The flurry of recruiting wins over the last couple of weeks at Ohio State has been dizzying — even while the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold on life as we know it. The NCAA has mandated a dead period in recruiting, but that hasn’t stopped the Buckeye staff from landing several high profile prospects since mid-March.
Guys like TreVeyon Henderson, Evan Pryor, and Jakailin Johnson have added to a class that was already looking very promising.
And while Ohio State and Clemson were neck and neck for the top stop in the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings, that’s no longer the case. Instead, the Buckeyes have opened up a sizable lead on the field and distanced itself from Clemson and everyone else.
OSU now has fifteen total commitments for the 2021 class, a number that is likely close to two-thirds of what will eventually be signed. The average recruit has a rating of 95.34, which is second only to Clemson’s 95.59, though it’ll be tough for the Tigers to continue to pull in kids to keep the rating that high.
Ohio State is seemingly always in the top five of recruiting classes on a yearly basis, but with the momentum it’s got going right now, and with several other four and five-star athletes looking at the Buckeyes, there’s a legitimate shot that they finish No. 1 for the 2021 class.
And they said the program would slide with recruiting under Ryan Day. Think again.
