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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Ohio State
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  08/15/21 - DeMario McCall, rSr/2022, Ohio State, 5-09, 179 (DS#74 CB) + More +

  Demario McCall was tempted to leave. Honestly, who would have blamed him? For five years, he bounced from running back to receiver at Ohio State without finding a true niche. Last year, he caught one pass and had one carry. His primary role was kickoff returner. Most of the time, that meant calling for a fair catch. "It was very frustrating," McCall said. "Very frustrating." When the NCAA granted players an extra year of eligibility because of COVID-19, McCall seemed an unlikely candidate to return. He had, after all, graduated this spring. Yet here McCall is, back for a final year. "To be honest, nobody wants to be here for six years," he said Friday. "But we've all got different routes. God has a plan for all of us. So this is the plan. He's driving and I'm with Him." The latest route is a detour. McCall has switched positions to cornerback. "It was actually my idea," he said. "For my last go-round, I wanted to try something different and go for it and give it my all." - Columbus Dispatch

(DS#74 CB) rSr/2022 CB DeMario McCall, Ohio State
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  08/15/21 - Tristan Gebbia, rSr/2024, Ohio State, 6-1, 210 (DS#999 QB) + More +

  Eight months after hamstring surgery, there was reason to wonder how loose and mobile Tristan Gebbia might be during Oregon State's preseason football camp. The fifth-year junior showed his mobility Friday, smoothly running through scramble and roll-out drills during the Beavers' opening practice. There's no one looser in camp. While the media was interviewing linebacker Jack Colletto on Saturday, Gebbia stood within eyesight trying to distract his teammate with a variety of unartful dance moves. "Tristan, could you stop?" Colletto said to his playful teammate. Gebbia has worked his way back from the gruesome hamstring injury, sustained during the final minutes of a 41-38 win over Oregon on Nov. 27, to arguably the quarterback to beat for Oregon State's starting job. It's been a painstaking process for Gebbia, who said it wasn't until mid-July that he was able to throw and run normally during workouts.

"I don't feel like I missed a step out here. It might as well be Nov. 30 and I didn't get injured, in my book," Gebbia said. The proof comes this week, as the Beavers put on pads for practice and competition intensifies. But at a minimum, Gebbia - who started OSU's first four games last season - is in the hunt to start the season opener Sept. 4 at Purdue. Offensive coordinator Brian Lindgren believes Gebbia is close to his old form, saying "you can tell he's put in the work as far as the rehab goes. I anticipate by (Purdue) that he'll be ready to go." - The Oregonian

(DS#999 QB) rSr/2024 QB Tristan Gebbia, Ohio State
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  08/12/21 - Cameron Brown, rSr/2023, Ohio State, 6-0, 199 (DS#27 CB) + More +

  Cam Brown finally heard a familiar sound again Friday - his name echoing across Ohio State football's practice fields at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. The junior cornerback heard it twice, actually, after back-to-back pass breakups during the third practice of preseason camp. Those moments must have seemed long overdue for Brown, who only recently returned to full participation. "It's definitely a confidence boost, to hear your name yelled and your teammates are excited for you," Brown said. "Now you're in a rhythm and you just keep going." Brown tore an Achilles tendon in the second game of last season. That injury depleted OSU's veteran depth at a position where it desperately needed some. It also cost Brown his job as nickel back - something he had fought for and won through a trying offseason complicated by the coronavirus pandemic.

It appears, though, that Brown is back in both mind and body. As much as Ohio State needed him last season, it arguably needs him even more now. Brown could open the season starting at outside cornerback opposite Sevyn Banks. Their veteran presence is crucial to a secondary that underwhelmed in 2020 despite the Buckeyes' run to the national championship game. How essential could a healthy Brown be for Ohio State in 2021? Defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs said, "It means everything." "He was playing really well, so it was it was a heartbreaking injury for him," Coombs said. "He worked hard to rehab it. Found himself in a good spot right now. "We are going to be careful. We are going to be cautious. We should be. But at the same time, he's got to knock the rust off, and he's got to get ready to play. But he's fast, he's twitchy, and he's gonna go out there and compete." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#27 CB) rSr/2023 CB Cameron Brown, Ohio State
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  08/10/21 - Cameron Brown, rSr/2023, Ohio State, 6-0, 199 (DS#27 CB) + More +

  On consecutive plays in a drill early in Ohio State's third preseason practice on Friday, cornerback Cameron Brown knocked the ball out of the grasp of a wide receiver. The pass breakups prompted a shout-out from a staff member who broadcasted the feats on the loudspeakers that surround the practice fields outside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. It felt like affirmation after a long absence. Brown missed most of last season after injuring an Achilles tendon in the Buckeyes' road opener at Penn State and remained limited in spring practices in March and April.

