One of my favorite recurring conversations was with Devin Sanchez during his recruitment. I would see him at various different locations, 7v7 tournaments, State Track meets, etc. Sanchez would always keep the same approach for questions about Texas – "Yeah, we'll see." was basically his message. Sanchez silently committed to Ohio State after visiting in November and publicly made the decision in January of 2024. It was rumored that Texas was going to go all the way back in for Sanchez towards the back end of the spring, and they did. Sanchez told me at the State Track Meet in April that there was no shot he was going to visit Texas again before signing – and he held firm on that. Texas eventually circled back to North Shore, literally, via helicopter with Steve Sarkisian and Terry Joseph, but the five-star cornerback never had interest in rethinking his commitment.
Sanchez was the first to tell me Ohio State would land Riley Pettijohn, and at the time, he told me the Buckeyes were going to land Dakorien Moore as well. tOSU went 1-2 in those recruitments.