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Ohio State Recruiting: 2018 Class is full of gems despite defections

The buzz around whether Ohio State won or lost the first year of the early signing period in college football is incredible.

From players deflecting to other schools to Dabo Swinney using psychological tactics on Jackson Carman by insinuating that Urban Meyer might be on his way out, there were no shortages on storylines.

Perhaps the most absurd report is the Buckeyes having to give up recruiting Micah Parsons, the No. 5 ranked player in the nation, because of a recruiting violation when he visited the set of ESPN’s College Game Day in Columbus on September 9.