Ohio State QB Julian Sayin’s message to the brother of Ty Simpson could be an important one as the Buckeyes recruit the 2028 quarterback with strong potential.
The Ohio State Buckeyes have four-star Huntington Beach (CA) QB Brady Edmunds committed in the class of 2027, but it wouldn’t be a surprise if they end the class with a different player at the position.
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Things have felt rocky with Edmunds’ commitment to Ohio State the last couple of months and he just took an official visit to UCLA. Despite questions in the 2027 class, the Buckeyes are already doing major work on the 2028 recruiting class.
Julian Sayin’s message to Ty Simpson’s brother is worth noting
Ohio State has several 2028 quarterbacks on its radar, including four-star QB Graham Simpson, the brother of Los Angeles Rams and former Alabama QB Ty Simpson. Graham was at Ohio State for a one-day camp on Thursday working out in front of Buckeyes coaches.
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The Tennessee high school quarterback was offered by Ohio State back in January, and he’s one of the QBs the Buckeyes are really interested in.
Ohio State’s current starting quarterback, Julian Sayin, has a relationship with Simpson and has told him his thoughts on Ohio State already.
“Julian is a cool guy – Cali cool,” Graham said via Cleveland.com. “He just told me, ‘This is a good place, a good place to be.’ He wouldn’t trade it for the world.”
Sayin is a California native and Ohio State is a very different place from where he grew up in Carlsbad. The Ohio State starting quarterback keeping it real with Simpson about the place Columbus is as an Ohio State football player is important. Recruits want to see and hear from players at colleges they visit, and their take on things.
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Simpson is 5-foot-11, and 185 pounds with some room to grow heading into his junior high school season. 247 Sports Composite has Simpson as the No. 17 quarterback and No. 237 player nationally.
Of course, Sayin was never going to say anything bad about Ohio State considering he’s their starter. But it’s important that the Buckeyes starter seems to be doing some recruiting for Ohio State, which will never hurt.
Simpson has offers from Alabama, Texas, Miami, Auburn, Oregon, and Tennessee amongst others. The Buckeyes have their hat in the ring with a long way to go in Simpson’s recruitment.
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