Last week, Ohio State and Michigan each finished with stellar recruiting classes. With a nice blend of in-state talent and national talent, the Buckeyes and Wolverines both set themselves up to have strong teams in the coming years.
For the most part, to be successful when it comes to recruiting, we know that you need to be able to set up a fence around your state. In-state prospects are the ones you need to keep and build your program around.
The state of Michigan, though, isn’t considered much of a hotbed when it comes to recruiting. Sure, talent is produced, but not enough to limit a program to just in-state kids. That’s why when the state of Michigan produces legit big-time prospects, the Wolverines need to be able to keep them home. Not bashing Michigan high school talent, but there’s just bigger pools of prospects to go after in other states.
So far, early into the 2014 recruiting process, Urban Meyer has planted a flag in the state of Michigan,…
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