With only a few games left in the season, the opportunities to get recruits on campus to experience a game atmosphere are shrinking. The Big Ten home teams made the most of the weekend and had some important visiting prospects on campus. Here is a look at some of those visits in the eyes of the prospects themselves:
The Ohio State Buckeyes had one of the bigger visitor lists, in terms of importance and the number of visitors, for its game against Michigan State.
One of the bigger targets in the 2016 class, ESPN 300 defensive lineman Antwuan Jackson, made his way up to Ohio State.
Here I come Ohio State ❗️❗️❗️❗️ #OhioState #BuckeyeNation
— ⭐️Antwuan Jackson⭐️ (@Hercules__52) November 21, 2015
Jackson has the Buckeyes among his top group, so this was an important visit for both sides.
ESPN 300 defensive back Damar Hamlin also made the trip and also has Ohio State among his top group along with Notre Dame, Penn State and Pitt.
Views from the 🅾 pic.twitter.com/gPDGJu22pD
— DAMAR HAMLIN (@HamlinIsland) November 21, 2015
The Ohio State staff also had ESPN 300 linebacker Daelin Hayes back in for a visit. Hayes has the Buckeyes, Michigan State and Notre Dame in his top group.
Back in the Shoe 🅾🙌🏾❗️⭕️
— ⚡️Daelin Hayes⚡️ (@DaelinHayes_24) November 21, 2015
The coaches had some big 2017 prospects in attendance as well, including athlete Antjuan Simmons, who made the trip from Michigan.
A few pics from tonight🔥🅾 pic.twitter.com/PB8QJGlbCk
— antjuan simmons (@_antjuan_) November 22, 2015
Weston Bridges, a 2017 prospect, gave the fans a video look at what warmups looked like from the sideline.
⭕️🙌🏽❗️⭕️ pic.twitter.com/VbfPn7IJXo
— WestB ™✨ (@iWestonBridges) November 22, 2015
The big game brought in prospects from all over and across a few different recruiting classes, including 2018 Jackson Carman.
Jack Carman on the field before the game at Ohio State today. pic.twitter.com/dK89dGlHND
— Jason Krause (@fairfieldfb) November 21, 2015
The Penn State Nittany Lions hosted Michigan for a "whiteout" game in Happy Valley, an occasion which brought in some big recruits.
Nathan Proctor, Jordan Anthony, Cameron Spence and Robert Hainsey, all ESPN Junior 300 prospects, posed for a picture together.
The Stars were out at @PennStateFball which included @Only1CamSpence @Jordan_LittleBO @r_hainsey56 @Nate_la_gran_21 pic.twitter.com/d5upOShnVq
— #GETNOTICED (@TheHSFBProspect) November 22, 2015
Zech McPhearson, a 2016 commit, posted a photo of himself with a few of the other Penn State commitments in attendance.
— ZMac (@ZMcphearson) November 21, 2015
Penn State didn’t win the game against the Wolverines, but the coaches did receive some good news before the game started. ESPN Jr. 300 linebacker Dylan Rivers committed to the Nittany Lions while on his visit, giving Penn State two commitments in the 2017 class.
Very proud and thankful to announce my commitment to Penn State University! #WeAre #LBU pic.twitter.com/0rpN8c44cb
— Dylan Rivers (@dylan_rivers) November 21, 2015
The staff also extended a few offers during the day, including Proctor.
Proud to say I received my 16th offer from Penn State Univ #107kStrong 🔵🐾🔵 pic.twitter.com/ACARfBNAAl
— Nathan Proctor Jr. (@Nate_la_gran_21) November 21, 2015
They even offered a 2018 recruit in linebacker Teradja Mitchell.
Blessed to receive my 18th offer from Penn State University ⚪️🇫🇮 #WeAre #Unrivaled pic.twitter.com/Z0w0vvBFvO
— Teradja ⚡️ (@WhosThatNumber7) November 21, 2015
The Wisconsin Badgers, much like Penn State and Ohio State, also came away with a loss, but had a good recruiting weekend.
The staff brought in 2017 linebacker Pete Werner for the game and extended him an offer on the visit.
Grateful to have received an offer from the University of Wisconsin! Had a great visit! pic.twitter.com/lDhJ4ETcde
— Pete Werner (@petewerner23) November 22, 2015
The coaches were also able to convince Rutgers defensive back commit Patrice Rene to take a visit for the game against Northwestern.
Just touched down in Madison WI.. #BadgerTerritory 🔴⚪️
— DeuceUno (@PatriceRene21) November 20, 2015