January 15, 2025

How Ohio State football recruited around Urban Meyer uncertainty

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Garrett Wilson put his pursuit of other players on hold for a bit. Jake Wray paid the situation no mind. Lejond Cavazos was certain Urban Meyer would be back. Meanwhile Ryan Day and the Ohio State coaching staff were behind the scenes trying to find a balance between running a training camp without Meyer and keeping the program’s 21 verbal commitments, 16 in 2019 and five in 2020, on board while everyone waited for the other shoe to drop. Meyer is back now. His suspension ended on Monday, and his first official practice of the 2018 season as Ohio State’s head coach was on Tuesday. Things, players and coaches say, are mostly back to normal. Though Meyer still can’t coach the next two games. The on-field impact of that seemed minimal when the Buckeyes hung 77 points on Oregon State last week. Rutgers this week should again…

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