When Urban Meyer took over at Ohio State in 2012, he elevated the program's recruiting to a different level. The Buckeyes signed the Big Ten's highest-rated class in each of the seven cycles he finished at the helm, and only one of those groups (2015) ranked outside the top five nationally.
Needless to say, Meyer and his staff didn't swing and miss on a lot of the recruits they prioritized.The former Buckeye head coach was one of the best recruiters the sport had ever seen.
There were, of course, players Ohio State wanted that went elsewhere. The Buckeyes have already played (and beaten) a number of those players this season, like Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons and Michigan wideout Donovan Peoples-Jones.