COLUMBUS, Ohio — The NCAA is extending its dead period once again, meaning college football teams — including Ohio State — will go an entire year without having recruits on campus. Despite some optimism that the dead period would end in favor of a more favorable quiet period, the NCAA will instead extend the timeline that would’ve ended on April 15 through May 31. The Buckeyes’ 2021 class — and recruits in later classes — found a way around the dead period by forming “visits” by way of the Buckeye Bash hosted by defensive end Jack Sawyer. Players in the 2022 class, such as tight end Bennett Christian, aren’t waiting on another such event — which is being discussed — and are planning a trip from Georgia to Columbus. A “quiet period” would’ve opened up possibilities for recruits, likely to something that could mirror the Backyard Bash and Barbecue OSU…
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