Credit: 247Sports On June 12, Urban Meyer and Ohio State earned a verbal pledge from Tate Martell—a 4-star prospect and the No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the country. He was the 13th pledge in the Buckeyes’ recruiting class, and he further tightened Ohio State’s grasp on the No. 1 spot for the 2017 cycle. And with Martell in the fold, Ohio State’s grip on that top spot shouldn’t loosen. Martell himself is a special talent who would instantly boost any recruiting class in the country. He’s the No. 33 overall prospect nationally, and his impressive offer list indicates that he could play anywhere he wanted. He had collegiate offers before his first day of high school, which resulted in an early commitment to Washington. He later decommitted and pledged to Texas A&M before a coaching change made him reconsider. “I made a decision in seventh grade,” Martell said, according to Ryan Connors of SB Nation. “I can’t really give you a reason for that besides that I was 13 years old and immature. [Texas A&M], I thought, was the place for me, but with the coaching change and stuff like that I know it wasn’t the best fit for me.”…
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