For Ohio State, Ed Terwilliger, the director of high school relations, and a few other staff have been out on the trail keeping tabs on the 2026, 2027 and 2028 classes. Earlier in the month, despite position coaches not being on the road, a myriad of offers went out to a handful of prospects.

At 6-foot-2 and 191 pounds, Notre Dame CB Leonard Moore has the length to stick with Jeremiah Smith (6-3, 215) whenever Ohio State’s rising star lines up to the boundary.

Quarterback Riley Leonard and the Notre Dame offense have faced a fierce gauntlet of defenses in their path to the College Football Playoff title game