What makes Ryan Day different than other coaches on the recruiting trail?

Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports Back in December of 2018 the Ohio State athletic department was faced with the task of replacing one of the best college football coaches and recruiters in recent college football history. While some fans wanted Ohio State to do a national coaching search, they chose a different route and hired then-offensive coordinator Ryan Day.

Obviously Day has yet to begin his first full season coaching the Ohio State Buckeyes, so the jury is still out on his head coaching abilities, But, while Ryan Day is a first-time head coach at a powerhouse college football program, he has already recruited at an impressive rate for his first full cycle as a head coach. How has he done…