With the passing of signing day, the Ohio football team has added 17 new players to the team including 11 incoming freshmen, four junior college transfers and two four-year transfers.
Although the class is smaller than those in years past, Ohio head coach Frank Solich is satisfied with the group they have brought in.
“I’m pleased with the results of what our staff has accomplished,” Solich said. “The numbers in the class are very good. The quality of this class is very good.”
The class includes players at eight different positions, and from seven different states, seven being from Ohio.
“We have been able to attract players from the state of Ohio and we want to continue to have Ohio be the basis of what we’re all about in recruiting,” Solich said.
Two of the bigger names on the list of commitments are Kenny Ashley, a running back transfer from El Camino College in Torrance Calf. and Chase Cochran, a receiver out of Lebanon Ohio.
A highly touted recruit out of high school, Ashley originally committed to USC before transferring to El Camino where he rushed for 693 yards and 13 touchdowns last season.
“We think he is going to be a tremendous back in our system,” Solich said. “He is a big, physical running back with really good movement. We expect him to be dragging some players down the field.”
Solich also spoke highly of Cochran, who was first-team All-Ohio as a high school senior and also earned All-Ohio in track as a sophomore and junior.
“Chase is a speed guy. He has great hands, great speed, and he goes up and gets the ball,” Solich said. “He’s the type of guy that can replace Taylor Price.”
The class also includes Nathan Carpenter, the brother of former Ohio State linebacker and current Dallas Cowboy Bobby Carpenter, as well as the Leftwich twins, Omar and Octavius who are also junior college transfers.
“They’re a very talented group,” Solich said of the twins. “Omar is a lockdown corner, we won’t be afraid to put him against any receiver we face. They’re both capable of stepping on the football field and playing for us right away.”
Along with the Leftwich brothers, Solich believes there are others among the class that can have an immediate impact for the Bobcats.
“They all come with the mindset of being that guy,” Solich said. “But it is clear that there is the ability for some guys to challenge for a starting position.”
Although the class includes some with the ability to start right away for Ohio, Solich believes that they have built the program to the point where it is not necessary for a freshman to start.
Coach Solich also announced the departure of recruiting coordinator Scott Isphording, who recently left the Bobcats to become the quarterbacks’ coach at the University of Toledo.
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