Ryan Day has been taking some heat after losing another in-state talent to TTUN. Jordan Marshall of Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller chose Michigan over the Buckeyes recently. It stung a little to see one of the top-rated players in the state and No. 7 ranked running back bolt for the north border.
Maybe this news will relieve the sting of losing Marshall just a bit. The No. 5 running back in the nation, James Peoples, has just been given a crystal ball prediction to land at Ohio State. The prediction comes courtesy of Oklahoma insider, Parker Thune.
Peoples is a four-star prospect out of San Antonio, Texas. He is a top 100 player coming in at No. 69 nationally according to 247Sports composite rankings. Other programs still in the mix to land the coveted back are Oklahoma and Texas.
Ohio State has received a crystal ball for the country’s No. 5 ranked RB James Peoples. Would be a big time get. pic.twitter.com/XANwiuBGYp
— The Buckeye Nut (@TheBuckeyeNut) March 25, 2023
The race to land a commitment from the talented back from Texas is far from over, but Ohio State has to like its chances at this point. The Buckeyes are expected to take at least two running backs in the 2023 class after whiffing on the position in 2022.
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