Welcome to the Inside Stuff, the semi-regular Ohio State recruiting notebook exclusive to Buckeye Huddle. The latest news, notes and analysis of Buckeyes football recruiting from Marc Givler and Birm.
COLUMBUS—It not a surprise necessarily but that doesn’t mean it’s not a big deal: Favour Akih has committed to Ohio State.
The 5-foot-11, 195-pound four-star running back from Rutherford B. Hayes (Delaware, Ohio) officially announced his commitment to the Buckeyes on Sunday. He chose the Scarlet and Gray over the Miami Hurricanes and USC Trojans.
Planned official visits to those schools—set for the next weekends—will not happen. The country’s No. 15-ranked…
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