Malik McDowell

Ohio State was holding out hope that it could add five-star defensive end Malik McDowell to its 2014 recruiting class, but that hope now seems slim.

(Rivals.com)

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Though five-star defensive end Malik McDowell of Southfield, Mich., announced his intention to attend Michigan State on National Signing Day, Ohio State still had hope to land the defensive star.

But hope could be gone now for the Buckeyes.

According to Scout.com reporter Josh Newkirk, McDowell has no plans to visit other programs and remains solid with Michigan State.

Though McDowell announced in favor of the Spartans, he never faxed in his National Letter of Intent. Both of his parents publicly stated that they didn’t want McDowell to go to Michigan State for varying reasons.

McDowell's father, Greg, told the media about a week ago that his son could be visiting Ohio State and Florida State in effort to come to a solution. McDowell, however, said Sunday he has no plans to visit anyone else.

Rivals.com rates McDowell the No. 2 defensive end in the 2014 recruiting class and the top player in the state of Michigan.

Ohio State flipped and signed defensive end Darius Slade from his Michigan State commitment on National Signing Day. The three-star defensive end from New Jersey helped the Buckeyes fill a need on the defensive line.

But McDowell, who is rated by Rivals the No. 2 defensive end in the 2014 class, is a transcendent talent for which the Buckeyes would have found a spot.