Signing Period: Four-Star Running Back Anthony Rogers Signs With Ohio State 

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Get to know Montgomery (Ala.) Carver four-star running back Anthony Rogers, who signed with the Buckeyes on Wednesday.

Height, Weight: 5-8, 190

247Sports Composite Ranking: Rogers is the nation’s 148th-best prospect, ninth-best running back and No. 10 player out of Alabama.

Commitment Date: Rogers — a former Alabama Read More

Early Signing Period: Four-Star Wide Receiver Philip Bell Signs With Ohio State 

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Get to know Mission Viejo, Calif., four-star wide receiver Phillip Bell, who signed with the Buckeyes on Wednesday. 

Height, Weight: 6-2, 195 

247Sports Composite Ranking: Bell is the nation’s 232nd-best prospect, 28th-best wide receiver and 21st-best player out of the state of California. 

Commitment Date: Bell committed to Read More

Four-Star Running Back Anthony Rogers Commits To Ohio State On First Day Of Early Signing Period 

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Ohio State pulled off a successful recruiting flip on the first day of the Early Signing Period on Wednesday, earning a pledge from Montgomery (Ala.) Carver four-star running back Anthony Rogers (5-8, 190), a former Alabama commit. 

Rogers, the nation’s 148th-best prospect, ninth-best running back and No. 10 player out Read More