Ohio State has taken signing announcements to a whole level with the 2019 recruiting class. It all started on Tuesday, the day before college football’s early signing period, when the Buckeyes’ Twitter account tweeted this out: Waiting for players to join…#NSD19 #Dynasty19 #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/0uK8DlAyCf — Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) December 18, 2018 MORE: 2019 early signing tracker That set up one of the more memorable recruiting gimmicks we’ve seen in some time, right up there with ECU’s pirate-themed scholarship offers: using the popular video game “NCAA Football 14” to announce the Buckeyes’ signed recruits. More specifically, Ohio State created players to match signed recruits and put together a brief “highlight reel” — all of them against either Michigan or Penn State, for those interested. The first player to get the “NCAA 14” treatment was linebacker Cade Stover, Mr. Football in the state of Ohio for 2018. His highlight reel showed him…
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