4 Star DT Tommy Schutt Commits To Ohio State

Schutt is Number 17

According to Allen Trieu, 4-star defensive tackle Tommy Schutt has switched his commitment from Penn State to Ohio State this evening. Schutt made his official visit to Ohio State over the weekend, and it did not take Schutt long to publicly announce he has committed to the Buckeyes.

Schutt becomes Urban Meyer’s first verbal commitment as head coach of the Bucks and commitment No. 17 for Ohio State’s 2012 recruiting class. The 6-foot-3 and 285-pound Schutt was a starter at defensive end in a 3-man front the past three seasons. He made 73 tackles including 14 sacks during his senior season as Glenbard West finished with a 10-1 record. Schutt had 27 tackles for loss as well on the season.

Tommy was recruited as a defensive tackle, and then committed to Penn State during the summer. At the time he picked the Nittany Lions over dozens of scholarship offers including Ohio State, Oregon, USC, Michigan State, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Northwestern, Minnesota, Nebraska, Purdue, Duke and Boston College.

This is a huge get for Ohio State and especially Urban Meyer, who has gone wild on the recruiting trail, picking up a lot of interest in many top recruits across the country. Schutt will join 5-star defensive end Adolphus Washington on the defensive line, and both are hoping to hear good things from the Noah Spence camp very soon. The line of thinking is that Urban's first commitment will make the rest of the dominoes fall into place for the 2012 class, which could end up being one of the Top 10 in the country.