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Ryan Day credits Ohio State signees for sticking with Buckeyes

Screenshot 2023-07-18 at 4.54.37 PMby:Riley Gates•12/24/22•

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Ohio State coach Ryan Day just completed another very impressive recruiting class, ranking fifth nationally and first overall in the Big Ten Conference. Day also fielded that class while fighting off NIL offers from other schools for his recruits. When asked what that loyalty says about the signees in his class, Day made his feelings clear.

“It says a lot about our guys,” Day said. “Seven guys from Ohio and 19 guys here. These are guys who want to be Buckeyes. They know the opportunity here and there’s a lot that comes with deciding on where to go to a school.  A lot of these guys did it for the right reasons. What I mean by that is focusing on the things that truly matter in this case. What are those things? First off, it’s the development at Ohio State. It’s the ability to come in and get an unbelievable education. It’s being a part of a program that’s going to be in the national championship hunt every year, but also a part of an unbelievable culture and the city of Columbus. There’s just so many things that come with being a Buckeye that these guys recognized early on.”

Day’s class was highlighted by five-star wide receiver Brandon Inniss. The No. 28 overall player in the class, Inniss was the lone five-star prospect for the Buckeyes, via the On3 Consensus rankings. After that, Ohio State landed 18 four-star players by the On3 Consensus rankings.

This impressive group of incoming recruits will help the Buckeyes continue their strong run of success as a program. Ohio State has won 11 or more games in 10 of the last 11 seasons, with the one year aside being the COVID-19-impacted season. The Buckeyes have also made the College Football Playoff five times in its history, including this current playoff.

The Buckeyes were 11-0 entering the final week of the college football season but lost a crucial rivalry game to Michigan by 22 points, knocking them out of the Big Ten Championship game. However, the Buckeyes earned a spot in this year’s playoff field after USC lost in the Pac-12 Championship game.