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With the arrival of former Alabama safety Caleb Downs on Friday night, the Buckeyes created one of the biggest splashes in college football history. This summer has been nearly entirely full of positive news for Ohio State.
As a true freshman for the Crimson Tide in 2023, Downs—who is ranked No. 1 overall by 247Sports in the transfer portal—became one of the finest safeties in the country very soon. The 6-foot DB led Alabama’s defense with 107 total tackles, 40 (!) more than the next-highest player, in addition to two interceptions, four pass breakups, 3.5 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble. Josh Downs is an NFL wide receiver. To his record, he also added an 85-yard touchdown from a punt return.
After Nick Saban announced his retirement, there were rumblings that Downs could be able to use the transfer portal. This seemed almost certain to happen once Georgia hired Travaris Robinson, the defensive coach from Alabama, out of state. Once Downs did officially enter the portal, that move made the Bulldogs the front-runners to sign him, and Kirby Smart’s team appeared to be close to locking up the former No. 1 safety and No. 8 overall pick in the 2023 class.
But on Thursday, a group of Ohio State coaches, led by head coach Ryan Day, traveled to Georgia for a visitation at home with Downs and his family. In a matchup between the two elite institutions, the Buckeyes seemed to have little chance of stealing Downs.
