Elite cornerback transfer interested in Buckeyes

When former LSU corner defender Eli Ricks came to the transfer portal the day before yesterday, speculation immediately began about Ohio State Football’s chances of getting him. The answer seems to be that he has a good chance of choosing Buckeyes.

Ricks is a former five-star recruiter and was a freshman in All-American last season at the Tigers when he got four breaks – two of which he returned touchdowns. His season in 2021 ended for him after shoulder surgery in mid-October. Ricks said 247 Sports The upcoming resignation of LSU head coach Ed Orgeron is the main reason he decided to move.

While Ricks is also considering Alabama, Georgia, and USC, Buckeyes is a very familiar program to him. When he was recruited as the country’s second corner defender, OSU was his second choice. He is from the same city (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) as CJ Stroud and said he and Buckeye quarterback are very close. He had this to say about the state of Ohio,

“They’re a winning program, and it’s important to me. I like Coach Day, and he was also one of the guys I talked to in high school. He’s a great coach, and Ohio State has a lot of things that stand out from the crowd. I’m very close to CJ Stroud and I’ve talked to him, Chris Olave, and Garrett Wilson, and CJ and I played on the same pop warner team when we were seven years old, and we’ve been close ever since.

Ricks said 247 Sports he has been texting with Kerry Coombs and had an agreed call with an OSU assistant coach on Wednesday night. He plans to make a decision in mid-December and sign up in January.

With Denzel Burke emerging as an extinguishing angle and a constantly evolving Cam Brown game, adding Ricks would give the Buckeyes a huge trio of passing defenders. Ohio State Football has had a lot of success in adding highly talented players through the transfer portal. Hopefully Ricks will be a continuation of this success.