The drama of the early signing period is here, and, unfortunately for Ohio State, some of the early news is not very promising.
Georgia five-star defensive lineman Eddrick Houston, who took weekend official visits to Clemson and Alabama, is trending to sign with the Crimson Tide.
Multiple insiders believe the No. 33 overall recruit and No. 7 defensive lineman prospect, according to the 247Sports composite, will make the late flip to the SEC power.
This is the latest potential blow to Ohio State’s 2024 defensive line group. The program failed to close the deal on more than few prospects lately and had five-star Justin Scott flip to Miami.
On3's @ChadSimmons_ reports that momentum has swung to Alabama as it tries to flip Ohio State 5-star DL commit Eddrick Houston🐘
Read: https://t.co/kR66pYZzRM pic.twitter.com/wOva50L5uC
— On3 Recruits (@On3Recruits) December 20, 2023
If Houston flips, it would leave the Buckeyes’ class very short-handed on the defensive line.
Sources around Buford believe five-star Eddrick Houston will flip to #Alabama. Updates coming in here: https://t.co/33ITULqQ7k
— Steve Wiltfong (@SWiltfong247) December 20, 2023
Ohio State has had a difficult time in the 2024 cycle holding onto its top players as it navigates the name, image and likeness world. It should still be a very good class, though, that is likely to finish inside the top five or 10.
You can follow along with our early signing period tracker here as all of the commitments sign their national letter of intents.
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