College Football World Reacts to 5-Star Mylan Graham Ohio State Commitment

Elite wide receiver recruit Mylan Graham draws local, national attention after commitment

Author:
Buckeyes Now Staff
Apr 5, 2023 9:34 AM EDT

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The Brian Hartline effect continues to push top pass-catchers to Ohio State. It's become the expectation at this point, yet the news of Mylan Graham becoming the latest 'Zone 6' commitment set the internet off on Tuesday evening.

The five-star prospect out of Indianapolis, who picked Ryan Day's program over Michigan, Georgia, Alabama, Notre Dame and plenty of others, drew the attention of future teammates and beyond with the public pick.

"I'm home," Graham posted via his Twitter and Instagram, calling it a "no-brainer" to play for Day, Hartline and OSU given its history at the wide receiver position.

For any Buckeye fans wondering about Jeremiah Smith's status, the No. 1-ranked wide receiver recruit has been all OSU via his own social media of late. Over the weekend he confirmed plans to return to Columbus, where he also called "home" in a post, for the spring game weekend. Smith sent out two Hartline pictures of him celebrating with a cigar, welcomed Graham to the class and even hinted at the commitment before it went down.

Hartline of course joined the celebration on his own personal account with one, simple popcorn emoji.

OSU Director of Recruiting Strategy Nick Murphy was more direct in his reaction to Graham's decision.

Buckeye freshman wide receiver and former five-star recruit Brandon Inniss kept it simple with a "WRU" tag to the announcement. In-state offensive line commitment Devontae Armstrong posted a famous Gif with the tag, "Ladies and Gentleman, We Got Him." Fellow relatively new verbal commitment James Peoples continues to hint at more positive recruiting news coming OSU's way.

In true OSU fashion, as commitments have been after him since last weekend, offensive line commitment Ian Moore spun the news forward to the next potential Buckeye pledge at a relatable position -- quarterback. Moore was the latest to tag top 100 passer Air Noland with the program's need ahead of his April 8 decision date.