If it makes Nebraska fans feel better, NU isn’t the only school recruits envision being a cow town. Columbus, Ohio — with a metro population of 2 million! — got the same treatment. “I originally thought Columbus was in the middle of nowhere, I didn’t really know the city was as big as it was,” five-star defensive lineman Justin Scott told On3. “On my visit, just being able to walk around and see the city was big.” The surprising size of a major city worked in OSU’s favor. The Buckeyes haven’t beaten Michigan on the field in 1,313 days but they can still win the biggest recruiting battle of the summer so far. Every Big Ten program recruits. Few — perhaps only one — recruits like Ohio State. And the Wolverines nearly had Scott, who told On3 he was ready to commit to UM after an official visit. He held…
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