re: Rivals update

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Two reasons for this:
1. Ohio gets tons of talent, just like LSU.
2. The recruiting services’ top priority is selling advertisement, not ranking recruits. Most of the talent is in the south, but if they faithfully reported that they’d lose northern eyeballs. That’s why a guy like Spenser Ware was a five star. He was a very good running back, but clearly lacked the speed to be a five star. Had he been from Louisiana he would have been a four star, but since he was from Ohio...

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Only 7 of the 17 are from Ohio but it looks like a solid year for Ohio talent. Ohio State has been crushing Texas in hte past few years. They seem to be able to go into Texas and get who they want for the most part. This cycle they seem to have the ability to pull the 5*'s from the state of Washington as well. They've also recruited Georgia well for some time now. If Kirby Smart could ever figure out how to simply build a fence around Georgia he'd be formidable despite his game day coaching.

Urban Meyer brought national recruiting to Ohio State and it hasn't stopped with Day. Hartline is proving to be an elite recruiter at the receiver position and having Kerry Coombs and Larry Johnson, Sr. on the staff recruiting doesn't hurt. They bring a lot of credibility.