Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and director of player personnel Mark Pantoni admitted on National Signing Day back in February the Buckeyes’ 2017 recruiting class did not feature enough homegrown talent. Of the 21 players Ohio State signed in its 2017 class, only seven were from the state of Ohio. “No, it’s not [enough,” Meyer said that day. “No, 50 percent is kind of the mark that I’ve been trying to — I keep it right in front of me and I stare at it and make sure that we’re doing right.” Added Pantoni: “Not enough Ohio. That’s something we want our percentage to be much higher on. There’s too much talent in this state, but at the same time, we’re also searching for the best players in the country.” That national approach has been fairly evident in Ohio State’s recent recruiting and despite those comments from Meyer and…
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