Ohio State offers a top 2028 OL, gets ready for major recruiting weekend

Always an eventful time for Ohio State, spring football practice brings tons of headlines both on the field and off with recruiting opportunities. Ryan Day talking to the press this week, the coming weekend is yet again another major recruiting chance for the team. With student appreciation day in the Woody coming up, this event is always filled with excitement and many times has been a day where the Buckeyes see the fruits of their labor pay off with top target recruits.

Hoping for more of the same, Ohio State has no shortage of news worth keeping tabs on. Here’s some of the latest… Buckeyes offer 2028 Alabama native Position coach Tyler Bowen is looking to sure up his 2027 class that already has three commitments, and the Buckeyes are also looking ahead to the 2028 class as well. A perfect example of wanting to get a head start on the future cycles, Ohio State offered offensive line prospect Joey Fleming earlier this week.

A 6-foot-5, 280 pound lineman out of Huntsville, Alabama, Fleming is not currently ranked via his 247Sports profile, but does check in as the No. 201 player nationally and 11th best interior lineman per Rivals. Nearly 20 offers to his name thus far, Ohio State joins an impressive list including Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and a host of others.

With the programs showing interest it’s clear he’s one of the top players out there in the 2028 cycle and the Buckeyes now have the trigger pulled. Like any new offer, relationships have to be built to stand a real chance at earning the commitment and landing his offer from the Buckeyes while on campus is one way to really speed that process along. Taking the trek to see Ohio State on his own dime before even being offered, there’s a level of interest there from Fleming and now the hope is it only continues to grow.