COLUMBUS, Ohio — Upon capturing the national championship last month, Urban Meyer forecasted a 30-day infomercial for Ohio State on the recruiting trail.
And while the Buckeyes reaped some immediate rewards in the form of a few late additions to their sixth-ranked 2015 class, most of their profits won’t be apparent for another year.
Meyer knows this, having won national titles in 2006 and 2008 at Florida before laying claim to the country’s top-ranked class in 2010. By the time championships are played for, most ensuing classes are already close to full, thus the delayed spike on the recruiting trail.
“Certainly 2016 you’ve seen a jolt,” Meyer said. “That’s going to help us.”
Early projections of Ohio State’s next recruiting class indicate as much.
As it currently stands, the Buckeyes lay claim to six commits in their 2016 class, good for fourth-place in next year’s way-too-early rankings. Ohio State hadn’t even made it out of halftime of the national championship game before seeing a boost in its efforts, with 5-star running back Kareem Walker committing to the Buckeyes.
The nation’s top-ranked running back and No. 8 overall player, Walker became the headliner of Ohio State’s 2016 haul the moment he tweeted his intentions of becoming a Buckeye.
Nearly two weeks later, Walker was joined by 4-star Cincinnati Moeller tight end Jake Hausmann in committing to Ohio State. Prior to their playoff run, the Buckeyes had already received verbal pledges…
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