New Running Back Offer While on the topic of running backs, Ohio State extended its second offer to a running back this week, but this one was within the 2021 class. Four-star Florida running back Thaddius Franklin announced that he has received an Ohio State offer via Twitter on Thursday evening. Unlike most sophomore running backs, Franklin has already exceeded the 1,000-yard mark in his career, as he rushed for 1,602 yards on a 9.8 yards-per-carry average and 14 touchdowns in 2018. He has a natural running ability and is one of the top running backs in the Miami area. That being said, he is already committed to Miami, which typically has a fairly strong hold on the Miami area, and Franklin is from Hollywood, which is just outside of Miami. It will take quite a bit of recruiting to draw him out of the area, but if the staff offered him, then it must believe there is a way.
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