Georgia '22 CA OL - Earnest Greene (Georgia Verbal)

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OFFENSIVE TACKLE
6'5''
280 LBS
CLASS OF 2022

Ohio State has offered.

 

#AGTG Wow! I am Extremely Blessed and Excited to say that I have officially received a huge offer from THEE ⭕️hio State University!! #GoBucks🌰 pic.twitter.com/Mq180XCiai

— Earnest Greene lll🃏 (@EarnestGreene_) April 17, 2020

 

Could there be another @boscofootball star en route to play for #OhioState? 2022 Top 100 OL @EarnestGreene_ talks about his latest offer from the #Buckeyes https://t.co/oOp3YhCSAW @OhioStateRivals @adamgorney @wyattdavis53 @kourt22williams

— Alex Gleitman (@alexgleitman) April 18, 2020

 

Jantzen Dunn intrigue, handful of new Ohio State offers extended https://t.co/TD01ER9Xh2

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) April 19, 2020

Ohio State going back to Cali
The Buckeyes have been busy the past few days extending scholarship offers to 2022 prospects from around the country. For Earnest Greene, who announced his offer on Friday night, it actually happened about a year ago. He just didn’t know it.

“I thought I had been waiting for this one, it’s a big one,” Greene joked with Lettermen Row. “That was until they told me they actually offered me last spring.”

Last spring is when the 6-foot-4, 300-pound sophomore visited Ohio State with St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) teammates, including Clemson commit Beaux Collins. He was impressed by what he saw in Columbus. That hasn’t changed, and he remains very interested in the Buckeyes.

“We’ve stayed in contact,” Greene said. “They have offensive lineman in the NFL all over the place, and have All-Americans on their offensive line right now.”

One of those All-Americans is Buckeyes guard Wyatt Davis, who came from St. John Bosco in the Class of 2017. He’s one of the players Greene looks up to, along with current Ohio State freshman Kourt Williams.

“Both of those guys went and are on the same path that I am on,” the country’s No. 19-ranked overall prospect in the 2022 class said. “I will most definitely use them as mentors.”

Like everyone else, Greene is waiting for life and recruiting to get back to normal before thinking too much about his future.

‘I’m just trying to wait and see everything out before I make any decision in my recruitment,” Greene said. “But one thing I would want to do right now is to visit Ohio State again as soon as I’m able.”

 

Check out Earnest Greene lll by Earnest Greene III on @hudl https://t.co/Z3J2UhC6nG #hudl

— OSUBasketballJunkie (@ScarletBuckeye2) May 23, 2020

 

Nation's No. 2 OT in the 2022 class, Earnest Greene (@EarnestGreene_) takes notice of #Michigan's draft success and @4Warinner's coaching ability

"I like how they are a very traditional program and are known for their dominant offensive line play."https://t.co/J4ZRTsChZp pic.twitter.com/k1U1Qx8ZD3

— Brice Marich (@BriceMarich) June 10, 2020

 

#OhioState target Earnest Greene could cut his list down soon (FREE)https://t.co/k9VozNHIk5 pic.twitter.com/neBEHmvU5u

— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) July 29, 2020

 

Earnest Green still feeling Buckeyes, tight end releases top three https://t.co/MmYSgBRak1

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) July 29, 2020

Ohio State still working hard on Earnest Greene
The no-recruiting summer has hurt Ohio State in a number of ways. But the Buckeyes are plugging along trying to make the most of the increased time that’s available for relationship building. Unfortunately, the NCAA hasn’t changed its rules to allow for more conversation with 2022 prospects, so like everyone else, the Buckeyes are limited in how often they can talk to rising-junior prospects.

One of the players who is a top target for Ohio State is St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.) 4-star Earnest Greene. The massive offensive lineman — all 6-foot-4 and 330-pounds of him — is doing his best to keep in contact with the Buckeyes.

“I’ve been in contact with Ohio State a lot,” Greene told Lettermen Row. “I’ve been watching their games over and over.”


