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Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Buckeyes enjoying ‘golden era’ in football
Ohio State picked up six recruits in a dizzying five-day span recently, giving the team 23 verbal commitments in the 2009 class (seniors-to-be).
That’s a mind-boggling total when you consider it’s only June and players can’t sign letters-of-intent until the first Wednesday in February.
Texas is the only other national power keeping up with Ohio State, having gotten 19 commitments. Southern Cal has 13, Michigan 12, Notre Dame nine and Florida six.
The Buckeyes always have had a lot of clout in the recruiting realm, but they’ve never made it look this easy.
“Ohio State, in this part of the country, is really on top of the mountain right now,” said Bill Kurelic, recruiting analyst for Bucknuts.com. “Michigan is a little down. Notre Dame is down. If you’re a great player, it’s hard not to take a long look at Ohio State.”
Top recruits are jumping at offers from OSU because they know the class is filling up fast and they don’t want to get shut out. It’s gotten to the point where the Buckeyes might have to turn away premier prospects simply because they’ve run out of scholarships.
These are heady times for the football program. And with three national-title game appearances in the last six years and mega-talent Terrelle Pryor set to launch his career, OSU should be able to maintain its stature for the foreseeable future.
“This could go down as the golden era of Ohio State football,” Kurelic said.
