The Ohio State football coaching staff is in the middle of putting together one of the best recruiting classes in the history of the program. To go even further, the 2021 class has a shot at being the best class in the history of measuring recruiting classes if things break just right.
One of those highly sought after commits was four-star defensive end Tunmise Adeleye out of IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL. At 6-foot, 3-inches, Adeleye was originally from Houston, Texas and had the Longhorns in the list of schools he was considering before announcing his commitment on April 15.
But why? Clearly Ohio State has sent a lot of players to the NFL lately, and churning out defensive ends like the Boas brothers and Chase Young doesn’t hurt as a selling point. But why shun the home state Longhorns for a team in the wintry north of the United States?
Well, for Adeleye, it was just as much about what has happened in Austin as much as what he’s seen from defensive line coach Larry Johnson in Columbus.
“Cause in the past 5 years they’ve (Texas) only sent 15% of their 4 and 5 star recruits to the NFL draft,” said Adeley on an Instagram post.
As our friends at Longhorns Wire point out, this is a significant problem for Texas. The recruiting has been up there among the best college football programs, but the rate of those guys being developed and heading to the NFL is concerning.
If you’re an Ohio State fan, it’s great to hear this great perception some of the high-profile recruits have on the Buckeye program. For Tom Herman and Texas though, this is not exactly a ringing endorsement for the state of the program.
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