Former Ohio State Defensive End Commit London Merritt Announces Colorado Commitment Two Days After Decommitting From Buckeyes

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Two days after decommitting from Ohio State, London Merritt has already announced his new destination.

The four-star defensive end, who was decommitted from Ohio State on Tuesday, announced his commitment to Colorado on Thursday night.

Merritt announced his commitment during an interview with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson on their podcast, Nightcap, where he said he would be taking his talents to “The Colorado University.”

Merritt, a Georgia native who transferred to IMG Academy for his final season of high school football, had been committed to Ohio State since March. He is one of two defensive ends decommitted from Ohio State this month, along with Zahir Mathis, leaving the Buckeyes with just one defensive end (Zion Grady) in their 2025 recruiting class with less than a week left before signing day.

Merritt, the no. 144 overall view in 247Sports’ composite rankings for the 2025 class, it will be second-highest rated prospect in Colorado’s 2025 recruiting class behind highly touted quarterback Julian Lewis. He was one of four players to commit to Deion Sanders’ program on Thanksgiving night, along with four-star offensive tackle Card Smithfellow IMG Academy defensive end Alex McPherson and three-star Texas wide receiver Quentin Gibson.