\n Monsanna Torbert Jr.\u2019s trip to Columbus for his official visit to Ohio State started a day early. <\/p>\n
\n\tTorbert\u2019s official visit to Ohio State will formally begin Friday, but the four-star cornerback from Cincinnati was already on campus Thursday for Ohio State\u2019s third\u00a0high school football camp of the week. While Torbert didn\u2019t work out in the camp himself, he was there to watch his younger brother Sean Torbert<\/a>, a defensive back in the 2028 recruiting class who also holds an offer from the Buckeyes.\n<\/p>\n \n\tAs he watched the camp alongside Ohio State\u2019s current cornerbacks, including fellow Cincinnatians Jermaine Mathews Jr. and Cam Calhoun, Torbert got an up-close look at how Ohio State secondary coach Tim Walton coaches his players. And he liked what he saw.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cIt\u2019s been great just watching these guys fly around, just watching how Coach Walt coaches, how he coaches DBs, just watching him get after it,\u201d Torbert said.\n<\/p>\n \n\tOver the next three days, Torbert will get a closer look at every aspect of Ohio State as he makes his official visit \u2013 a visit that could play a crucial role in his recruitment and the Buckeyes\u2019 efforts to build their 2027 cornerback class.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI’m very excited for this official visit, to just really see what all the university has to offer,\u201d Torbert said. \u201cI\u2019ve been up here a couple times, but I really didn’t get to see the school and all that the times that I did come here. Now I can see the academic part, just the inside of Ohio State, and spend time with Coach Ryan Day.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \n\tTorbert, who\u2019s ranked as the No. 102 overall prospect<\/a> in the 2027 class, stands as one of Ohio State\u2019s top cornerback targets in the 2027 class entering this weekend\u2019s official visit. He\u2019s one of four cornerbacks who will make official visits to Ohio State this month along with Jaden Carey<\/a>, who visited the Buckeyes last weekend; fellow in-state cornerback Deontay Malone<\/a>, who will also visit this weekend; and John Meredith III<\/a>, the No. 1 cornerback in the class, who\u2019s scheduled to visit next weekend.\n<\/p>\n \n\tOhio State is viewed as the frontrunner to land Torbert entering his official visit. While this weekend will give him the chance to get a closer look at the program, he already feels comfortable at Ohio State from his previous visits.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cHonestly, I’ve seen a lot. Just really the culture, like seeing the culture from the inside, just seeing how the guys like the coaching staff, and just seeing how the people in Columbus treat you,\u201d Torbert said of what he\u2019s looking to see this weekend.\n<\/p>\n \n\tTorbert has a good relationship with Walton, describing him as a \u201cvery hands-on, real prestigious coach,\u201d and said Walton frequently gives him feedback that\u2019s helped him improve his game.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI get a lot of feedback from Coach Walt all the time,\u201d Torbert said. \u201cHe\u2019s gonna give it to you straight up. He\u2019s a real honest guy, stand-up coach. He\u2019s not gonna tell you no lie, he’s gonna be straightforward. He just always tells me all the time I got a unique skill set, just my ball skills and just knowledge of the football game.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tTorbert also has a close bond with Mathews and Calhoun, who he says have been mentors for him.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cJermaine and Cam, them guys just help me, mentor me, make sure they lead me in the right direction,\u201d Torbert said. \u201cLike Jermaine\u2019s more of a guy, like, he don’t just want me to come to Ohio State, he wants the best interest for me.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cI’m very excited for this official visit, to just really see what all the university has to offer.\u201d\u2013 Monsanna Torbert Jr. on his upcoming official visit to Ohio State\n<\/p>\n \n\tThat said, Ohio State still faces competition for Torbert. He originally committed to Indiana and is still considering the Hoosiers. While Torbert decommitted from Indiana in May, he said he made that decision only because they didn\u2019t want him to take visits elsewhere, and said he has \u201cno bad blood\u201d with Curt Cignetti or the Hoosiers, who he expects to be \u201ca great program for years to come.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tTorbert is also considering Michigan, who\u2019s scheduled to host him for an official visit next week, and said Maryland and Louisville are \u201csneaking in\u201d to his recruitment as well.\n<\/p>\n \n\tTorbert says he isn\u2019t in a rush to make an immediate decision this weekend, but says he is planning to make his commitment before his senior season in August so he can focus on his senior year at Princeton High School. As such, this weekend\u2019s official visit will play a crucial role in whether or not Torbert ultimately joins Ohio State\u2019s secondary next year.\n<\/p>\n \n\tAs he evaluates each of the schools he\u2019s still considering, Torbert says the No. 1 thing he\u2019s looking for is a school that he\u2019s confident will develop him into an NFL cornerback. And his expectation for himself aligns with what Ryan Day says the expectation should be for all Ohio State recruits: To be a first- or second-round draft pick.\n<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cMake sure whatever school I’m going to, I got the best plan to get developed,\u201d Torbert said when asked what\u2019s the most important factor in his recruitment. \u201cThat’s really what I’m looking to see, what school can develop me most to be a first- or second-round draft pick.\u201d\n<\/p>\n \n\tTorbert will be one of six official visitors for Ohio State this weekend along with Malone, five-star wide receiver Monshun Sales<\/a>, four-star offensive tackle Caden Moss<\/a> and two players who are already committed to the Buckeyes, five-star defensive end DJ Jacobs<\/a> and four-star linebacker Quinton Cypher<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Monsanna Torbert Jr.\u2019s trip to Columbus for his official visit to Ohio State started a day early. 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