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Ohio State recruiting: Visits list for huge weekend

In what has all the makings of a monster recruiting weekend for Ohio State, see who's making the trek to Columbus and who might leave campus as an Ohio State verbal commit.

Plenty of high profile recruits will be touring Ohio Stadium this weekend.
Plenty of high profile recruits will be touring Ohio Stadium this weekend.
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We can't emphasize enough what a huge recruiting weekend this is for Ohio State. Remember Scarlet Sunday, February 10, 2013, in which three class of 2014-ers committed to Ohio State in a span of about 90 minutes? This weekend has that kind of potential.

Amongst those expected this weekend include:

4/4/2013:
Demarre Kitt (6-1/182) WR | Sandy Creek H.S., GA Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Chris Williams (6-1/287) DT | Sandy Creek H.S., GA Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Darius Wade (6-1/182) QB | Middletown H.S., DE Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Verondtae Wilkinson (6-2/220) OLB | Trotwood-Madison H.S., OH Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Jamie Akin (5-10/180) RB | Ben Davis H.S., IN Not Ranked

Class of 2015 Prospects
Montel Swanson (6-4/180) WR | Ben Davis H.S., IN Not Ranked

Kitt and Williams are actually already on their way to campus with Mr. Kitt providing us with an aerial view of Ohio State's practice facilities as well as Morrill and Lincoln Towers.

Comprising the rest of the weekend (and mostly arriving tomorrow) visitors we have the following:

4/5/2013:
Jabrill Peppers (6-1/205) ATH/S | Paramus Catholic H.S., NJ Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Marshon Lattimore (6-0/175) CB | Glenville H.S., OH Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Sam Hubbard (6-6/225) ATH/S | Archbishop Moeller H.S., OH Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Parris Campbell (6-0/179) WR/ATH | St. Vincent-St. Mary, OH Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Dante Booker (6-4/210) OLB | St. Vincent-St. Mary, OH Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Donte Thomas-Williams (6-0/209) RB | Hillside H.S., NC Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Cortez McDowell (6-1/200) S | Locust Grove H.S., GA Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Damon Webb (5-11/180) CB | Cass Tech H.S., MI Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Alex Bookser (6-6/295) OT | Mt. Lebanon H.S., PA Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Dallis Todd (6-5/210) WR | La Miranda H.S., CA Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Trevion Thompson (6-2/177) WR | Hillside H.S., NC Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Lonnie Johnson (6-3/190) S/WR | West Side H.S., IN Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Juwann Bushell-Beatty (6-7/310) OT | Paramus Catholic H.S., GA Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium
Corbin Daly (6-1/175) P | Kell H.S., NC Not Rated

Class of 2015 Prospects
Michael Weber (5-10/190) RB | Cass Tech H.S., MI Not Rated
Jayru Campbell (6-3/190) QB | Cass Tech H.S., MI Not Rated
Joshua Alabi (6-5/245) DE | Cass Tech H.S., MI Not Rated

4/6/2013:
Sam Mustipher (6-4/285) DT/OG | Sandy Creek H.S., GA Ohio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_mediumOhio-state-recruiting-star_medium

Italics indicate already committed

Additionally '14 RB Nick Chubb, '14 JUCO OT Jermaine Eluemunor, and '14 JUCO OT Chad Mavety were all planning on taking in this weekend but had to cancel for logistical reasons, JUCO/NCAA visit restrictions, and the latter again respectively. Needless to say though, Urban Meyer and his staff will more than have their hands full anyways.

So who's the most likely to join the likes of Kyle Trout, Damon Webb, Marcelys Jones, Parris Campbell, and Dylan Thompson as verbally committed members of the class of 2014 for Urban Meyer's Buckeyes? Sam Hubbard, who we spoke to in early March, would seem to be an early favorite. He's visiting Michigan today and still has some allegiances to Notre Dame (as a former lacrosse commit), but he's awfully high on the Buckeyes as well.

Don't rule out Dante Booker, either. The high school teammate of Campbell has been said by some to be chomping at the bit to make a pledge to OSU official, and this weekend might just give him that opportunity.