Ohio State is one of the premier programs in the country and consistently recruits at the highest level. The Buckeyes have finished in the top seven of the national recruiting rankings every year since 2011. Let’s look back at some of the highlights of Ohio State recruiting over the years. Best recruit, pre-internet rankings: Archie Griffin, RB Few players have had a bigger impact on a program than Archie Griffin at Ohio State. The only two-time Heisman Trophy winner (1974, 1975), Griffin rushed for 5,589 yards on a 6.0-yard average in his four years with the Buckeyes. Advertisement He jumped onto the scene early in his career, setting a single-game school record (that has since been broken) with 239 yards in a win over North Carolina in his second game. In a 2019 interview on the Big Ten Network, Griffin said his recruitment came down to Ohio State and Northwestern.…
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