Published: Saturday, 4/2/2016 COLLEGE FOOTBALL Buckeyes land 3 commitments before any Columbus trips BY DAVID BRIGGSBLADE SPORTS WRITER COLUMBUS — A stroll past Mirror Lake and through the Oval. A fall Saturday inside the roaring canyon of Ohio Stadium. A tour of the 53,000-square-foot indoor football complex — replete with a waterfall and juice bar. Ohio State has a lot to sell recruits and a visit to campus can close the deal. “When you come here, this should be a ‘wow’ place,” coach Urban Meyer said. Or at least it should sound that way. In a quirky but growing trend, high school recruits are committing to Ohio State and elsewhere sight unseen before visiting the school. Such as buying a car without a test drive or a house without an inspection, three players from far-flung states have pledged to be a part of the Buckeyes’ top-rated 2017 recruiting class without so much as setting foot in Ohio. “Bizarre, isn’t it?” Meyer said. “I don’t know the answer to that, other than it’s hard to say no to a great player.” The trio bound for Columbus qualify. …
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