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Ohio State Secures 5-Star QB Christopher Vargas for 2028

8/9/2026

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Ohio State announced that 5-star quarterback Christopher Vargas will join the Buckeyes in 2028.
Coach Ryan Day and Billy Fessler secured Vargas’s commitment after recruiting began in 2024, saying that talks about life with them swayed his choice.
Vargas, a Danvers, Massachusetts native, chose Ohio State over Alabama, Oregon and Michigan, becoming the first five-star quarterback from Massachusetts since 2001, according to Director Charles Power.

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Ohio State announced that 5-star quarterback Christopher Vargas will join the Buckeyes in 2028.
Coach Ryan Day and Billy Fessler secured Vargas’s commitment after recruiting began in 2024, saying that talks about life with them swayed his choice.
Vargas, a Danvers, Massachusetts native, chose Ohio State over Alabama, Oregon and Michigan, becoming the first five-star quarterback from Massachusetts since 2001, according to Director Charles Power.