It's no secret Notre Dame has had some success recruiting the state of Ohio for a long time now, especially Cincinnati's Greater Catholic League. Ohio State has often been faced with the difficult task of fending off the nation's most famous Catholic institution in an area whose top talent is typically found at its Catholic high schools.
Brian Kelly—who is in his sixth year at Notre Dame—talked about recruiting the Buckeye State in his Sunday teleconference.
You have to deal with Ohio State, and so it's inevitable that we're going to run into Ohio State in those areas.