“I can go to Washington and get money, or I can go to Ohio State and be developed and then potentially reach my goal of going to the NFL,” quarterback Lincoln Kienholz said of why he signed with the Buckeyes this week. After all the gyrations of college football’s signing day, Ohio State’s 2023 recruiting class ended up ranked No. 6 in the country. The Buckeyes finished behind Alabama, Georgia, Texas, Miami (Florida) and Oklahoma. And that was partly a function of class size. OSU brought in fewer recruits (20) than any other program in the top ten. However, there has still been some handwringing over the Buckeyes’ performance on the recruiting trail, and the comments of one of the players who signed with Ohio State on Wednesday will probably exacerbate that. “I think Washington had better NIL than Ohio State,” quarterback Lincoln Kienholz said, referring to what he could…
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