Drew Thurman (5:19 pm)

Rumors have been circling the recruitment of Trey DePriest for months now, many of them regarding his relationship with Alabama. It's always hard to put much stock in the rumor mill, but this time those rumors came true. DePriest announced this evening that he is headed to join Saban and company in SEC Country, which means the Buckeyes lost the top in-state linebacker for a second year in a row.

As Alex at 11W pointed out earlier this week though, there is no reason to panic over losing DePriest. Not only is linebacker the deepest position for the Buckeyes (along with running back), but the staff still has plenty of options left on the board in this class. The big three guys to watch in the coming weeks will be Ejuan Price, Conner Crowell and Andre Sturdivant, but also on the radar are Kent Turene and Michael Caputo.

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