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Is 2025 DL commit Jarquez Carter Ohio State football’s next Michael Hall Jr.?
Shortly after 2025 Florida four-star defensive lineman Jarquez Carter committed to Ohio State, OSU assistant defensive line coach LaAllan Clark did not waste any time before making a comparison.
“Mike Hall 2.0,” Clark posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, minutes after Carter committed.
For Carter, that comparison to Michael Hall Jr. is nothing new. It’s the reason Carter was told he’s been at the top of Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson’s wish list in the 2025 recruiting cycle.
It’s the reason why Carter said he has spent much of the summer prior to his senior season at Newberry High School outside of Gainesville, Florida, watching film of the former Ohio State defensive tackle and analyzing Hall’s ability to get off the block and use his hands at the line of scrimmage.
“We play just alike, honestly,” Carter said.
And for Carter, it’s worked. Per MaxPreps, Carter finished his junior season with 67 tackles, 37 tackles-for-loss, 15 quarterback hits and nine sacks.
“I’ve seen everything, legal and illegal, to try and stop him,” Newberry High School football coach Ed Johnson said, saying Carter has commanded double-teams and triple-teams, faced high-low cutblocks and has left the field with a ripped jersey after being held.
“They got to do what they got to do to slow him down. But most of the time, he’s successful.”
Carter is one of six defensive linemen currently committed to Ohio State’s 2025 class joining four-star defensive ends Zion Grady and Zahir Mathis, four-star defensive tackles Maxwell Roy and Trajen Odom, and four-star London Merritt, who can play both inside and outside.
While he lined up both inside and outside for Newberry, Carter is seen by Ohio State as its future 3-technique lineman where he feels his quickness and flexibility would be put on display between guards and tackles.
Ed Johnson feels the 3-technique position is where Carter will shine most at the next level with his rare combination of strength and speed at 6-foot-2, 284 pounds.
And for Carter, the 3-technique position is why Ohio State was such an attractive option, having seen how Larry Johnson utilizes and develops the position for players who look like him.
“Based on watching my film, it’s a lot that I do that the players like Michael Hall and the players he has do right now. And I’m at the high-school level,” Carter said. “Him being able to coach me, he’s going to bring my game to another level. He said he sees so much in me.”
Why Jarquez Carter picked Ohio State
While Larry Johnson’s development played a big factor in Carter’s decision, he said it was not finalized until his Ohio State official visit.
While on his June official visit in Columbus, Carter said he was floored by everything current players had to say about the program, especially from defensive tackle Kayden McDonald.
“Even though I’ll come in as the person to take his position, I’m coming to compete with him, he was still telling me how this (is the) school, this is the place, this a great place,” Carter said. “Some people don’t do that. Some people will probably try and change you, make you go to another school because they want to keep the position or they know competition (is) coming. But that wasn’t the case.”
Carter does not feel he’s one to back down from competition. If anything, competition is what Carter loves. That competition at Ohio State is something Carter already has his sights set on.
“I know I’m going to dominate my senior year,” Carter said. “So I’m really getting prepared for when I step on Ohio State campus.”
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Another state is jumping into the fray to put the brakes on non-domiciled CDLs, with roughly 5,000 commercial drivers in Ohio facing the potential of having their licenses downgraded.
On Friday, May 29, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles announced it would be contacting approximately 5,000 non-domiciled CDL holders to verify the status of their credentials under updated rules from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
According to the Bureau, non-domiciled license holders in the state will receive one of two notices, depending on the type of documentation they initially used to obtain their CDL.
For drivers whose documentation meets current FMCSA standards, their licenses will remain valid until their expiration date. For those who do not meet current standards, the process is a bit more complicated.
As for CDL holders whose original documents do not meet current FMCSA guidelines, they will receive a notice of downgrade, and their CDLs will be downgraded to a Class D license 30 days after receiving the notice.
