In the world of recruiting, the common saying “win your backyard” refers to the process of consistently securing top prospects from within the state that your school is located. The Ohio State football program certainly accomplishes just that, dominating the recruiting trail within state lines and typically not allowing the best players to head elsewhere. That focal point has remained consistent through the transition from Urban Meyer to Ryan Day. Just nearby, fourth-year head coach Chris Holtmann and the OSU basketball program are seemingly beginning to prioritize that same strategy. Holtmann arrived in the summer of 2017 to take over for the retiring Thad Matta. Only 1 of 10 commits through Holtmann’s first three seasons (Justin Ahrens, Versailles) was from the Buckeye state, although he did bring Northeast Ohio native Kyle Young with him from Butler after the Massillon native flipped in 2017. That narrative has since completely changed as…
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