It feels discriminatory to say that the oldest incoming OSU recruits have the best chance to produce earliest in their OSU careers. But I set out to make a list of five players most likely to play big roles this upcoming season, and alas, age-discriminate I did. What I landed on was four multi-year college players — either via the junior college ranks or Division I ranks — and one high school prospect with some upside.
To defend myself, age isn’t the deciding factor here as much as experience and need. Each of the four elder statesman I named has real experience outside high school and joins position groups in need of depth.