Yesterday was quite the day for the Ohio State football program and head coach Ryan Day. Not only did a top-five national recruiting class make it official during the first day of the early signing period, the Buckeyes also closed the deal on a last minute big-time quarterback recruit.
Four-star quarterback C.J. Stroud out of Rancho Cucamonga, California had been courting offers from the likes of Michigan, Georgia, USC, and Oregon. OSU got in on the recruitment rather late, but many felt it had done enough to sway the 6-2, 195 lb. pro-style QB to sign with the Buckeyes.
Turns out, the experts were right. The signs were there when Stroud took a last minute official visit to Columbus last weekend, and he let the world know that he’s headed to the banks of the Olentangy on Wednesday.
In case you didn’t get to see his signing ceremony and reveal, thanks to James Williams of the Orange County Register, you can see him reveal his college choice below.
Stroud joins fellow 4-star quarterback QB Jack Miller out of Arizona in the class, setting up a competition for Justin Fields’ back up as soon as next year. From there, one of the two kids might very well be the face of the OSU offense beyond 2020.
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