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Ohio State football secures 4-star LB to improve 2025 recruiting class

The Ohio State football team got a big commitment from a star defender.

Last season was a tough one for the Ohio State football team despite incredible early season success. Coach Ryan Day and the Buckeyes lost their final two games of the season to Michigan football and Missouri football and decided to attempted to fix the problem with a boatload of high-profile transfers including Will Howard from Kansas State football Caleb Downs from Alabama football.

The Buckeyes’ recruiting and transfer portal success has continued this offseason, culminating with the commitment of star recruit Tarvos Alford II.

The news came after word broke of a major decommitment from a four-star wide receiver. The Buckeyes also lost a top quarterback recruit to the recent back-to-back champion Georgia Bulldogs.

This week’s hodgepodge of news culminated with the Alford II commitment, which included a boast that fans of the Buckeyes and Coach Day will love.

New Ohio State Recruit Wants to ‘Leave a Legacy’ 

The Ohio State football recruit Alford II is a 6-foot-2, 215 pound linebacker from Port St. Lucie, Florida. Alford II has big plans for his time in the scarlet and grey including his stated goal of leaving some type of positive and memorable legacy in the Buckeye State. He picked Ohio State over two ACC football powers, Miami and Florida State, and a traditional SEC power, the Tennessee Volunteers.

Some fans seemed thrilled by the news of Alford II’s commitment. The Michigan football team was a hot topic of conversation with many fans wondering how Ohio State’s roster will stack up compared to the defending champions’ roster next season, the first 12-team College Football Playoff season in history.