COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ryan Day isn’t afraid to admit that building Ohio State football’s 2023 recruiting class hasn’t been as simple as the first three he had as head coach. Recruiting has always been about relationships first, followed by a list of other things ranging from a program’s ability to get a kid to the NFL to what the facilities may look like. Even the off the field concepts were more about preparing someone for life after football. Nothing’s perfect, and there was certainly its fair share of complications, but at least there was a road map to follow. That road map stopped existing about 18 months ago, the moment college athletes were officially allowed to make money off their Name, Image and Likeness in July 2021. What was originally intended to provide a way for student-athletes to finally profit off themselves had quickly turned into more of a recruiting…
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