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Ryan Day Makes Huge First Impression on Recruiting Trail By Landing Zach Harrison, Justin Fields

Just one month after being named Ohio State’s new head coach, Ryan Day has already eliminated any doubts about his ability to recruit top talent to play for the Buckeyes.

In his first 31 days on the job as Ohio State’s new lead recruiter, Day locked up two players who were ranked among the top five overall prospects in their respective recruiting classes.

Day’s first big coup on the recruiting trail came on the first day of the early signing period, Dec. 19 – just 15 days after Ohio State announced that he would succeed Urban Meyer as head coach – when five-star defensive end Zach Harrison, the No.