Ohio State football recruiting 2013

[seofan_via_dublin]

Best OSU Class EVER!
Added speed and explosiveness at WR and RB, locked down the secondary for 3-4 years, added depth and great talent to both lines, and pulled in 2 potentially dominant linebackers. Oh yeah, and nailed the #1 QB prospect from Texas, and a possible heir apparent to Braxton.

They made huge strides in making OSU to top team in the country.
Not there yet, but huge strides.

[GoBuckeyes2786]

^^ agree dubs. Couldn't ask for a better class! Meyer gonna have his work cut out trying to top this one. Plenty of interested talent out there for next years class to make it happen though

[seofan_via_dublin]

2014 OLine and Linebacker group might be the best OSU has had in a long, long time.
Going to be tough to match the overall strength of this class, especially since they will have 8-10 less spots to fill.
But, the position strength will be epic.

Right now we are at the 82 scholarship number, we have no punter though (Meyer doesn't plan on needing one)
If Johnny Townsend commits, they will need to have one player transfer.
I'm pretty sure there are at least 2, maybe as many as 4 players that will transfer between now and the end of spring ball.
If Meyer can figure out which ones are leaving, then he can notify the conference of future attrition, and accept Townsend's LOI.
That is the delay on his letter right now.

Plus, if there are 4 players that leave, they can get Townsend, and have 3 extra scholarships for next year.
That could be just what Meyer needs to have another top 3 class.
His last class before he gets a full allotment of scholarships.
If we had 85 now, instead of 82, Derrick Green would be wearing Scarlet and Grey instead of Sun and Blue.

[LICKING COUNTY FAN]

#1 Class according to scout.com

http://recruiting.scout.com/a.z?s=73&p=9&c=14&yr=2013

[seofan_via_dublin]

247 composite, an average of all recruiting services, has us at 2.
As does Rivals.

Bama has #1 with Rivals, they should. They have 12 openings, and signed 25 players.

[Slim Jim]

Where did Michigan rank? Pretty much near the top too I thought.Got a couple good ones out of Ohio too...Where did Dorian Johnson end up going? Didn't osu have interest? Someone got a good one...

[GoBuckeyes2786]

Johnson signed with Pitt. Had OSU offer

Michigan finished 5th on 247 composite rankings.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

GREAT CLASS ----------GO BUCKS

[dazed&confused]

If JT works out at QB after Miller, we could be in for a long run.

[C-Bolt]

They say he's a lot like Miller but doesn't have a rocket of an arm.

[NYBuckeye96]

http://thegazette.com/2013/02/07/urban- ... osts-soar/

7 February 2013 | 3:00 pm in Doc's Office by Scott Dochterman, Iowa Hawkeyes, Sports

Urban Meyer effect? B1G recruiting costs soar

IOWA CITY — Urban Meyer arrived at Ohio State 14 months ago with a national title pedigree and a penchant for recruiting excellence. As expected, the two-time national championship coach has shook up the Big Ten’s football culture, and the league’s recruiting costs have skyrocketed.

Meyer has turned the Buckeyes from a regional powerhouse into a national recruiting behemoth. According to Rivals, Meyer 24-member 2013 class ranks second nationally. It includes 11 players from Ohio, down from 14 two years ago under former coach Jim Tressel. Meyer picked off top-tier talent in Georgia, Texas, Florida and the Carolinas as well as his former home turf in Florida.

His cutthroat style is in direct contrast to the Big Ten’s previous recruiting image. But that’s what the league needed, national football recruiting analyst Tom Lemming said.

“Urban Meyer, I think, is the best thing to happen to the Big Ten in a long time,” Lemming said. “He came from the Southeastern Conference, and he understands what it takes to be an elite team.

“He understands you can’t let down in recruiting. You have to have a great year every year if you want to be able to compete. I think with him doing that and trying to dominate the Big Ten — which he did this year, he was 12-0 — the other schools have to follow suit or take a chance on embarrassing themselves. I think they’ll follow suit.”

The Big Ten’s football programs already have followed suit financially. At least eight Big Ten programs increased football recruiting expenses in the 2012 fiscal year, according to records supplied by 10 league schools to The Gazette via the Freedom of Information Act. Only two schools did not send information to The Gazette: Northwestern and Penn State. As a private school, Northwestern is not required to submit financial information. A Penn State official said the school is waiting for auditors to certify the report.

