Zach Harrison is one of the most highly touted recruits in the country and he goes to high school 15 miles from Ohio State. Yet not until Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period, did the 6-foot-6, 245-pound defensive end commit to become a Buckeye, giving incoming head coach Ryan Day his first victory as Urban Meyer’s replacement. “Huge,” Day said. “This was one of those ones we had to win.” Harrison’s choice, streamed out over Olentangy Orange High School’s website, was maybe the most intriguing development of what can now be considered the new signing day. This is year two of the early signing period in college football and just like last year, most of the scholarships have been scooped up. The traditional signing period in early February will mostly be for finishing touches Alabama has already signed most of a class that was already considered the…
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