For the first five years of the Chris Holtmann era, Ohio State has recruited at a certain level. And with that, the Buckeyes have been an NCAA Tournament mainstay and an upper-echelon Big Ten team, albeit one without a deep March Madness run or conference trophy to add to the collection. In an era of the transfer portal and immediate eligibility, coaches now have options in roster construction. Pursue highly rated prep players who will need time to develop, or mine the portal every spring for an annual roster refresh? With the consultation of athletic director Gene Smith, Holtmann has doubled down on recruiting high school players while adding pieces as needed via the portal. Today, as the early signing period opens for the 2023 class, Ohio State will ink a second consecutive top-10 class as ranked in the 247Sports.com composite database as part of what has become a recruiting…
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