Ohio State hosted nearly a dozen official visitors in Columbus this weekend, but it’d be hard to argue that any were more important than Five-Star Plus+ wide receiver Dakorien Moore.
The elite playmaker out of Duncanville (Texas) is not only the No. 1 wide receiver on Ohio State’s board this cycle, but he’s also the top-ranked wideout in the country. After decommitting from LSU last month, Moore set visits with the Buckeyes, as well as Texas (June 14) and Oregon (June 21).
Earlier this week at the On3 Elite Series — an educational seminar discussing the new era of NIL and navigating life after football — he told On3’s Steve Wiltfong that he will also take an official visit back to Baton Rouge the weekend of June 7.
The On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) favors the Longhorns heading into the summer, but Moore says he feels each school is on even footing right now.
Ohio State has made a major move in his recruitment since bringing him to campus this spring, and their hopes are that the development of wideouts and NFL production will ultimately win over Moore.
Moore breaks down Ohio State, Texas, Oregon
At the event, he broke down each of the contenders, as well as why he wants to get back to Baton Rouge after decommitting.
Ohio State: “I love how competitive they are. That was the first thing I noticed when I stepped foot on campus. I could just feel the energy when I walked through the facility. Then after watching practice, I saw evervody have the same focus. They all locked in on football and want to win. They’re a big family, and it’s big city out there. Not too rowdy, it’s kind of calm but there’s stuff to do out there. And they have a huge fan base and a lot of support out there.”
Texas: “It’s always going to be home. It’s close to family, so that’s one major thing it could come down to when I’m thinking about Texas. Obviously they got great NIL, everybody knows that. But I’m looking forward to seeing something else besides that and seeing what they’ve got to show me. They’ve developed players since they pulled them in, and even players that haven’t been so big out of high school.”
Oregon: “I love how open I can be when I’m out there. Their uniforms and their style, they’re just different. It’s unique, and it’s not really comparable to any other school I’m looking at. I just think they have great coaches in general. Coach Lanning knows how to judge people, and he is a good judge of character. And he’s really good at building relationships and getting people to trust him. I feel like that reels the great players in. And with Coach Adams, he’s just a well-rounded good coach, good mentor and a good person to be around.”
LSU: “I haven’t seen everything that I need to with LSU. They were kind of behind in the beginning, even though I’ve been down there numerous times and stuff like that. All three of my other schools showed me a lot upfront, and I feel like LSU was behind so I need to see more from them. I’m taking this visit to see that.
… I need to see how they develop their players outside of just football, and obviously they have a great program — some of the greats have come from there. But I want to see something outside of that.”
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