COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football came into the 2023 recruiting cycle hoping to bring in two running backs, repeating the success of 2021. That class produced TreVeyon Henderson and Evan Pryor as top 100 recruits. Heading into the spring, the Buckeyes were on track to do so, with Richard Young and Justice Haynes emerging as the top options to fill those spots. Then soon after an April visit, Mark Fletcher claimed one of those two spots as his. His choice didn’t change the approach to the class but did alter the message to the other two a little. OSU was sold on either guy taking that spot so much that it was willing to bring both in on an official visit during the same weekend to close out June. There was no hierarchy among the two. The spot would gladly go to whichever one wanted to claim it first.…
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