COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jim Tressel righted the ship in the Ohio State vs. Michigan rivalry, and Urban Meyer made the Buckeyes a national power. But Ryan Day has raised questions about when The Game will be competitive again. Day’s first three recruiting classes as the Buckeyes head coach have combined his two predecessors’ philosophies while clearly defining their focus: The best players in Ohio are coming with him, and together they’ll recruit the big fish around the nation, allowing his teams to compete with the Alabamas, Clemsons and Georgias on the world. That approach is why his 2020 and 2021 classes finished fifth and second, respectively. The 2022 class could finish in the top three, and the 2023 class is about to get the ball rolling toward a high national finish as well. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh’s program is at the point where there’s a 153.290-point gap between the Big…
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