Wisconsin '22 NC DT - Curtis Neal (Wisconsin Verbal)

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    BUCKEYES OFFER ANOTHER 2022 DT
    Another player who is already looking to set up an official visit at some point this summer is a defensive tackle who was offered less than 24 hours ago and who is already peaking as a top target for the Buckeyes.

    That would be four-star William Amos Hough (North Carolina) 2022 DT Curtis Neal, the No. 322 overall player and No. 23 DT in America, who is a former teammate of current Ohio State running back Evan Pryor.

    When Neal was offered by Larry Johnson on Tuesday night, it brought forth some strong emotions both from Neal and Pryor.

    "I was excited. I cried tears of joy," Neal told Eleven Warriors. "I like everything about OSU. I think it would be a great fit for me! ... (Evan and I) have been talking about me getting an offer from OSU since he’s been there. We’re definitely fired up. We've been talking all day."

    It wasn't just Pryor who had Larry Johnson's ear about Neal. He also had a former Pro Bowl tight end hyping him up.

    "Evan and Greg Olsen put in a good word for me, and Coach Johnson loved my film," Neal said. "(Olsen) was at my game. Told me I was the best high school player he’s ever watched. It really touched me last week."

    With Ohio State looking to take a minimum of two defensive tackles but likely three at the position, Johnson and crew have been busy on the recruiting trail the last couple weeks, offering three-star prospects Domonique Orange and Chris McClellan before the Neal offer. Johnson has already built up a good relationship with all three of those players, and they're taking notice.

    "He’s the best DL coach in America," Neal said. "His résumé speaks for its self. We just started talking (Tuesday).

    Neal is being recruited as a 3-tech in the Buckeyes' four-man front and believes he would be a good fit with how they move their defensive linemen around on the line. He has an official visit at Wisconsin already locked in so he will not be able to visit during the BB2.0 unless he moves his trip to Madison around, but he says he is looking to set up an official visit to Columbus this summer.
     
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    Curtis Neal gets NFL recommendation in recent call with Buckeyes
    Another recent offer along the defensive line in the Class of 2022, Curtis Neal from North Carolina, was on a video call with Ohio State this week. He linked up with Ryan Day and Larry Johnson on Tuesday.

    “We’ve been talking every day,” the 4-star defensive tackle told Lettermen Row. “And I did a Zoom call with Coach Day, Coach LJ and Coach [Kerry] Coombs on Tuesday. We went over academics.”

    Day took the opportunity to share some insight he’d received about the William Amos Hough standout recently.

    “Coach Day talked about how Greg Olsen came to him about me,” Evans said. “He told him how special of a player I was. He was on the sideline for our game against Vance. His brother is our offensive coordinator. He said I played the best game he’s ever seen a high school player play.”
     
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    Curtis Neal decision likely to come end of June, will miss senior season
    Ohio State is in a Big Ten battle for defensive tackle Curtis Neal.

    The country’s No. 23-ranked interior lineman has just two official visits planned for June: Ohio State and Wisconsin. A pair of former teammates at William A. Hough (Cornelius, N.C.) are on the Badgers roster and he’s been a top target of Paul Chryst’s staff.

    Of course, the Buckeyes also have a teammate of Neal’s in Evan Pryor, a 2021 running back signee. Larry Johnson leads the way for Ohio State in its recruiting efforts but Ryan Day and Kerry Coombs have been in contact as well. The 6-foot-1, 290-pound prospect suffered an ACL injury in late April and will have a procedure in late June that will prevent him from playing his senior season. He says that has not slowed down his recruitment or contact with the Buckeyes — or anyone else.

    “I’m still being recruited as hard as I was before,” Neal told Lettermen Row. “It was hard pill to swallow at first, but I’m built to overcome obstacles. It’s in my blood. Coach LJ and Ryan Day didn’t have a problem with it. It’s another speed bump in the road.

    “It doesn’t speed up my timeline or anything. I’m very comfortable right now.”

    That timeline appears to be the end of June for a decision so there’s not much opportunity to happen faster anyway.

    “Probably the end of June,” he said. “Somewhere close on that timetable. Sometime before [surgery.]”
     
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