Why Ohio State's 2018 football recruiting class is basically guaranteed to be elite

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State has four verbal commitments from Ohio in its 2017 recruiting class. Maybe it will get up to six.  Either way, that’s not many.  So the fact that Urban Meyer could assemble the No. 1-rated class in the country is even more impressive because landing elite prospect who live far away is much harder than convincing an Ohio kid to stay home.  But next year will likely be different. The list of top-level prospects in Ohio is much deeper in 2018. And given how efficient Meyer has been at keeping Ohio prospects at home, the Buckeyes are basically guaranteed to have another elite class next year.  Ohio State only has two commitments in the 2018 class, but one is five-star quarterback Emory Jones of Franklin (Ga.) Heard County. The other is four-star running back Brian Snead of Seffner (Fla.) Armload.  Who are the Ohio prospects who could jump…

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