The Ohio State Buckeyes kept two of Ohio’s biggest recruits in-state on Monday.
Per Hayes Fawcett of On3.com, four-Star offensive lineman Deontae Armstrong has committed to Ohio State over Michigan, Georgia and Penn State. His twin brother has also committed.
On why the 6-foot-5, 285-pound Lakewood native chose Ohio state, Armstrong said “it felt like home.”
BREAKING: Four-Star OT Devontae Armstrong has Committed to Ohio State!
The 6’6 292 OT from Lakewood, OH chose the Buckeyes over Michigan, UGA, & Penn State.
He joins his twin brother, Deontae, in Ohio State’s Top 5 Class in the 2024 Team Rankings🌰 https://t.co/FT2wIDo9vS pic.twitter.com/iLFUyMO23r
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) March 27, 2023
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BREAKING: Four-Star OT Deontae Armstrong tells me he has Committed to Ohio State!
The 6’7 285 OT from Lakewood, OH chose the Buckeyes over Michigan, Georgia, and Penn State.
“The saying still stands…the best in Ohio, stay in Ohio. I’m coming home.” https://t.co/wSmGTNQ2Ec pic.twitter.com/wLEpjUraCd
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) March 27, 2023
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“What stood out to me is how much like a family it already felt there, knowing all the coaches, the staff, the players,” he told Fawcett. “Getting to meet Coach Frye’s wife and kids, and his family meeting mine. It all just felt like home.”
“I’m closest to Coach Frye,” Armstrong continued. “I’ve talked on the phone for hours with him, FaceTimes and very frequent visits during the contact period all helped. I’ve known him longer than a lot of other coaches considering we first started our relationship early March of last year. Coach Frye’s plan is to make me the best version of myself for long term success at the highest level.”
Armstrong ranks as one of the top-25 OT prospects in the country and one of the 10 best players in the state of Ohio.
“It means the world to me and my family to stay home,” Armstrong concluded. “Growing up an Ohio State fan it was always a dream to play for them, to make that a reality now is surreal. I can’t wait to wear the scarlet and gray.”