No offense but Ryan Brewer was hardly the top player in the State. He was a good HS running back that put up big numbers and parlayed that into a Mr. Football.
If you honestly think he was the best player in the State then maybe you can explain why none of the major midwestern powers offered him a scholarship?
Not only did Ohio State pass on Ryan but so did Penn State, Notre Dame & TSUN (not to mention the likes of Wisconsion, Iowa, Purdue & Illinois). South Carolina was by far his biggest offer. The same South Carolina that is barely mid pack in the SEC at the best of times.
But of course 'ole foxy Lou showed em all. He stole the multi-talented Ryan Brewer away from the idiots up north. Ryan of course went on to set school & confernce records for both receiving & rushing and went on to be a first round pick in the NFL.
Oh wait...actually he had less than a thousand yards total offense over his entire career at a mid major school.
Hardly the accomplishments one would expect from the best player in the State of Ohio.
Tressel would have passed on him as well (Tyrell Sutton is 10x the RB Brewer was and never sniffed an offer), and Troy fans would have to find new delusional justifications.