Listed at 6-0, 207 pounds, Hagan is beginning his senior season at Canonsburg (Pa.) Canon-McMillan. A multi-talented athlete, he has lined up at safety, running back, wide receiver and kick returner during his prep career.

The Buckeyes have targeted him as a safety, and that projection helped Hagan pick them.

“I’ve talked to (safeties coach) Paul Haynes a couple times and he told me the year I come in they’re losing three safeties, so basically I’ll be battling two people to play,” Hagan said. “The way I am, I’m not going to let anybody beat me out so I think I’ll have a chance to play as a true freshman.”

Asked what he likes about OSU, Hagan said, “Basically everything from their football tradition to their academics and how great of a football town and a college sports town it really is.”

Although Scout.com lists him as an unranked running back prospect, Hagan said he feels he understands that decision. After suffering a stress fracture in his left tibia, Hagan underwent surgery during the spring and spent a night in the hospital in the process.

The injury was suffered sometime before his junior season began, Hagan said, but he still played through the pain. It was not until basketball season that the injury was discovered.