COLUMBUS, Ohio — There was a time when it was realistic to think that Ohio State football’s 2023 recruiting class would repeat the success of 2021 with two top 100 running backs. Instead, it’s had to watch Alabama accomplish that feat using the exact players the Buckeyes hoped to do it with. First, the Crimson Tide pulled Justice Haynes out of Georgia as the nation’s No. 37 player and No. 3 running back. Then, they pulled in Richard Young as the nation’s No. 24 player and No. 2 running back 11 days later. Doing so — along with a bevy of other commitments — is why Nick Saban’s program is now up to No. 4 in the national rankings and pushing for the top spot. A place currently held by OSU. Ohio State’s been out of the race for Young since an unofficial visit to Tuscaloosa in the spring was…
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