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In state recruiting by top programs

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ShakerBuck

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According to rivals rankings by state

below are how some of the nations top programs did in their in-state recruiting this year so far....

results show that OSU does a fantastic job instate and people seem to focus on mixed results oos without understanding how good we do in locking down the talent in one of the most talent rich states in the nation.

OSU: verbals from 6 of top 10 and 8 of top 13 players in Ohio (the only recruit that we offered and didn't land in this group was #1 Ben Martin)

scUM: verbals from 1 of top 10 and none of top 9 (assuming RoJo goes elsewhere)

Tenn: 3 of top 10 with 3 others not committed, 7 of top 15

VT: 3 of top 10 and 6 of top 14

Texas: 5 of top 10, 2 uncommitted, 9 of 15... also let #1 player leave the state

UF: 4 of top 10, 2 uncommited, 6 of top 15

USC: 6 of top 10 9 of 15 ...lost #1 to ND

OKlahoma: 3 of top 10, 5 of 15

LSU: 5 of top 10 , 5 uncommitted including 4 of top 6 uncommitted...haven't lost any top 10 yet, pretty amazing

PSU: 4 of top 10 6 of 15...lost #1 derrick morgan to GT

UGA: 3 of top 10, 4 of top 15
 
If we land 90% in-state next year we will all be ecstatic. Throw in a couple of marquee OOS kids like Washington, Heyward, Scott and Rolle and you still have a heck of a class. Maybe not the greatest when it came to filling needs, but that is more a reflection of the lack of POWER prospect in-state. OSU is always going to recruit Ohio first and foremost.

I think this deserves to be in the main recruiting forum...nice work Shaker.
 
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And there are those who say Tressel can't recruit....:shake: He continues to keep a fence around Ohio players and has kept the focus on keeping in state players. This was definitely a weakness in the Cooper era.

As for area of need, I see more ATH's in this class that could play multiple positions than I have in the past. I think this gives flexibility to the staff.
 
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The fact that 3 of the top programs in all of college football(scUM, ND, PSU) are in bordering states(with WVU and Louisville on the rise) can look very attractive to recruits. We by no means have "no competition" when it comes to recruiting Ohio. We just have the advantage with most kids in Ohio growing up as Buckeyes.
 
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Crashcup;736386; said:
To put this in perspective, we really don't have any in-state D-1 competition.

Definitely helps!
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That doesn't excuse Michigan, LSU, Tenn... and OU, PSU have very mild competition (not nearly enough to justify their losses)
 
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CleveBucks;736786; said:
Here's one for someone to research:

The last year that mich. and NoD didn't get a single player from Ohio was.... ?
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Don't know, but that streak won't end this year now that Findlay's Brandon Walker is going to ND.

UM has signed at least one Ohioan back through 2001 if not earlier.
 
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Couple of points

1-Everybody is absolutely right-sign 90% of the in-state kids plus a few OOS studs and the Buckeyes are golden. That said....

2-Texas,USC,LSU and the Florida schools (to a lesser degree-more in-state competititon) are able to recruit virtually every position in state, every year. OSU does not have that luxury-we needed OL and there were none to be found in Ohio. DTs were scare as well, while they seem to grow on vines in Louisiana. QB as well-Troy,Zwick, and Schoenhoft might be the last for a while. We are a top talent producing state, but we don't have the consistent plethora of elite level talent at every position every year like Texas,Cali, Florida, and Louisiana.

3-Oklahoma only produces 5 or 6 kids worthy of an OU offer every year, they will never want to sign all the Top 15 in-state.

4-scUM fans have to be kicking their dogs over the Rojo/Allen situation
 
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stxbuck;736886; said:
Couple of points


2-Texas,USC,LSU and the Florida schools (to a lesser degree-more in-state competititon) are able to recruit virtually every position in state, every year. OSU does not have that luxury-we needed OL and there were none to be found in Ohio. DTs were scare as well, while they seem to grow on vines in Louisiana. QB as well-Troy,Zwick, and Schoenhoft might be the last for a while. We are a top talent producing state, but we don't have the consistent plethora of elite level talent at every position every year like Texas,Cali, Florida, and Louisiana.
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Ohio may not produce as many 5 stars as other states. But that's not a true measure of talent.

Look at the NFL HOF numbers. Though Ohio isn't as large population wise as other football hotbeds, we compare favorably in HOF'ers. Those would be true "elite" players. The rest were mistaken as elite by a recruiting service. Just my .02.
 
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