Ohio State’s NFL Draft Troubles Could Hurt Recruiting

By Tim Ertle: (OpposingViews.com) -

There is no denying Ohio State has a problem on its hands, and don’t think for a second this is close to being over. The NCAA Committee on Infractions is still going to get involved, and that could mean scholarships being stripped from Jim Tressel’s program.

Less scholarships mean you have to hit on landing the top recruits – and that hasn’t been a problem. Rivals.com has traditionally rated the Buckeyes’ recruiting classes in the top-15 nationally.

Obviously opposing coaches are going to put a bug in the ears of top recruits about the uncertainty of Tressel’s future in Columbus. That will hurt. Why sign up for four years in Columbus when there is an increased chance the head coach could be nudged out the door? That’s a strike against the Buckeyes.

While watching the NFL Draft over the weekend, I think some opposing coaches gained some more ammo by watching Buckeyes fall into the later rounds. That can’t be good for recruiting. Go to Columbus, they’ll say, and they don’t develop you for the league.

Outside of Cameron Heyward, who went 31st overall to Pittsburgh, no other Buckeye has heard their name called in the first 100 picks in the last two Drafts.

I did some research and examined the last five NFL Drafts, and I found nine former Buckeyes, including Heyward this year, have been selected in the first three rounds. Of the eight that have played in the league, five (Ginn, Gonzalez, Gholston, Wells and Robiskie) have yet to meet…….

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