It’s no secret that the secondary at Ohio State has fallen off in recent years. There’s help on the way, but the recruiting, selection, and development needs to get back to the level it was just a few years ago. So far, that’s happening to some regard, but OSU wants to continue to stack defensive backs to have a full cupboard. On Thursday, the Buckeyes missed out on one of those players when four-star safety, Brandon Jacob, announced his decision to commit to Maryland over Ohio State, UCF, Miami (OH), and Texas A&M. It wasn’t looking like the Buckeyes were the lean anyhow, but it would have been nice to begin to replenish the talent pool even more on the back-end. Out of Orlando, Florida, Jacob is ranked as the No. 13 safety and 164th prospect in the country according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He should get some immediate…
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