May 12, 2026

Big Ten Signing Day: Ohio State class ranked best in conference. Penn State, Michigan next in line

Ohio State hasn’t played in the Big Ten championship game in three years, but it remains the conference’s top program in recruiting. The Buckeyes signed five of the six five-star recruits Wednesday in the 247Sports Composite rankings who are headed to Big Ten schools — including No. 1 national recruit Jeremiah Smith. The class was ranked No. 4 nationally. Penn State (14th) and Michigan (15th) are second and third in the Big Ten, respectively, among teams that were in the conference in 2023. Oregon, one of four Pac-12 schools that will enter the league in 2024, assembled the sixth-ranked class in the nation, which would put it at No. 2 in the Big Ten. LEADER OF THE PACK The Buckeyes landed two five-star receivers — Smith, who is from Hollywood, Florida, and Mylan Graham of New Haven, Connecticut — and one of the nation’s top edge rushers in Eddrick Houston of St.…

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