The prior defensive staff in 2019 and 2020 secondary recruiting fell off a cliff and we are paying for that now. 2020 Lathan Ransom is the only DB in that class still at Ohio State. Hopefully, he returns. Typically, this would be the year that we would see the 2021 start to make noise as new starters. The prior staff signed 5 Db's only one is on the OSU roster, Jordan Hancock. That means out of all the players on the roster you have just 2 corners with any experience, Hancock, and Burke. This forces OSU to hope that they have just Jayaire Brown and Ryan Turner have to have massive offseasons and develop into guys they can trust. Incoming freshmen Jermaine Matthews and Calvin Simpson-Hunt are going to be guys that they desperately need to show they can be counted on pretty much immediately.
The OL is equally a big concern. The fact that the staff was hitting the portal for a tackle is an indication there are concerns about either starting depth and/or general depth. Now, it would seem the OL is going to be forced to play the cards it has in its roster. If there are "problems" with blocking as a result of this, we could be starting a season falling short of any of the season goals of B1G championship, CFP, and a Title.
This recruiting class (2024) is a massively critical class for the direction of the program.
The OL is equally a big concern. The fact that the staff was hitting the portal for a tackle is an indication there are concerns about either starting depth and/or general depth. Now, it would seem the OL is going to be forced to play the cards it has in its roster. If there are "problems" with blocking as a result of this, we could be starting a season falling short of any of the season goals of B1G championship, CFP, and a Title.
This recruiting class (2024) is a massively critical class for the direction of the program.