"It's definitely a confidence boost to hear your name yelled and your teammates excited for you," Brown said. His recovery could help a secondary bounce back from an up-and-down stretch in 2020 that saw the Buckeyes rank No. 122 out of 127 Football Bowl Subdivision teams. Brown offers experience as he enters his fourth season with the program and makes for an obvious candidate to fill the outside cornerback spot opposite Sevyn Banks, though he has also seen playing time in the slot. "It means everything," defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs said. "Cam was playing really well last year. People forget that. He had a good camp. He's playing really well. He's going out there playing nickel, playing man-to-man in some tough situations. It was a heartbreaking injury for him." - Columbus Dispatch

(DS#27 CB) rSr/2023 CB Cameron Brown, Ohio State
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  08/06/21 - Tyler Friday, rSr/2023, Ohio State, 6-2, 264 (DS#999 DE) + More +

  Ohio State football's young defensive ends may need to make a more immediate impact than expected. Head coach Ryan Day announced after Wednesday's first practice of the preseason that senior defensive end Tyler Friday will miss all of camp and "most" of the season. Day declined to discuss the nature of the injury, saying he had not discussed that with Friday. Friday has started in the past. He recorded seven tackles in five games last season. He projected to serve as veteran depth behind presumed starters Zach Harrison and Tyreke Smith. With Friday unavailable, freshmen Jack Sawyer and J.T. Tuimoloau slide up higher in the rotation, along with another veteran, Javontae Jean-Baptiste. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#999 DE) rSr/2023 DE Tyler Friday, Ohio State
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  Palaie Gaoteote, a linebacker who transferred from USC earlier this summer, was on the practice fields outside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center when Ohio State opened its preseason training camp on Wednesday. But the Buckeyes are awaiting clearance before he can step onto the turf for a game when their season begins next month. Coach Ryan Day said they have not yet received a ruling from the NCAA surrounding his eligibility, and at least another week remains before a potential resolution. He's not on scholarship as a result.

Ohio State brought in Gaoteote to help provide additional depth at linebacker after all of last season's starters left and the position was hit hard by injuries in spring practice. He started 14 games over three seasons at USC, more experience than the Buckeyes' returning reserves. Gaoteote went through positions drills during a half-dozen practice periods that were open to reporters, but he is unlikely to see first or second-team reps in team periods until his status is sorted out. "It doesn't make sense," Day said, "because that's wasting reps if he's not available." Day avoided offering much of an early impression on Gaoteote's practice debut, saying it was "too early." - Columbus Dispatch

(DS#69 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Palaie Gaoteote IV, Ohio State
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  08/04/21 - Chris Olave, Sr/2022, Ohio State, 6-1, 185 (DS#3 WR) + More +

  Ohio State signed an agreement with a Florida-based company that will allow players to profit from jersey sales. Ohio State fans will soon be able to buy Buckeye jerseys with the name and number of current players. Ohio State's trademark and licensing services office has signed a group licensing agreement with a Florida-based company, The Brandr Group, that will allow players to use their new name, image and likeness rights to profit from jersey sales. Eventually, the plan is to expand into video games, other apparel, trading cards and bobbleheads. Athletes from all of Ohio State's 36 varsity sports teams will be eligible to opt in. Before NIL rights went into effect last month, retailers were not permitted to sell jerseys with current players' names on them. - Columbus Dispatch

(DS#3 WR) Sr/2022 WR Chris Olave, Ohio State
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  Palaei Gaoteote can participate in team activities for Ohio State, though coach Ryan Day said Friday that it may be a few weeks before his scholarship situation is settled. Day said the transfer linebacker from USC is "paying his own way right now" while Ohio State awaits a resolution from the NCAA regarding his eligibility. Transfers can now play immediately at their new school following an NCAA rules change during the summer. However, Day said the issue did not concern the transfer itself. The only difference right now is whether Gaoteote is on scholarship or considered a walk-on. Gaoteote has been listed in the university directory as a student majoring in Human Development and Family Science since mid-June. Gaoteote recorded 105 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in three seasons at USC. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#69 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Palaie Gaoteote IV, Ohio State
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  07/25/21 - Chris Olave, Sr/2022, Ohio State, 6-1, 185 (DS#3 WR) + More +

  Ohio State football's Thayer Munford, Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson have been selected as part of the Big Ten's 10-man preseason honors list. The Buckeyes' wide receivers have spent the offseason considered arguably the best tandem in the country following their 2020 production. Olave caught 50 passes for 729 yards and seven touchdowns leading the team in each category. That included reading the 100-yard receiving mark in five of the seven games he played. Wilson caught 43 passes for 723 yards and six touchdowns which was second in each category. He reached the 100-yard mark in four games. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#3 WR) Sr/2022 WR Chris Olave, Ohio State
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  07/23/21 - Jeremy Ruckert, Sr/2022, Ohio State, 6-6, 251 (DS#5 TE) + More +

