BREAKING: 4-star LB Arvell Reese commits to Ohio State

The Buckeyes supplied a scholarship to Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville linebacker Arvell Reese on March 8 when Reese, 2024 Glenville cornerback Bryce West and Glenville head coach Ted Ginn Sr. visited Ohio State that day.

“Coach (Ryan) Day supplied me,” Reese advised Bucknuts on the time. “I used to be smiling, blissful, my pals and coaches had been blissful. I received up and hugged (Day) and thanked him. That’s undoubtedly a suggestion I wasn’t anticipating so quickly.”

Reese’s scholarship provide complete continued to extend to over two dozen, an inventory that additionally consists of Alabama, Kentucky, Penn State, Michigan, Cincinnati, USC, Iowa, Nebraska, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Indiana, Purdue, Iowa State and Rutgers.

However it’s the Buckeyes who’ve received out. Reese has introduced a dedication to Ohio State.

“First I like coach (Jim) Knowles, coach Koy (McFarland), coach G (Matt Guerrieri), coach (Ryan) Day, all nice folks,” Reese mentioned. “Simply being from Ohio, being from Glenville, it’s actual particular. Ever since I received to Glenville in December coach (Tony) Alford has been telling me he’s going to make me a Buckeye by some means someway. It’s wonderful.”

Reese is trying ahead to taking part in for Knowles, the Buckeyes’ defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.

“Coach Knowles is a good coach,” Reese mentioned. “I can see why he received all these accomplishments at Oklahoma State. He confirmed me some nice stuff (once I was at Ohio State). He confirmed me clips (from Oklahoma State).”

Reese talked about the place he’ll play in Knowles’ protection.

“He sees me as an inside linebacker,” Reese mentioned. “He sees me blitzing off the sting on third downs, and first, second and fourth as an inside linebacker.”

Alabama was one in all Reese’s newer affords and it received his consideration, however ultimately it was the Buckeyes that received out as they’ve once more landed a Glenville star and maybe restarted the pipeline.

The 6-foot-3 and 212-pound Reese is a 4-star prospect within the 247Sports rankings. He’s the nation’s No. 277 general prospect, the No. 20 linebacker and the No. 7 prospect in Ohio.

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Reese plans to return to Ohio State on Sept. 3 when the Buckeyes host Notre Dame within the season opener.

The Buckeyes have an ideal 2023 recruiting class going with commitments from 4-star quarterback Brock Glenn from Tennessee, 4-star working again Mark Fletcher from Florida, 5-star huge receivers Brandon Innis and Carnell Tate from Florida, 4-star huge receivers Noah Rogers from North Carolina and Bryson Rodgers from Florida and Jelani Thurman from Georgia, 4-star offensive lineman Luke Montgomery from Findlay, Ohio, 4-star offensive lineman Joshua Padilla from Huber Heights (Ohio) Wayne, 4-star offensive linemen Austin Siereveld from West Chester (Ohio) Lakota East, 3-star offensive lineman Miles Walker, 4-star defensive finish and sort out Jason Moore from Maryland, 3-star defensive sort out Will Smith from Dublin (Ohio) Coffman, 4-star cornerbacks Kayin Lee from Georgia, Calvin Simpson-Hunt from Texas and Jermaine Mathews from Ohio, 4-star security Malik Hartford from West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West, 4-star security Cedrick Hawkins from Florida and now Reese. The Ohio State 2023 recruiting class is at present ranked because the nation’s No. 3 recruiting class within the 247Sports Composite crew recruiting rankings.