Congratulations to the 21 young men who officially signed their letters of intent during the Early Signing Period today. Ohio State is still in the mix to potentially add a few more players to the class, but that will not take place until the traditional signing day period in February.
For more on the Ohio State 2021 Recruiting Class, here is a link to the official Ohio State website...
https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/football-signing-day-central-2020-2021/
A few things to keep in mind about this recruiting class...
1. This class did not have any official visits - Considering the NCAA instituted a policy of no official visits for schools and players, there are recruits who are signing with Ohio State who have never even been on campus. That is a testament to the players' belief and faith in Ryan Day and the coaching staff that Ohio State will be able to fully develop their abilities over the next four or five years.
2. Ryan Day has emphasized Ohio, as he said he would - This class is nothing like Jim Tressel would sign, where the overwhelming number of players were from Ohio. Even still, Day signed 6 players from Ohio, which makes up about 29% of the total class.
3. The secondary was emphasized - Ohio State signed 6 players, with 3 players labeled as cornerbacks, and 3 as safeties. Time will tell if these players stay with those designations, but props to Kerry Coombs for identifying and signing players at positions of designated need.
Below is a listing of the players alphabetically, as well as a few graphs and charts identifying the positions and home locations of the players signed. Here is to hoping that we will be able to see these players in Ohio Stadium in the 2021 Ohio State Spring Game, if not in person, at least on Big Ten Network...
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