Sad: Tears Flow as Julian Sayin Drop the Most Heartkin
Julian Sayin Flip Creates Air Noland Transfer Drama, Julian Lewis Blocks Deion Sanders’ Colorado Move
It’s always fun until someone flips or blocks a move—and what just happened in this latest episode of “Love recruiting island” is no stranger to a little chaos. This time, Ohio State’s quarterback room set off a chain reaction that has everyone watching closely. Julian Sayin’s surprise flip to the Buckeyes sent waves through Columbus, but what came next was the kind of drama that fuels recruiting message boards. Buckeyes fans didn’t just gain a 5-star freshman quarterback; they lost another talented one in the 4-star Air Noland. The ripple effects didn’t stop there. Somehow, Deion Sanders and Colorado, along with Carrollton High School’s own Julian Lewis, might have to watch this one out closely.
Ohio State’s quarterback depth chart was always going to get messy. But the other Julian’s, Cali’s No. 1 of Carlsbad High School (this one is coach Day’s) arrival pushed it to DEFCON 1. The former Alabama commit stunned the nation by flipping to the Ryan Day led Buckeyes, adding another crown jewel to a stacked room.
That decision made life uncomfortable for Air Noland, the 4-star freshman out of Langston Hughes High School. As someone named Bravo Charlie put it on X, “The second Julian Sayin flipped from Alabama to OSU, Air Noland was bound to transfer unless he beat Sayin out.” Noland saw the writing on the wall. With Sayin arriving, along with 5-star 2025 commit Tavien St. Clair, the path to QB1 suddenly looked like a dead end.
