Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer is beating Michigan on and off the field.
Since taking over the Buckeyes in 2012, Meyer is a perfect 3-0 against the Wolverines, with the closest call coming in 2013 via a thrilling 42-41 affair in Ann Arbor. But Ohio State’s head man has invaded the state of Michigan on the recruiting trail, and he’s producing much more decisive victories over the Wolverines for The Mitten State’s top prospects.
And that’s a trend Jim Harbaugh hasn’t been able to stop during his first five months in Ann Arbor.
The Buckeyes struck first in January 2013, when Damon Webb—a high 4-star recruit and Michigan’s second-ranked prospect—announced his verbal pledge to the Buckeyes. He was the nation’s No. 35 prospect and a big target for the Wolverines, but he spurned his home-state school because Ohio State was much closer to college football’s biggest stage.
“The chance to win championships,” Webb said of his collegiate choice, according to Miles Joseph of Eleven Warriors. “I think the Buckeyes are going to start winning national championships.”
That was sound logic from Webb, who was a true freshman on Ohio State’s national title-winning team last year.
That run through the first-ever College Football Playoff paved a deeper road into Michigan as the Buckeyes stole 4-star running back Michael Weber and 3-star defensive end Joshua Alabi from the Wolverines during last year’s recruiting cycle.
Webb,…
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