Overall, the 10 league schools saw their recruiting expenses increase by a combined $720,177 from 2011 to 2012. Iowa’s recruiting costs soared by more than $96,000 to a program-high $403,305. That’s nearly double what the Hawkeyes spent on football recruiting in fiscal year 2010. But that’s still lower than at least six other Big Ten programs.

Both Iowa Athletics Director Gary Barta and football coach Kirk Ferentz downplayed the increase.

“We tried to do what we have to do,” Ferentz said. “I don’t know where it ranks with other teams, but it’s not getting any cheaper, obviously. And I would imagine it’s a big expense for everybody right now. And it’s probably a bigger challenge when you have to travel more to get to prospects.”

Nebraska’s recruiting expenses surged by nearly $275,000 to a whopping $752,681. It was by far the most recruiting dollars spent by any Big Ten school in the 2012 fiscal year.

Nebraska’s cost explosion coincides with it joining the Big Ten in 2011. Sean Callahan, publisher of Rivals’ HuskerOnline.com, said the school maintained its traditional recruiting bases and now scours Ohio and other Big Ten venues for prospects. Nebraska averages around 1,100 to 1,200 miles covered per recruit, Callahan said.

“Very few schools recruit everything: California, Texas and Florida, along with the Midwest,” Callahan said. “You don’t see a lot of the other Big Ten teams do all three.

“I think a lot of it has to do with the amount of ground in which Nebraska tries to cover because they are the smallest populated state in the BCS.”

Minnesota bumped up its recruiting expenses by more than $195,000 and Indiana’s grew by $123,630. Illinois spent the second most among league schools at $614,529 and its costs increased by nearly $70,000. Only Michigan and Purdue saw recruiting expenses shrink, but both spent more than $400,000. Ohio State’s growth in fiscal-year expenses — half of which Meyer accumulated — was modest at $24,049.

Of the 10 reporting schools — plus future Big Ten members Rutgers and Maryland — only three-time league champion Wisconsin spent less than $333,000 on recruiting. The Badgers’ total was $212,045, up by $7,864 from 2011.

Future expenses expect to inflate after the NCAA voted last month to deregulate several key components in recruiting. Schools now will be able to hire separate recruiting staffs rather than embed those duties with a current assistant. Every coach now can leave campus, rather than one staying home at all times. Starting July 1, restrictions are lifted on the method and frequency of contact between school representatives and potential recruits. Contact between schools and prospects now can begin before the recruit’s junior year.

Schools also can send unlimited recruiting materials to recruits. Previously it was restricted by size and volume.

“The NCAA sort of threw their hands up, ‘We can’t monitor all of this, so we’ll just allow everybody to do what they want,’” Lemming said. “So July 1, you’ll see some schools with 12 or 13 people in their recruiting department.”

Traditional Big Ten powers Ohio State and Michigan taking advantage of the new regulations, Lemming said. If the league has yet to embrace Meyer’s recruiting prowess, it will do so very quickly, he said. That includes everything from aggressiveness to cost.

“I think the urgency will come once Ohio State gets off probation and dominates the league along with Michigan,” Lemming said. “Michigan has that sense of urgency. It has to keep pace with Ohio State. All of the rest of the schools have to do that or suffer the consequences.”

[Paladin]

One of the more talented classes to come to OSU. Urban's recruiting is going to kill the Big 10, lol

And if he rolls up the talent each year as I suspect, there is a good chance at another National Championship for the Bucks.

[dazed&confused]

Gentlemen's agreements are so Victorian. Welcome to the 21st century B1G!

[trojandave]

Super excited by what Coach Meyer did with recruiting........and now he has 5 verbals for the class of 2014. A national championship could soon be coming to Columbus.

The defensive line of the 2012 team did lose quite a bit, but I think with Spence, Washington, and Schutt getting experience, with Bosa coming in, the DLine should be good and will get better as the season goes. The LB situation just got a lot better with the return of Shazier, and the signing of Johnson and Mitchell, while the secondary could very well be one of the nation's best for the next several years. Vonn Bell was a great sign.

Meyer has long expressed that a championship team must have a great front seven on D.......he had that at Florida, and he is well on his way to seeing that happen........and for the 2013 season, he has a very experienced offensive unit to work with.