By Tim Bielik via BleacherReport.com -- Arguably the biggest recruiting battle between any two teams in all of college football is between Ohio State's Urban Meyer and Michigan's Brady Hoke. Both coaches are somewhat new to their schools as Hoke has only been at Michigan for one season and Meyer is three months away from his first game as OSU's top dog. But these two men have already had some great recruiting battles in the last six months since Meyer's hire, including some great ... Read More

By Luke Pashke via BleacherReport.com --  With the closing of spring practice and summer workouts steadily approaching, Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer has finally released his post-spring depth chart. For the most part, the depth chart went according to plan, but there were a few eye-openers in it. With this release, we now know which players have solidified themselves as starters as well as those players who still have something to prove to this coaching staff. Despite its few surprises, there's still ... Read More

From: MaxPreps.com --  Woodbridge (Va.) defensive Da'Shawn Hand and Liberty County (Hinesville, Ga.) linebacker Raekwon McMillan have a good deal in common. Both were U.S. Air Force Sophomore All-Americans this fall after highly-productive 10th-grade seasons. Both are emerging as national recruits, and both have offers from Ohio State (among many others.) Could the recruitment of Hand and McMillan be more intertwined than would normally be the case for a player from Northern Virginia and southwestern Georgia? Earlier this week, McMillan hinted at the possibility of ... Read More

By Michael Chung via bleacherreport.com --  Tommy Schutt was a much heralded recruit out of Glen Elyn, Illinos. Shortly after Urban Meyer took over the head coaching job at Ohio State University, Tommy Schutt de-committed from Penn State and became a Buckeye. He joins other heralded defensive linemen in the 2012 recruit class. Schutt took some time to answer a few questions for Bleacher Report. Did you ever meet Jerry Sandusky? TS: No! Never did. What was Joe Paterno like? TS: I was over at his house ... Read More

By: Jim Miesle via onefootdown.com --  There is much to be said about one Urban Meyer, whether he brought it upon himself through words or actions.  When he took over at tOSU, he made claim that the Buckeyes would build a metaphorical wall around the state of Ohio with respect to recruiting the elite in-state talent.  While that wall is still in process, one has to think that it took some damage recently with the news about a certain supporter of the ... Read More

By Christy Cabrera Chirinos via orlandosentinel.com --  A strange incident during his unofficial visit to Ohio State has had the Internet buzzing for days about Joey Bosa’s commitment to the Buckeyes. Wednesday afternoon after a spring practice at St. Thomas Aquinas, one of the nation’s top prospects affirmed he is still headed to Ohio State. “Everything is okay with Ohio State, 100 percent okay,” the Raiders defensive lineman said. “It’s not their fault. It was just a crazy fan." READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE ... Read More

By: Billy george via bleacherreport.com --  Whether the Buckeyes are eligible for a bowl game or not, with the insertion of head coach Urban Meyer and his spread offense, Buckeye fans worldwide are optimistic about this upcoming season. Given his impressive coaching resume and excellent recruiting ability, things become even more enticing when you think of what Urban Meyer's teams might accomplish in the future at Ohio State. But before we rubberneck too far into the future, let's reminisce about this coming ... Read More

By: Luke Zimmermann via landgrantholyland.com --   After saying roughly as much to ESPN late Friday night, Sal Anzalone, father of former Ohio State linebacker commit Alex Anzalone, one of the individuals pictured in the Charles Eric Waugh/@Bdubstriviaguru controversy of the past four days, caught up with Mike Dragon of the Reading Eagle to clarify some rather pointed comments he made towards the University: "I want people to understand, I have no beef with Ohio State, at all," Sal Anzalone said. "My issue is not ... Read More

BY DAVID BRIGGS via ToledoBlade.com -- top high school football prospect backed off his commitment to Ohio State late Friday in part because of his family's concern a convicted sex offender was interacting with players and recruits. The father of Alex Anzalone, a Wyomissing, Pa., native ranked among the country's top linebackers, told the Reading Eagle "something is just not right at Ohio State." Charles Eric Waugh, 31, of Ashland, Ky., who in 2008 pleaded guilty to five counts of possession of underage sexual content, ... Read More

By: Jake Brown via rivals.com -- After poring over his top schools Mike Heuerman has arrived at a decision in advance of spring practice. The four-star tight end from Naples, Fla., confirmed he has given a verbal commitment to Notre Dame on the heels of a couple spring unofficial visits to campus and a visit from two Irish coaches to school Thursday. Notre Dame first hosted Heuerman in late March and made a strong impression. "I had a real good vibe man," Heuerman told IrishIllustrated.com ... Read More