Nation’s top safety, Ohio State football target set to announce commitment: Buckeye Breakfast

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Decision day has arrived for one of the top prospects in the 2025 recruiting cycle.

Trey McNutt, the nation’s top safety and the No. 2 player out of Ohio, will announce his commitment at 6 p.m. Friday. Ohio State is among his top five options alongside Florida, Oregon, Southern California and Texas A&M.

UPDATE: McNutt has changed his announcement date.

McNutt is a product of Cleveland who attends Shaker Heights High School. He’s a five-star prospect, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, who has held an offer from the Buckeyes since April 2023.

However, it appears Oregon is the team to beat as McNutt’s commitment approaches. Every expert prediction across 247Sports and On3 has McNutt joining the Ducks. The Recruiting Prediction Model for On3 also gives Oregon a 93.2% chance of landing McNutt.

The Buckeyes, who own the nation’s top 2025 class, have landed five commitments from 2025 defensive backs.

Five-star cornerbacks Devin Sanchez and Na’eem Offord are among the bright spots in the class. At safety, though, four-star prospect Faheem Delane is the highest-rated commit.

Ohio State legend Jayson Tatum?

Jayson Tatum has become one of the NBA’s stars during his career with the Boston Celtics, which started in 2017 when he was drafted out of Duke. However, that wasn’t the career path Tatum envisioned in fourth grade.

In a post on his Instagram story this week, Tatum shared an essay he wrote as a child.

“Twenty years from now, I will have gone to one year at Ohio State University where I will meet Kristen,” he wrote. “She will have gone to Ohio State’s Law School while I’m in the NBA.”

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He went on to detail the two children he’d have, the sports they’d play and the eventual career he’d have with the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Lakers.

Things, obviously, haven’t worked out as planned. Tatum spent one season (2016-17) with the Blue Devils before declaring for the NBA Draft.

This season, his seventh with the Celtics, Tatum won his first NBA title and is part of Team USA’s quest for a gold medal in the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Key dates

· Chelsea vs. Manchester City soccer match at Ohio Stadium: 15 days, Aug. 3

· 2024 opener vs. Akron: 43 days, Aug. 31

· Ohio State at Oregon: 85 days, Oct. 12

· Ohio State at Penn State: 106 days, Nov. 2

· The Game 2024: 134 days, Nov. 30