C.J. Stroud and Paris Johnson Jr. are among the Buckeyes who strongly considered Georgia as recruits while 31 of Georgia’s players received Ohio State offers as high schoolers.
Even though Ohio State and Georgia haven’t played each other in football in 30 years, Ryan Day and Kirby Smart are familiar with many of each other’s players.
Twenty-nine of Ohio State’s players received scholarship offers from Georgia as high school recruits and 31 of Georgia’s players received scholarship offers from Ohio State before they became Bulldogs. Stroud took an official visit to Georgia less than a month before he signed with the Buckeyes, and he told reporters at the Heisman Trophy ceremony earlier this month that Georgia was the runner-up in his recruitment.
Among the key Buckeyes who gave real consideration to Georgia were Fleming and Jackson, as Fleming included Georgia in his top six schools and Jackson featured the Bulldogs in his final 12. Another Buckeye who likely would be starting against the Bulldogs if he was healthy, running back TreVeyon Henderson, included Georgia in his top nine before committing to Ohio State.
The Bulldogs’ secondary depth chart also includes the only player on either team who decommitted from the other school: Jaheim Singletary, who was committed to Ohio State for seven months before reopening his recruitment and ultimately signing with the Bulldogs. The
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