Riley Pettijohn, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound linebacker from McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas, chose Ohio State over USC. He is the No. 4 linebacker in the 247Sports Composite, No. 9 in Texas and No. 31 nationally.
His father, Duke Pettijohn, was a two-time All-Big East selection at Syracuse, where he played defensive lineman from 1997-2000.
Pettijohn is fast, athletic and comfortable in coverage as a two-sport athlete who participated in track and field events in high school.
Pettijohn unofficially visited USC in early April and officially visited the Trojans on June 7.
Buckeyes Wire has more in this story:
Ohio State football landed one of its top remaining targets on Saturday morning when 2025 Texas 5-star linebacker, Riley Pettijohn, committed to the Buckeyes.
It’s a big win for Ohio State, winning Texas, USCIt is Texas A&M for the 6-foot, 2-inch, 215-pound star. Pettijohn is the third verbal promise of the unit, which has commitments from two of the country’s main players, with Tarvos Alford.
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