Five-star RB Richard Young down to seven schools

One of the Buckeyes’ top 2023 targets is running back Richard Young from Lehigh Acres (Fla.) Lehigh. Young, who has an offer list of over 30, dropped his Top 10 in August which was made up of Ohio State, Florida, Florida State, Miami, Georgia, Clemson, Alabama, Oklahoma, USC and Oregon.

Young visited Ohio State multiple times in the summer and was back in Columbus the weekend of Oct. 30 and watched the Buckeyes defeat Penn State 33-24.

“It went real, real good,” Young’s uncle Tim Grubbs who went on the visit with him said. “He loved the atmosphere. He loved the scarlet-out and the uniforms. It was pretty amazing.”

With all that in mind in mind it is no surprise the Buckeyes are in Young’s final seven schools. Young posted his final seven of Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon and Texas A&M on his Twitter account this afternoon.

Young is being recruited by Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford.

“He spent a lot of time with coach Alford and he had a couple meetings with coach (Ryan) Day,” Grubbs said. “It was a good time – we had a great time.”

Last summer Young visited Ohio State, Georgia, Florida State, Clemson and Alabama and worked out at Ohio State, Georgia and Alabama.

“I’d put Ohio State at the top right now and then Alabama and Georgia,” Grubbs said at that time.

Lehigh didn’t play two games this season because of bad weather. Going into this weekend Young had rushed for 1,475 yards and 18 touchdowns in seven games.

The 6-foot-0 and 190-pound Young is a 5-star prospect in the 247Sports rankings. He is the country’s No. 19 overall prospect, the No. 2 running back and the No. 6 prospect in Florida.