September 22, 2024

Ohio State football’s assistant coaches dominate 2021 recruiter rankings


COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio State football program is starting to run away with the top spot in the recruiting rankings, and 247Sports’ list of the nation’s top assistant coaches reflects that. “It’s what’s expected at a place like this,” Ohio State Director of Player Personnel Mark Pantoni said. “We expect to bring in the best possible class we can. As they say, iron sharpens iron. It definitely motivates us when you see one coach working very hard the others are going to follow.” The Buckeyes well represented in the top 10 with running backs coach Tony Alford leading the way at the top. After two years of failed running back, recruiting Alford responded by landing two top 100 recruits in the Buckeyes’ No. 1 ranked 2021 class. In 11 days, Alford landed four-star North Carolina native Evan Pryor, and Virginia native TreVeyon Henderson, who serves as the Buckeyes first…

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