Head coach Urban Meyer has Ohio State at the top of the college football recruiting world with 2017’s No. 1-ranked class, and when looking at the Buckeyes’ top remaining targets, there are three players who would not only strengthen their hold on the top spot, but they would also be perfect fits for Meyer’s spread-power offense.
Ohio State already has the cornerstone of its future offense in the fold with a verbal pledge from Josh Myers, a 5-star left tackle who’s rated the No. 3 overall player for 2017.
Adding this trio of 5-stars would lay a foundation for an offense that could dominate the Big Ten and pave the way to more playoff berths down the road for the Buckeyes.
Tate Martell, 5-Star Quarterback
Ohio State doesn’t have a particularly big need at quarterback—in fact, some could argue the position room is getting quite full with J.T. Barrett, Joe Burrow, Stephen Collier, Dwayne Haskins and 2017 pledge Danny Clark on board.
But when a school has the chance to land a talent as special as Tate Martell, it can’t afford to pass on it.
The 5’10”, 203-pound signal-caller is rated the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback nationally and the No. 33 prospect overall. His offer list includes Alabama, Auburn, Florida State, LSU, Michigan and USC, and for a long stretch, Martell was committed to play out his collegiate career at Texas A&M.
Following a bizarre series of events, Martell decommitted from the Aggies and reopened…
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