'2020-2023 LB - Reid Carrico (Transfer to West Virginia)

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Outside linebacker
6'3''|220 lbs
CLASS OF 2021

Check out Reid Carrico Sophomore by Reid Carrico on @hudl https://t.co/SKxMNXKbNp #hudl

— OSUBasketballJunkie (@ScarletBuckeye2) April 12, 2019

 

Thankful to receive an offer from Indiana University!! #IUFB #HOOSIERS pic.twitter.com/U9KU9awVN7

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) April 11, 2019

 

Ironton (Ohio) High's Reid Carrico, a 2021 two-way athlete at outside linebacker and running back who visited Ohio State last Wednesday for its 10th practice of spring camp, will be back for Saturday's spring game. https://t.co/wK920t6Q9E

— Garrett Stepien (@GarrettStepien) April 11, 2019

 

So thankful to receive an offer to The Ohio State University!! #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/Y0qqm2lCXB

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) April 13, 2019

 

Ohio State offers 2021 linebacker Reid Carrico

The Buckeyes continue to waste no time recruiting inside of Ohio’s borders. Just days after hosting Ironton linebacker Reid Carrico for the first time, Ohio State offered the 2021 linebacker during his stop at the school on Saturday morning.

“It’s pretty insane,” Carrico said. “I wasn’t expecting that at all.”

A 6-foot-3. 220-pound linebacker, Carrico is Ohio’s ninth-ranked player in 2021 and instantly becomes a likely choice to become an Ohio State commitment. That isn’t going to happen immediately — despite his lifelong affinity for the school.

“I didn’t know what to say,” he said. “I’m excited for an opportunity to play at the next level, but my job is to play good football, you know? I haven’t seen all the schools I’m interested in, but I absolutely love Ohio State.”

A handful of schools like Penn State, Notre Dame, LSU and Michigan State are likely to receive visits soon from Carrico.

 

Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee!! #VOLS pic.twitter.com/gFdgdQjMzK

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) April 18, 2019

 

Blessed to receive an offer from Duke University!! #GoDuke pic.twitter.com/36eSsRdK0I

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) April 18, 2019

 

4-star linebacker the #Buckeyes have offered says he loves #OhioState. VIP https://t.co/1rQliFhx4E

— Bill Kurelic (@Bill_Kurelic) April 21, 2019

 

Reid Carrico Details His OSU Offer
After making his first visit to Ohio State just a few weeks ago, Ironton athlete Reid Carrico, who was recently rated as the No. 9 2021 recruit in Ohio by 247Sports, paid another visit to Ohio State for the Buckeyes’ spring game.

Before the game began though, Ryan Day invited Carrico into his office and extended the linebacker an offer.

That has been the trend as of late for the Ironton running back-linebacker hybrid. Since visiting Ohio sTate the first time in late-March, then being rated the No. 193 prospect overall in his class, Carrico has welcomed offers from programs such as Vanderbilt, Duke, Tennessee, Pittsburgh and Indiana, where his strongest offer before the whirlwind began was from Marshall, just a half hour away from his hometown.


“I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, all I have to do is work hard and play good football and this process will take care of itself,” Carrico said. “They just push me to work harder. I can only pick one of them, and wherever I go, I want to be great. I will continue to strive for that.”

Carrico did admit, though, that while he always thought this would be the case for his college football recruitment, he didn’t realize it would take off as quickly as it has.

In just three weeks, he went from making a couple trips to Marshall to develop his strongest relationship to standing on the sidelines with five-star defensive end commit Jack Sawyer and fellow 2021 Ohio recruit Najee Story after receiving an Ohio State offer.

“I really enjoyed being there again,” Carrico said. “I knew that the spring game was going to be wild, but the atmosphere was crazy. Guys were flying around, and it was just a good vibe.”

 

Thankful to receive an offer from the University of Florida! #Gators #TheSwamp pic.twitter.com/0ar8i27ytk

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) April 26, 2019

 

Thankful to receive an offer from the University of Michigan! #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/TDTE8U8svl

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) April 28, 2019

 

Excited to say that I have received an offer from Florida State University! #DoSomething #GoNoles pic.twitter.com/wDHxHxacIr

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) April 28, 2019

 

Thankful to receive an offer from Purdue! #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/IZKPFVacog

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) April 30, 2019

 

Beyond thankful to receive an offer from Michigan State University!! #GoGreen pic.twitter.com/2MoP7LkJV6

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) May 3, 2019

 

Excited to announce that I have received an offer from the University of Texas!! #HookEm pic.twitter.com/QujQ5CRshP

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) May 8, 2019

 

Thankful to receive an offer from Boston College! pic.twitter.com/U0JU10lbnO

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) May 9, 2019

 

Thankful to receive an offer from Penn State University!! #LinebackerU pic.twitter.com/ngUtnq0wVv

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) May 10, 2019

 

Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Cincinatti!! pic.twitter.com/Hfltiu6iDF

— Reid Carrico (@CarricoReid) May 22, 2019

 

Yet another big offer for big-time 2021 Ohio linebacker Reid Carrico. Huge spring for him. https://t.co/fUxHE5EnqO

— Marc Givler (@MarcGivler) May 23, 2019

 

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