Which central Ohio football players signed with colleges in December? Here's a refresher

Which central Ohio football players signed with colleges in December? Here’s a refresher

Posted by author January 22, 2025 Football

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While Feb. 5 is the next National Signing Day for high school football players, it is not the first such date of the school year.

Thirty-four central Ohio players signed with colleges during the early signing period Dec. 4-6, finalizing their commitments and, in some cases, paving the way to graduate ahead of schedule and join their college programs in time for winter classes.

Such a move allows players to train with their teams throughout the winter and participate in spring football rather than joining shortly before the regular season begins.

Where are central Ohio’s early football signees headed?

One central Ohio player, Westerville North offensive lineman Jake Cook, signed with Ohio State and graduated early.

Four more players are heading to Big Ten schools and five will play in the Mid-American Conference.

Youngstown State, whose director of football operations is former Pickerington North coach Tom Phillips, had the single biggest haul from the area with seven signees. Phillips’ brother, Doug, is the Penguins’ head coach.

Central Ohio football players who signed in December

Player	Position	High school	College
Ayden Annarino	OL	Pickerington North	Miami University
Preston Bowman	WR/P	Pickerington North	Kentucky
Jake Bushelman	DB	Gahanna Lincoln	Army
Keishaun Calhoun	DL	Groveport	Indiana
Denim Cook	LB	Hartley	Pittsburgh
Jake Cook	OL	Westerville North	Ohio State
Zach Corna	DB	Upper Arlington	Bucknell
Terris Dudley	LB/ATH	Hilliard Bradley	North Carolina State
Dawayne Galloway Jr.	DB	Marion-Franklin	West Virginia
T.J. Green	DB/ATH	Reynoldsburg	Boston College
Parker Hardin	OL	Pickerington Central	Tennessee State
Myles Harrison	DL	Pickerington Central	Cincinnati
Mikey Hess	RB	Newark Catholic	Dayton
Terrell Holcomb	LB/DB	Gahanna Lincoln	Cincinnati
Tyler Kielmeyer	TE	Westerville South	Northwestern
Tyson Long	DB	Pickerington North	Ohio University
Jake Lopinto	LB	Licking Heights	Robert Morris
Emy Louis Jr.	WR	Pickerington North	Youngstown State
Jeremy McDowell	OL	Gahanna Lincoln	Army
Treyton McKee	K	Bloom-Carroll	Ball State
Ty Neubert	DL	DeSales	Ohio University
Max Patterson	OL	Dublin Coffman	Youngstown State
Preston Penn	DB	Gahanna Lincoln	Youngstown State
Tyrell Russell	DB	Beechcroft	West Virginia
Jason Smith	DB	Gahanna Lincoln	Youngstown State
Jonathan Stevens	DB	Westerville North	Northwestern
Michael Stevenson	TE	Bloom-Carroll	Colgate
Michael Taylor	RB	Pickerington North	Ohio University
Justin Thomas	DL	Centennial	Youngstown State
Cal Thrush	DL	Upper Arlington	Michigan State
Bilal Tucker	OL/DL	Delaware Hayes	Youngstown State
Brennen Ward	QB	Gahanna Lincoln	Kentucky
Sherone White Jr.	WR	Pickerington Central	Marshall
Jackson Wiley	WR	Olentangy	Youngstown State

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