The Buckeyes had one last chance to salvage the day: Rhode Island offensive lineman transfer Ajani Cornelius. The tackle had a final four of Tennessee, Nebraska, Oregon and Ohio State.
While we had to wait until later in the day for Cornelius’ moment, it provided more disappointment. The tackle selected Oregon. The Buckeyes were once again left staring at their hat on the table, as just one player (Joshua Mickens) who was considering Ohio State actually selected the Buckeyes on Wednesday.
It sends Ryan Day back to the drawing board. I believe the staff had an idea Cornelius wasn’t going to select the Buckeyes, which is why we saw an offer go out to Washington State tackle jarrett kingston on Wednesday.
That's ANOTHER commitment for Dan Lanning.
Former Rhode Island offensive lineman Ajani Cornelius is a Duck. pic.twitter.com/1WKF4gLEeB
— Max Torres (@mtorressports) December 21, 2022
The assumption for the Buckeyes is they will continue to go hard after more portal offensive tackles. However, the younger offensive lineman on the team will surely need to step up if their pursuit of a portal tackle comes up empty.
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