Cameron Martinez never officially reopened his recruitment. He always stayed committed to Ohio State, even once Jeff Hafley left Columbus to become Boston College’s head coach just days before he planned to sign his National Letter of Intent. But the playmaker from Muskegon, Michigan, did look around. He listened to other schools like Notre Dame, Minnesota, Oregon and Northwestern whose coaches badly wanted him to consider them.
Ultimately, after a month-and-a-half-long re-recruitment, Ryan Day gained the trust of the Martinez family, and Kerry Coombs won them over as well.
Fourteen months ago, they inked him as a future Buckeye.