The Hurry-Up: Nigel Smith was thrilled to receive an Ohio State offer and hopes to visit Columbus in April, and Tomarrion Parker puts Ohio State in his top five.
took his first visit to Ohio State in late November, he was able to spend 20 minutes with Larry Johnson as the longtime defensive line coach broke down Smith’s film with him.
At the conclusion of the breakdown, Johnson told Smith he’d eventually evaluate a full game Smith played for Melissa High School . If Johnson liked what he saw, an offer would soon follow. On Jan. 21, Johnson visited Smith in Texas. Johnson had some welcome news for the 6-foot-4, 245-pound prospect when he presented Smith with a scholarship offer to play for Ohio State.of the offer. “Especially the fact coach Johnson came down himself to extend that offer, it was definitely awesome. He told me ‘I told you I was going to watch a full game of yours and if it was good, I’d make my way down there and make you an offer.
Smith currently has 14 Division I offers this far, including Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Texas, Florida State, Ole Miss and LSU. According to 247Sports’ rankings, Smith is ranked as the 19th-best prospect and the second-best defensive lineman in the 2024 cycle. He says the Buckeyes are near the top of his schools list.
“I don’t know the exact rank, but they’re definitely a top school,” Smith said. “They’re a great defensive line school and they win a lot, so they’ll definitely be one of the top schools. Coach Johnson spits people out into the league. The development aspect, he’s developed so many defensive linemen and coach Day is an amazing coach. It’s just great over there.”“Definitely, I’d like to get down there for their spring game,” Smith said. “That’s probably the soonest I could get down there.
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