Update, July 22: Georges committed to Tennessee, choosing the Vols over Ohio State and Ole Miss, per ESPN and CBS Sports. Our story on what the miss means for the class is here. The preview below ran before the decision.
The most important domino of Ohio State’s summer falls on July 22. Five-star running back David Gabriel Georges, the No. 10 overall prospect in the 247Sports composite, announces his commitment that day at 5:30 p.m. ET on the CBS Sports College Football YouTube channel, and the reporting now frames it as a three-team race between Ohio State, Tennessee and Ole Miss. Ole Miss joined the picture in mid-July, when SI’s CFB HQ and Land-Grant Holy Land both listed the same three finalists, and Georges is not tipping his hand: he told SI’s CFB HQ it feels “sort of 50-50.”
Georges is a Baylor School product out of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the production is absurd: 1,756 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns in 2025. The fit is obvious. And the need is total, because Ohio State currently has zero running backs committed in the 2027 class.
Locklyn’s biggest swing
Running backs coach Carlos Locklyn has recruited Georges harder than any player on the board, per Eleven Warriors. This is the kind of recruitment where the position coach’s credibility is the pitch, and Locklyn has bet his summer on it.
The fallback options thinned out in June. Jayden Miles committed to Florida State one day after taking his Ohio State official visit. If Georges picks Tennessee or Ole Miss, the likeliest path is a flip attempt, possibly at Miles, which is never where you want to be at a premium position in late July.
Win this one and the class jumps a tier in every ranking that matters. Lose it and the back half of summer becomes a scramble. July 22. Circle it.
