Ohio State’s Urban Meyer announced his retirement on Tuesday — but don’t expect the recruiting landscape of the Big Ten to shift dramatically.
“The machine is still intact,” Barton Simmons, 247 Sports’ Director of Scouting, told CBS Sports. “What Urban Meyer has built and set in motion at Ohio State is still intact.”
Losing a coach who won 82 of 91 games in Columbus, captured three national titles over a 17-year career and developed endless NFL talent isn’t ideal for the Buckeyes. But the promotion of offensive coordinator Ryan Day should ensure recruits don’t jump to Happy Valley or elsewhere.