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Report: Four-star linebacker flips from Maryland to Ohio State
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After a weekend visit to Ohio State, Keandre Jones had a change of heart.
The four-star linebacker reportedly flipped his commitment from Maryland to Ohio State on Sunday night, according to Rivals.com reporter Scott Greene.
Per sources, #Terps commit Keandre Jones has flipped from MD to Ohio State. @RivalsFriedman, @rivalsmike
— Scott Greene (@TerrapinNation) January 18, 2016
The Under Armour All-American linebacker is the ninth-rated linebacker in the 2016 class in the 247sports.com rankings. He committed to Maryland on December 1 and stuck with the program despite the coaching changes.
But after a surprise official visit to Columbus following the dead period, Jones gave the Buckeyes his verbal commitment.
The Olney, Maryland native was the second-highest rated player in D.J. Durkin’s 2016 class. Instead, he’ll join Urban Meyer’s third-ranked 2016 group, which only had one linebacker in the class.
The next question could be whether or not this will impact the status of the Terps’ four-star quarterback commit Dwayne Haskins, a fellow Maryland native, who visited the Buckeyes last month and is considering other schools while keeping his commitment.
Haskins said he doesn’t plan on making any official announcement.
Connor O'Gara is the senior national columnist for Saturday Tradition. He's a member of the Football Writers Association of America. After spending his entire life living in B1G country, he moved to the South in 2015.