Historic College Football Program Now Trailing in Latest Rankings originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
There has been some movement in the latest college football recruiting rankings for the 2026 class.
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The Ohio State Buckeyes sit in third place on the On3 2026 rankings. That’s where the Buckeyes have been for most of this offseason, but the gap to the No. 1 spot widened a little this week.
Ohio State trails the USC Trojans and LSU Tigers in the 2026 rankings. On Thursday, the Trojans landed four-star edge rusher Luke Wafle instead of the Buckeyes.
The addition of Wafle gives USC 30 commits in the 2026 class. Ohio State has 16 while LSU has landed just 10.
Ohio Stadium, home of the Buckeyes football team© Samantha Madar/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Two SEC programs — the Texas A&M Aggies and Georgia Bulldogs — are coming on strong too and are right on Ohio State’s tail.
Texas A&M and Georgia are ranked fourth and fifth, respectively, on On3’s 2026 recruiting class rankings.
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The Aggies’ class was rated sixth just two days ago. In the past 48 hours, Texas A&M jumped Georgia and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Georgia also passed Notre Dame this week.
The Buckeyes possess the No. 3 recruiting class for 2026 according to the 247Sports rankings as well. But USC and Texas A&M are the two teams ahead of the Buckeyes on that list.
Georgia and Notre Dame round out the top five classes at No. 4 and 5, respectively.
On the 247Sports rankings, LSU sits at No. 11.
Of Ohio State’s 16 commits, 12 of them are four-star prospects. Two of the others are five-star players while the other two are three-star prospects.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 20, 2025, where it first appeared.