Drivers who receive a downgrade notice can request a hearing with the BMV to dispute the downgrade, and can provide additional documentation to prove their eligibility. According to the Bureau, those documents include:
- An unexpired Employment Authorization Document issued by USCIS, valid on the most recent CDL/CLP issuance date
- An unexpired foreign passport with an unexpired USCIS I‑94 form, both of which must be valid on your most recent CDL/CLP issuance date
Officials said the Ohio BMV has not issued or renewed any non-domiciled CDLs since FMCSA put new standards in place in 2025, and that it does not intend to resume issuing non-domiciled CDLs in the future. Additionally, the BMV will not renew revalidated non-domiciled CDLs after they expire.
All notices will be sent by mail to the address listed on file with the Ohio BMV. The Bureau emphasized that the reverification process does not apply to full CDL holders or CDL holders with legally established permanent residence. LL
2026 U20 World Team Trials
At Geneva, Ohio, May 29
Best-of-Three Final Results
57 kg
Isaiah Cortez (Spartan Combat RTC/ TMWC) defeats Grey Burnett (Burnett Trained Wrestling), two matches to none
Round 1 – Cortez dec. Burnett, 5-1
Round 2 – Cortez tech. fall Burnett, 10-0
61 kg
Aaron Seidel (SERTC- TMWC) defeats Elijah Cortez (Spartan Combat RTC/ TMWC), two matches to none
Round 1 – Seidel tech. fall Cortez, 10-0
Round 2 – Seidel tech. fall Cortez, 10-0
65 kg
Bo Bassett (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)) defeats Clinton Shepherd (Howe Wrestling School, LLC), two matches to none
Round 1 – Bassett fall Shepherd, 2:40
Round 2 – Bassett tech. fall Shepherd, 10-0
70 kg
Landon Robideau (Cowboy RTC) defeats Melvin Miller (Titan Mercury Wrestling Club (TMWC)), two matches to none
Round 1 – Robideau dec. Miller, 5-0
Round 2 – Robideau tech. fall, 12-0
74 kg
Jayden James (KD Training Center/ TMWC) defeats Ladarion Lockett (Cowboy RTC), two matches to none
Round 1 – James dec. Lockett, 5-4
Round 2 – James dec. Lockett, 4-2
79 kg
Ryan Burton (SERTC- TMWC) defeats Joseph Jeter (Position Wrestling), two matches to none
Round 1 – Burton dec. Jeter, 10-7
Round 2 – Burton dec. Jeter, 8-1
86 kg
Aeoden Sinclair (Tiger Style Wrestling Club) defeats Brock Mantanona (Cliff Keen Wrestling Club), two matches to none
Round 1 – Sinclair dec. Mantanona, 6-0
Round 2 – Sinclair tech. fall Mantanona, 10-0
92 kg
Jimmy Mastny (Relentless Training Center) defeats Karson Tompkins (Air Force Regional Training Center), two matches to none
Round 1 – Mastny fall Tompkins, 3:31
Round 2 – Mastny tech. fall Tompkins, 10-0
97 kg
Michael Boyle (Ohio Crazy Goats Wrestling Club) defeats Garett Kawczynski (Askren Wrestling Academy), two matches to none
Round 1 – Boyle tech. fall Kawczynski, 10-0
Round 2 – Boyle tech. fall Kawczynski, 10-0
125 kg
Dreshaun Ross (Cowboy RTC) defeats Coby Merrill (NYAC), two matches to one
Round 1 – Merrill tech. fall Ross, 11-0
Round 2 – Ross dec. Merrill 9-2
Round 3 – Ross dec. Merrill, 7-1
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A Central Ohio family has filed a lawsuit against a Hilliard funeral home after their mother was accidentally cremated, despite plans for her to be buried.
According to court documents, Tidd Funeral Home cremated Nancy Anders in June of last year against the family’s wishes. The lawsuit states Anders died a week earlier in May.
The family says Anders had planned and prepaid for funeral arrangements two years before her death to be buried with her late husband. The arrangements did not include cremation because, the family says, she did not believe in the concept.
The lawsuit says the family was told a week after her death that she had been accidentally cremated. It also accuses Tidd Funeral Home of cremating her even though the proper authorization form was never signed.
The family says they have suffered physical illness and emotional trauma and are seeking $25,000 in damages. They are also asking for the case to be decided by a jury.
ABC 6 reached out to the funeral home for comment but had not heard back.
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