The repeat viewings of Buckeyes games is happening so that the country’s No. 2-ranked offensive guard prospect can study the play of Wyatt Davis, who also hails from St. John Bosco. Davis and incoming Ohio State freshman Kourt Williams have been playing a key part in guiding Greene’s understanding of the program.

“Most of the conversations have been with Wyatt, Kourt and the coaches,” Greene, who was offered in April, said. ” I talked to Kourt about it at school when he came back from Ohio State the first time and he spoke very highly about it.”

Ohio State’s pitch is simple, and it goes right back to Wyatt Davis.

“It’s really just been been like, look at Wyatt,” Greene said. “He’s an All-American, going to be a first-round NFL pick and he walked the same hallways as I am right now at Bosco. I can be that guy too.”

Greene wants to make visits to a few schools he’s not been to yet, and he wants to return to Ohio State before narrowing down his list or making a decision. But there’s no real timeline for that right now. He understands why so many of his classmates have made early decisions but isn’t really in that same place.

“I can’t speak for those guys because I don’t know what they’ve done,” he said. “But I know I’d want to visit with my family at least once before that decision is made.”

 

#Texas staying active out in SoCal with an offer to Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco '22 OL Earnest Greene https://t.co/PO9YqHdDFc

— Greg Biggins (@GregBiggins) February 15, 2021

 

TOP 10...
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— Earnest Greene lll🃏 (@EarnestGreene_) March 17, 2021

 

Latest Buckeyes Recruiting Roundup on @clevelanddotcom: ⁦@EarnestGreene_⁩ ,4-star guard, one step closer to following ⁦@wyattdavis53⁩ footsteps: Buckeyes Recruiting Roundup - https://t.co/f3S1XgsdEl https://t.co/0QAYNf9yo8

— Kyle Kelly (@ByKyleKelly) April 2, 2021

 

Taking stock of 4-star offensive lineman Earnest Greene's loaded top 10 schools (FREE)https://t.co/koPsiqY6Gz pic.twitter.com/DJctYsYUST

— Bucknuts (@Bucknuts247) May 19, 2021

 

#Rivals100 OL Earnest Greene has two trips to Columbus set up, including a three-day visit next month.

We spoke with his head coach, Jason Negro, about Greene’s interest in the #Buckeyes, as well as some of the programs that are sticking out to him.

➡️ https://t.co/3ZGjTiIQIX pic.twitter.com/dEg2nlsWgs

— Big Me Kickoff (@BigMe_Kickoff) May 31, 2021

 

Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco OL Earnest Greene spent the last two days visiting #OhioState and raved about his time in Columbus https://t.co/DTmrfMSp0m pic.twitter.com/zAKw0liYBN

— Greg Biggins (@GregBiggins) June 18, 2021

 

THEE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY…⭕️ #GoBuckeyes
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— Earnest Greene lll🃏 (@EarnestGreene_) June 19, 2021

 

Bellflower (Calif.) St. John Bosco OL Earnest Greene will unofficially visit #Oklahoma today and Thursday and then head to #Texas for a visit as well https://t.co/WZEBTIAjTv pic.twitter.com/pWR7xNQMTu

— Greg Biggins (@GregBiggins) June 23, 2021

 

Family vibe, connections at Ohio State key in Earnest Greene recruitment https://t.co/JCOssoK2oC

— Lettermen Row (@LettermenRow) July 2, 2021

 

Hook em…🤘🏾
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— Earnest Greene lll🃏 (@EarnestGreene_) July 6, 2021

 

The latest with OT Earnest Greene after his June visits -- which included an under-the-radar day trip to #USC. The coaches reiterated that he is a top priority and could start early.

"It's pretty much the same pitch, but it still has a powerful meaning."https://t.co/iqoifTALHu pic.twitter.com/yx5lUEYgHC

— Ryan Young (@RyanYoungRivals) July 10, 2021