By Michael Chung (BleacherReport.com) --Soap operas should be reserved for daytime viewing, not college football.  But if one has been following the Davonte Neal story, the saga has been nothing short of “soap opera”. The 5-star recruit was once an Ohio State target. It would have been a good fit. Neal was a speedy playmaker in line with Percy Harvin, and Urban Meyer’s spread offense needs players who have speed and quickness in space to make tacklers miss. Then signing day came and Rivals’ ... Read More

By Randy Chambers (BleacherReport.com) -- The Buckeyes are looking to put a horrible season behind them as they return a total of 19 starters and have one of the greatest head coaches running their program in Urban Meyer. With him now calling the shots, Ohio State should be in great shape moving forward and should compete for national championships in no time. Although we still may be months away from college football kicking off, spring ... Read More

By: Edwin Weathersby (BleacherReport.com) -- The Buckeyes hauled themselves in a top 10 class this year, which is a big surprise since they went through a lot during this recruiting cycle and were barely in the top 25 a few months ago. But Urban Meyer came in and simply changed things. Now, for this read, I'm going to dive into their 2012 recruiting class and give you some incoming freshmen that I feel will become stars in Columbus. Let's ... Read More

By James Brady (SBNATION) -- The Ohio State Buckeyes got their fourth commitment for their 2013 class on Thursday, and it was expected. Eli Woodard took to Twitter and made his announcement that he's committing to the Buckeyes, being the fourth highly-ranked player to commit for next year's class. After much prayer and consideration, I'm proud to commit as a student-athlete to The Ohio State University! #BuckeyeNation Woodard is the No. 28 player in the nation according to Rivals and one of the ... Read More

By Adam Rittenberg (ESPN.com) --  As many know by now, Ohio State couldn't land recruiting target Stefon Diggs, who on Friday ended a drawn-out and moderately annoying decision-making process by choosing to stay home and play for Maryland. Ohio State had saved a roster spot for Diggs, rated as the nation's No. 3 athlete and No. 13 overall prospect by ESPN Recruiting. The thought is that Diggs, who played both running back and wide receiver in high school and ... Read More

By Tim Bielik (BleacherReport.com) -- The exciting part of college football is the never-ending stream of new names and new faces that move into the spotlight every year. For the Buckeyes last year, players like Braxton Miller and Ryan Shazier emerged as new stars of the future. With a new coaching staff comes a new opportunity for different players to emerge as big names at Ohio State. The question is, who could the next Ryan Shazier be next season? One guy that could be ... Read More

By Michael Chung (BleacherReport.com) --I recently had the chance to have a conversation with Mr. Brent Williams, who has a lot of football in his family. His oldest son, Brennan, plays at North Carolina, and his younger son and godson, Camren Williams and Armani Reeves, are part of the 2012 recruiting class for Ohio State. Mr. Williams had some very enlightening thoughts on Ohio State football from the perspective of a former football player while also ... Read More

By Tyler Waddell (BleacherReport.com) -- Billy Price of Fitch High School in Youngstown, Ohio is the third prospective athlete to give Urban Meyer and the Ohio State University football program a verbal commitment for the class of 2013. Price—a 6'4", 280-pound offensive and defensive lineman—is rated as the No. 3 recruit in the state by recruiting analyst Bill Kurelic of Bucknuts. He selected OSU on February 14 over Alabama, Arizona, Georgia Tech, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and ... Read More

From: SpringfieldNewsSun.com -- COLUMBUS — Asked on Feb. 1 what was still lacking from the group of 25 players who signed national letters of intent by that afternoon, Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer did not hesitate with his answer. “Speed,” he said. So when Stefon Diggs, the blue-chip receiver from Olney, Md., who was considering Ohio State, announced Friday night he had signed with Maryland, it foiled Meyer’s plan of punctuating his first recruiting class with an ... Read More

By Erick Smith (USA TODAY) -- Urban Meyer continues to vent about receiving criticism from fellow Big Ten coaches about his recruiting tactics. On signing day, both Bret Bielema of Wisconsin and Mark Dantonio of Michigan State had appeared to take shots at the new Ohio State coach for recruiting players committed to their schools. Bielema specifically cited Meyer and used the term "illegal" when referring to his practices. That didn't sit well with Meyer. "I was very angry," Meyer said during his ... Read More