Ohio State visit will be a 'needle-mover' for 4-star QB Air Noland

Fairburn (Ga.) Langston Hughes four-star quarterback Air Noland is one of the top uncommitted quarterbacks in the country, and he has options from coast to coast when it comes to schools.

One of the newest schools to enter his recruitment is Ohio State, which lost its quarterback commit, five-star Dylan Raiola back in December. The Buckeyes are also in pursuit of a few other big-name passers, but Noland is one OSU has a chance to make a big move with, according to Steve Wiltfong of 247Sports.

“He’s going to spend a couple days in Columbus at the end of March leaning into April. Coach Ryan Day and Coach Corey Dennis went out to see him during the evaluation period; he’s also starting to get to know Coach Brian Hartline.

… That’s a visit where Ohio State hasn’t offered — but he’s expecting one on his visit. … And anytime he sets a visit to a program that hasn’t offered yet, it’s obvious he has very high interest in them. And I think that visit will be a real needle-mover.”

Noland is the No. 139 overall prospect in the 2024 class, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He ranks as the nation’s No. 13 quarterback and the No. 21 junior recruit in Georgia.

On3 is higher on him than other recruiting services though, as shown in the Industry Comparison. In the most recent On300 rankings, he was tabbed as the nation’s No. 95 prospect, No. 8 quarterback and No. 15 player in the Peach State.