The Slate: Ohio State commits schedule Oct. 20-21

COLUMBUS — For some Ohio State commits, they’re already at the halfway point of their 2023 seasons. For others, they’re playing in the regular season finale, perhaps even their final high school game.

Ohio State hit the road last weekend and thumped Purdue. The Buckeyes now have another massive test as they welcome Penn State to Ohio Stadium on Saturday.

Plenty of future Buckeyes have big tests this weekend as well and Lettermen Row gets right into the weekend slate for all 22 of the 2024 commits and commits beyond.

Quarterback

Four-star Fairburn (Ga) Langston Hughes quarterback Air Noland is off a bye week and returns to the gridiron. The lefty from Georgia travels to Newnan (Ga) on Friday and then heads to Ohio State on Saturday.

2025 four-star Bellefontaine (Ohio) quarterback Tavien St. Clair hosts Springfield (Ohio) Kenton Ridge on Friday. St. Clair received a massive bump in the On300 going from No. 299 overall to No. 12. He is also the No. 2 quarterback in the country only behind five-star signal-caller Bryce Underwood.

Running Back

Four-star San Antonio (Texas) Veterans Memorial running back James Peoples hosts San Antonio (Texas) Pieper on Friday.

Four-star Fort Lauderdale (Fla) St. Thomas Aquinas running back Jordan Lyle travels to Coconut Creek (Fla) Monarch on Friday.

Three-star Pickerington (Ohio) North running back Sam Williams-Dixon travels to Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln on Friday. Both teams are undefeated in the final week of the regular season.

Wide Receiver

Five-star Hollywood (Fla) Chaminade-Madonna wide receiver Jeremiah Smith hosts Hollywood (Fla) Avant Garde Academy on Friday. The future Ohio State wide receiver has 781 receiving yards, 11 touchdowns and 52 receptions through seven games.

Five-star New Haven (Ind) wide receiver Mylan Graham hosts Kendallville (Ind) East Noble in the first round of the Indiana High School playoffs. Graham has missed the last few weeks because of an injury.

Four-star St. Louis (Mo) Christian Brothers wide receiver Jeremiah McClellan is on a bye until the first round of the playoffs starts on Oct. 27.

2025 three-star Cocoa (Fla) wide receiver Jayvan Boggs hosts Titusville (Fla) Astronaunt on Friday.

2026 four-star Cincinnati (Ohio) Withrow wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. travels to Cincinnati (Ohio) Western Hills

Tight End

Four-star Chattanooga (Tenn) Baylor School tight end Max LeBlanc hosts Nashville (Tenn) Montgomery Bell Academy on Friday.

Four-star Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville tight end Damarion Witten travels to Cleveland (Ohio) John Marshall on Friday.

Offensive Line

Four-star New Palestine (Ind) offensive tackle Ian Moore hosts New Castle (Ind) on Friday in the first round of the Indiana High School playoffs. Moore and the Dragons have won seven consecutive games.

Four-star Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward offensive linemen Deontae and Devontae Armstrong travel to Akron (Ohio) Archbishop Hoban on Friday.

Defensive Line

Five-star Chicago (Ill) St. Ignatius defensive tackle Justin Scott travels to Joliet (Ill) Catholic on Friday.

Five-star Buford (Ga) defensive lineman Eddrick Houston travels to Dacula (Ga) on Friday.

Three-star Stafford (Va) Mountain View defensive lineman Eric Mensah travels to Nokesville (Va) Patriot on Friday.

Linebacker

Four-star Sunbury (Ohio) Big Walnut linebacker Garrett Stover travels to Canal Winchester (Ohio) on Friday.

Four-star Lucas (Texas) Lovejoy linebacker Payton Pierce travels to Mesquite (Texas) Poteet on Friday.

Cornerback

Four-star Springfield (Ohio) cornerback Aaron Scott Jr. hosts Clayton (Ohio) Northmont on Friday. The future Ohio State defensive back is scheduled to return to campus next month for the Penn State game.

Four-star Cleveland (Ohio) Glenville cornerback Bryce West travels to Cleveland (Ohio) John Marshall on Friday.

Four-star Chandler (Ariz) Basha cornerback Miles Lockhart hosts Chandler (Ariz) on Friday.

2025 four-star Baltimore (Md) St. Frances Academy cornerback Blake Woodby does not have a game this weekend.

Safety

Four-star West Orange (N.J.) Seton Hall Prep safety Jaylen McClain travels to Montvale (N.J.) St. Joseph Regional on Saturday.

Three-star Fort Myers (Fla) Bishop Verot safety Leroy Roker hosts Sarasota (Fla) Cardinal Mooney on Friday.