JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Zion Grady has traveled extensively during the last month and alter, with official visits to Miami, Tennessee, Florida State and Auburn earlier than committing to the Buckeyes after his official go to to Columbus.
Ohio State provided the No. 3 ranked protection within the Rivals250 this spring, and the Buckeyes have been sturdy ever since.
Larry Johnson led the best way with the 6-foot-4, 225-pound Grady from Enterprise (Ala.) Excessive in Alabama. After visiting Ohio State final weekend, the ambiance on campus put the Buckeyes on one other degree with an elite quarterback.
“It is a brotherhood there,” Grady informed Rivals on the A five-star rival in Jacksonville.
“I really like the teaching workers, I really like the connection I’ve with the workers there,” he added. “It performed an enormous function.”
Grady, a one-time Alabama commit, transferred in June with an open thoughts.
The edges began to maneuver in the suitable course with Grady, giving him alternatives off the sector throughout his official go to.
“Actually, issues outdoors of soccer helped me make the choice,” he defined. “The lecturers, the plans to assist me off the sector. The relationships there … that was the distinction for my household. Ohio State was an incredible match for us.”
Johnson additionally performed a key function in recruiting and bonding with Grady.
“He is simple, he’ll let you know what it’s and what it is not,” he added. “My household loves it. They assume it is an incredible match for me, an incredible place, not too massive and never too small.”