  Ohio State tight end Jeremy Ruckert will attend Big Ten media days in place of star wide receiver Chris Olave, a team spokesman said Tuesday. Olave had been on an earlier list of Buckeyes players who were scheduled to attend media days, which is to be held in Indianapolis on Thursday and Friday. No specifics were given for the switch, though the spokesman said "all is good and there are no issues" with Olave. He participated in a photoshoot at Ohio State on Tuesday following a workout. Ruckert caught 13 passes for 151 yards and five touchdowns and was voted as an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by the league's coaches in 2020 before opting to return for his senior season. - Columbus Dispatch

(DS#5 TE) Sr/2022 TE Jeremy Ruckert, Ohio State
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  07/13/21 - Harry Miller, rSr/2024, Ohio State, 6-3, 315 (DS#999 OG) + More +

  Harry Miller is expected to replace Josh Myers at center this upcoming season for Ohio State, and he will use the status that gives him to help the needy in Nicaragua. When Ohio State offensive lineman Harry Miller was in middle school, he took a mission trip to Nicaragua with a church group from suburban Atlanta. It left a lasting impression. Getting a glimpse of the country's extreme poverty, he was inspired to return and provide further aid. "As a kid in America, you don't really appreciate how good it is until you go someplace else and you see plastic houses made of scrap cardboard and wood and tin and plastic sheeting that are basically one room with dirt floors and maybe a bed, maybe not," said his mother, Kristina, who accompanied him.

Over the past seven years, Miller has traveled nearly a dozen times to Nicaragua on similar trips. He brought along teammate Tommy Eichenberg as recently as last year, prior to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. So as it became permissible this month for college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness, Miller had an idea. He started an online pop-up store selling t-shirts, sweatshirts and baseball caps that feature a logo of his personal brand. The logo includes the letter "H" within a curved shield. All of the proceeds from the sales will be donated to Mission for Nicaragua, a nonprofit for which Miller is one of five board members and which was formed by members of Miller's church group. - Columbus Dispatch

(DS#999 OG) rSr/2024 OG Harry Miller, Ohio State
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  07/06/21 - Steele Chambers, rSr/2024, Ohio State, 6-1, 226 (DS#15 OLB) + More +

  A social media post Monday night is the most official word so far that Ohio State football's linebacker corps has two new members. Both former running back Steele Chambers and USC transfer Palaie Gaoteote were included in a series of photos from a gathering of the linebackers posted by the OSU football Twitter account. Chambers' potential move to linebacker has long been rumored. However, he remained a running back by all appearances through spring practice.

OSU running backs coach Tony Alford on March 23 shot down that speculation, saying he had not discussed that with Chambers' family or coach Ryan Day. Yet Chambers was seen working with linebackers at one of OSU's day camps last month. The 6-1, 220-pound Chambers averaged 7.89 yards over 21 carries across his first two seasons. The abundance of depth at running back, though, assured someone would be left out. It remains to be seen whether Chambers has a more direct route to playing time at linebacker, though a fit at the hybrid bullet position might make the most sense. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#15 OLB) rSr/2024 OLB Steele Chambers, Ohio State
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  07/02/21 - Jaylen Harris, rSr/2022, Ohio State, 6-4, 215 (DS#999 WR) + More +

  Wide receivers Jaylen Harris and Elijah Gardiner are no longer members of the Ohio State football program. Both players were recently removed from the Buckeyes' online roster. A team spokesperson said both players graduated and opted to move on. Lettermen Row reported earlier this month that neither were still playing football. Last spring, offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said Harris "had his best offseason" and complimented his work ethic and maturity. Harris, though, played sparingly in 2020 and did not have a reception. The Buckeyes' receiving corps saw an influx of young talent in the 2020 and 2021 classes. Gardiner's only career reception came in 2019. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#999 WR) rSr/2022 WR Jaylen Harris, Ohio State
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  Ohio State apparently has added a former five-star linebacker from the University of Southern California as a transfer. Though Ohio State has not confirmed the addition of Palaie Gaoteote IV, he is listed in the OSU student directory as a human development and family science major. Gaoteote attended powerhouse Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, which produced current OSU defensive tackle Haskell Garrett. According to Gaoteote's USC bio, Garrett is his cousin. Gaoteote's addition would give Ohio State another option at linebacker. The Buckeyes' top four linebackers from 2020 - Tuf Borland, Baron Browning, Pete Werner and Justin Hilliard - graduated. - Columbus Dispatch

(DS#69 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Palaie Gaoteote IV, Ohio State
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  06/18/21 - Chris Olave, Sr/2022, Ohio State, 6-1, 185 (DS#3 WR) + More +

  Ohio State football's annual preseason All-American haul has officially begun. Living up to those accolades, though, has not always been as easy. The Walter Camp Football Foundation - one of the five organizations whose postseason list determines consensus and unanimous All-Americans - named receiver Chris Olave, offensive lineman Thayer Munford and defensive tackle Haskell Garrett to its preseason first team list. Olave, a senior, led Ohio State in receptions (50), receiving yards (729) and touchdowns (seven) last season. He and junior teammate Garrett Wilson are considered by many the best receiver duo in the country. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

(DS#3 WR) Sr/2022 WR Chris Olave, Ohio State
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