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Four-Star WR Jeremiah McClellan Flips From Ohio State, Commits to Oregon

The Ohio State Buckeyes have lost an elite wide receiver from their 2024 class

Matt Galatzan

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The Ohio State Buckeyes have lost a major talent from their 2024 class right at the buzzer, with four-star wide receiver Jeremiah McClellan flipping and to the Oregon Ducks on Wednesday.

He was set to join five-stars and fellow wideouts Jeremiah Smith and Mylan Graham as the Buckeyes' pass-catching pledges in the cycle. 

Now, he is heading to Eugene, where he will instead join Dillon Gresham, Jack Ressler, and Roger Saleapaga. He is now unquestionably the top receiver in the Ducks 2024 class.

“The relationship that I had with the staff and how invested they were into me stood out," McClellan told On3 on Wednesday.

Jeremiah McClellan

McClellan was offered by the Buckeyes on Sept. 12, 2022, and was part of one of the Buckeyes' big official visit weekends on June 9 — the second of his two official visits in his recruitment.

It wasn't long after that that McClellan pulled the trigger, committing to the Buckeyes in August.

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The 52 player nationally, No. 13 wide receiver, and No.3 player in Missouri, McClellan was set to join an elite fraternity of wide receiver prospects that includes Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Egbuka, Jaxson Smith-Njigba, Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, and many many more to come through Colombus in recent years. 

Now, that will no longer be the case. Instead, the with the Ducks moving to the Big 10, the Buckeyes will now line up against him next fall.

Fortunately for the Buckeyes, the position is already deep, and five-star Jeremiah Smith is still on track to head to Colombus.

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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