Ohio State trending for top-100 prospect Carter Lowe ahead of commitment
Four-star Toledo (Ohio) Whitmer offensive tackle Carter Lowe has set his commitment date for this Saturday, Jan. 27, with a final five schools list that includes Ohio State, Michigan, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.
Lowe is fresh off a visit to Columbus prior to announcing his commitment date, his eighth Ohio State visit as a recruit. And coming out of that trip, the Buckeyes are trending heavily to land his commitment in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM).
That follows an expert prediction from Michigan recruiting insider EJ Holland on Monday, as well as one from Ohio State insider Alex Gleitman back in October.
“Lowe has made multiple visits to OSU since landing the scholarship, including two game visits so far this season, and is slated to be back in The Horseshoe for the Penn State game on Saturday,” Gleitman wrote at the time. “While Lowe was at Michigan last week, the latest intel I have says that Ohio State is the team to beat and that it would be hard for the Wolverines to overcome that sentiment.
… I am not expecting any sort of decision until after Lowe’s junior season, but I do expect that decision to be in favor of the Buckeyes when it comes.”
Buckeyes have made in-state star a priority
Lowe visited Ohio State three times this past fall. He was on campus for the Western Kentucky, Maryland and Penn State games. That span of time is seemingly where Ohio State separated from the pack of contenders. The Buckeyes have been involved in this race longer than any of the other finalists, offering him a year ago.
“Even in the beginning of my recruitment, I talked to Ohio State a lot more than other places which I’ve always liked,” he told Lettermen Row this fall. “I’ve been a priority for them. They definitely from the jump had separated themselves.”
Lettermen Row spoke with Lowe the week after his visit for the Penn State game where he alluded to such.
“And I like that reassurance a lot. From other colleges, I’m not getting that for sure. Ohio State does a great job talking to me, staying on top of me and I like that a lot about them.”
Should Lowe pick the Buckeyes on Saturday, he will be third in-state pledge in the 2025 class. Four-star Bellefontaine (Ohio) quarterback Tavien St. Clair and three-star Akron (Ohio) Archbishop Hoban linebacker Eli Lee are the Ohioans in the class — so far. Lowe’s commitment would give the Buckeyes two of the top three in-state prospects in a loaded year inside the borders.
The hulking 6-foot-5, 285-pounder is the nation’s No. 9 offensive tackle and the No. 88 overall prospect in the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.