{"id":60621,"date":"2024-06-23T14:38:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-23T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=60621"},"modified":"2024-06-23T14:38:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-23T18:38:00","slug":"the-2025-ohio-state-recruiting-class-gets-interior-offensive-line-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2024\/06\/23\/the-2025-ohio-state-recruiting-class-gets-interior-offensive-line-help\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2025 Ohio State Recruiting Class Gets Interior Offensive Line Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2024\/06\/14\/ohio-state-adds-yet-another-top-2025-recruit\/\" target=\"_self\">Ohio State recruiting<\/a> efforts were put into full force this weekend as several top recruits and commitments were in town. One of those top targets was three-star interior offensive linemen, <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/jake-cook-46128762\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Cook<\/a>. Cook is considered to be the 28th-best recruit from the state of Ohio and currently the 54th-best overall in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Cook represents the 18th commitment to the Buckeyes in the cycle and is second on the offensive line, joining fellow Ohio native, <strong>Carter Lowe<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Staying HOME! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Committed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Committed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoBucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoBucks<\/a> \ud83c\udf30 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mjbb62H37z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Mjbb62H37z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake Cook (@CookJake52) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CookJake52\/status\/1804929790949937366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 23, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Ohio State Recruiting Gets a Bump With Jake Cook<\/h2>\n<p>Initially committed to Louisville for over four months, the Westerville North star decommitted after receiving an Ohio State offer. He&#8217;s seen an incredible rise in his rankings. When he initially committed to the Cardinals, Cook was unranked by the <em>247Sports Composite<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>At Westerville North, Cook plays as one of the tackles and even earned an All-Ohio Honorable Mention for Division I (Ohio&#8217;s division for its largest schools).<em> 247Sports<\/em>&#8216; <strong>Allen Treiu<\/strong> projects Cook to end up kicking inside with a very likely landing spot at center for a Power 4 program. His play has been described as tenacious and violent with his hands. He&#8217;s the type to play to and through the whistle. He will need to work on explosiveness and agility, so Cook is likely more of a project than a year-one contributor.<\/p>\n<h3>The Report on Cook<\/h3>\n<p>Perhaps his best features are his intangibles and leadership qualities. <em>247Sports<\/em> spoke with Cook&#8217;s offensive coordinator at Westerville North, <strong>Marcus Ray<\/strong>, and he raved:<\/p>\n<section id=\"evaluation\" class=\"scouting-report\">\n<section class=\"sources\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>&#8220;His teammates love him. He&#8217;s a leader, he wants to be a great player and has the self-discipline to do that and that speaks to his father and mother. He&#8217;s a great kid from a good family. [Jake&#8217;s] respectful. He&#8217;s committed to the little things and putting in extra weight room work. He&#8217;s a chin-up guy, never down on himself. [Jake&#8217;s] exceptional in the classroom, a well-rounded student-athlete who is fun to coach and wants to learn. He shows up to all meetings and leans the offense cause I changed the blocking scheme. He shows up and delivers. He&#8217;s a powerful, positive presence in the classroom and on the field.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"timeline\">\n<div id=\"timeline\">This offseason, Cook was named as offensive line MVP at an <em>Under Armour Next<\/em> camp. He earned the same honors at a <em>Rivals<\/em> camp as well.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_60627\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60627\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60627\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/USATSI_23061801_168400536_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"ohio state recruiting class\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/USATSI_23061801_168400536_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/USATSI_23061801_168400536_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/USATSI_23061801_168400536_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/USATSI_23061801_168400536_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/USATSI_23061801_168400536_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/USATSI_23061801_168400536_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/06\/USATSI_23061801_168400536_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60627\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy: \u00a0Adam Cairns\/Columbus Dispatch \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Offensive line reinforcements are on the way and Ohio State recruiting is continuing its hot streak. 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