The Ohio State football program is currently gearing up for the Big 10 Championship Game on Saturday evening against Indiana. The game will be a matchup between number one and number two in the country, with a bye in the college football playoff on the line.
Meanwhile, head coach Ryan Day and company are simultaneously having to juggle that with the current onslaught of recruiting happenings, with early signing day taking place on Wednesday.
During the day, the Buckeyes' program got a bit of troubling news regarding one of their key recruiting targets for the upcoming class.
“Ohio State Five-Star Plus+ WR commit Chris Henry Jr. has yet to officially sign with the Buckeyes,” Rivals reported on X, formerly Twitter, citing Pete Nakos and Greg Biggins.
Hayes Fawcett of Rivals and On3 was on the Pat McAfee Show talking about the Henry situation. “He had a ceremony at his school this morning, and he announced he was going to stay at Ohio State. However, he hasn't officially signed his letter of intent, and it hasn't been sent in to Ohio State. So, it hasn't been officially done until that happens. Behind the scenes, I'm hearing that Oregon and USC are both making a push.”
The Buckeyes were hoping that Henry Jr. would be the next in a line of elite wide receivers that have passed through the Ohio State football program over the years. Last year, Ohio State had both Emeka Egbuka, who has already established himself as a star at the NFL level with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in his rookie season, and Jeremiah Smith, who is arguably the best overall player in the country as a sophomore, on its roster, and they certainly will want to keep that receiver pipeline as strong as possible moving forward.
However, for now, the Buckeyes' main focus is likely on figuring out a way to repeat as national champions, hoping to join the Georgia Bulldogs as teams to do so in recent college football history.
First up on that quest is a game against an Indiana team that went through the regular season undefeated and has a Heisman Trophy candidate in Fernando Mendoza at quarterback.
That game is set for Saturday evening at 8:00 pm ET from Indianapolis.
