USA TODAY Sports COLUMBUS, Ohio — For all of the talk of “The Chase” being over for Ohio State following its College Football Playoff National Championship victory, it’s worth noting that Rome wasn’t built in a day. And neither was Alabama. Make no mistake about it, the Buckeyes’ eighth national championship in program history has certainly been worth the celebration it’s received in Columbus and all over the state of Ohio in the past two weeks. More importantly, it announced the indisputable arrival of a program that Urban Meyer has spent the past three seasons building into a national title contender. “The chase is complete,” Meyer proclaimed following Ohio State’s title-clinching win over Oregon on Jan. 12. “It’s done. It’s over.” But with all due respect to the three-time national champion head coach, “The Chase” is really just getting started. And if recruiting rankings are any indication—as they typically are—the Crimson Tide aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. With national signing day nearly a week away, Nick Saban’s program is poised to sign an astonishing fifth straight No. 1-ranked recruiting class. Alabama currently has 26 prospects prepared to sign next Wednesday, including six 5-star and 16 4-star recruits. The Buckeyes, meanwhile, currently lay claim to the country’s seventh-ranked class. That would be Meyer’s lowest-ranked haul since arriving in Columbus in 2012, having signed the nation’s No. 3, No. 2 and No…
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