Jack Sawyer changes number. Could this mean J.T. Tuimoloau is heading to Ohio State?

Head coach Ryan Day and therefore the Ohio State eleven are hot on the paths of the 2022 and 2023 recruiting classes. However, there’s another big shot they’re hoping to snag within the class of 2021 … the large fella from Sammamish, Washington, J.T. Tuimoloau.

Tuimoloau took his long-awaited visit to Columbus this past weekend after the NCAA finally lifted the extended dead period thanks to COVID-19. From the sounds of it, Ohio State was everything Tuimoloau and his family had expected and more.

Much was made by OSU coaches and a couple of players exposed at the toilet Glenn International Airport to greet Tuimoloau. The players were all wearing jersey No. 33, Tuimoloau’s high school number. Many (mostly Alabama fan sites) cried the move reeked of desperation. However, there could also be more to the story.

It’s all speculation at now. The defensive end and his family are extremely quiet throughout the recruiting process. And, of course, Tuimoloau remains scheduled to go to Nick Saban and Alabama within the coming days.

But we will dream. Imagine Sawyer and Tuimoloau on all sides of the defensive position. that might be a nightmare scenario for any offense.

We should know soon where the No. 3 prospects within the land consistent with the 247Sports composite rankings will call home, and Buckeye Nation is keeping its fingers crossed.