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Striking Balance Between Wanting End to Dead Period and Having Healthy Season in Title Pursuit, Jantzen Dunn to Return From Injury, A.J. Kirk Lands With Spartans

The Hurry-Up is your nightly dose of updates from the Ohio State football recruiting trail, keeping tabs on the latest from commits and targets from around the country.

Navigating balance between healthy season, dead period

Ever since the Big Ten season was revamped, Ryan Day and the Buckeyes have had to strike a delicate balance during the recruiting dead period.

On one hand, getting recruits to campus for visits to see the facilities, the inner workings of the program and the overall culture are critical to acquiring elite talent and building Ohio State’s foundation.