And now there are six Ohio State commitments, for the 2011 class, as Palatine (ILL) William Fremd lineman Brian Bobek called the Buckeye coaching staff with the news.

Bobek's commitment is the fourth in the past 24 hours for Ohio State, following decisions made by Chris Carter, Antonio Underwood and DerJuan Gambrell.

"I wanted you to be the first to know I have committed to Ohio State, " Bobek said of his announcement. "I called (assistant coach) Jim Bollman today and told him I wanted to be a Buckeye. I was driving back yesterday from visits to Michigan and Michigan State, and heard of the two linemen committing. I thought to myself that I better get on the ball here, and get this done."

"The nice thing was that Ohio State had e-mailed me yesterday, telling me of the other two commits, and letting me know it had no effect on me at all," he continued. "In fact, they told me that I was the only center they were offering, and they were prepared to wait until I made my decision before recruiting another one. That made me feel so comfortable with them, and let me know how badly they wanted me."