Ohio State added another name to its 2028 recruiting board this week, and this one comes with real upside. Tight end Luke Sohyda announced his commitment to the Buckeyes on Tuesday, giving Ohio State a 6-foot-4, 250-pound piece the staff believes matches the type of player it wants at the position in Columbus.
Keenan Bailey and Arthur Smith handled the recruitment, and Ohio State came out on top for a prospect who has drawn double-digit offers. Sohyda checks in as the No. 521 player nationally and the 45th-best tight end in the 247Sports Composite, but the Buckeyes clearly valued him well beyond that ranking. In a class that is still early in its development, Ohio State may have landed one of those players before the rest of the country fully caught on.
That commitment pushes the Buckeyes to five pledges in the 2028 cycle, good for the No. 2 class in the nation right now. With top targets still in play across the board, the group is already beginning to look like one that could turn into something special.
Ohio State also made a move at linebacker this week, extending an offer to Cyrus Zuah on Wednesday. Zuah announced the news on social media, adding the Buckeyes to an offer sheet that already includes more than 10 schools, among them Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, and Stanford.
The Baltimore native, who attends Mount Saint Joseph, is listed at 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds. He is not yet ranked in his 247Sports profile, but the pace of his recruitment tells the story. A majority of his major offers have arrived within the last two weeks, and his stock is climbing fast.
For Ohio State, the next step is simple: get him on campus. The Buckeyes like what they see, and they want Zuah to see what the program has to offer at a position where the staff has been having plenty of success.
Ohio State basketball was also out on the recruiting trail, with the staff checking in on DeMarcus Henry in person yesterday while other schools were present as well.
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