On signing day, Ohio State’s class rank best in big ten

(AP) – Ohio State hasn’t played in the Big Ten championship game in three years, but it remains the conference’s top program in recruiting.

247Sports ranks Penn State, Michigan, Nebraska, Wisconsin, and Purdue as the top six teams in the Big Ten in 2023.

Luke Reynolds of Cheshire, Connecticut, was signed by the Nittany Lions as the No. 1 TE prospect. Michigan loses four starting offensive linemen and adds four new ones, including 6-foot-8, 295-pound tackle Andrew Sprague from Kansas City, Missouri. The Wolverines also signed four-star quarterback Jadyn Davis of Charlotte, North Carolina.

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule scored a huge win by convincing No. 2 QB prospect Dylan Raiola to switch from Georgia and keeping No. 2 TE Carter Nelson of Ainsworth, Nebraska, at home. Wisconsin filled a big need after Braelon Allen declared for the draft by signing four-star RB Dilin Jones of Olney, Maryland. Purdue signed three four-star recruits, including Midland, Texas, QB Marcos Davila.

BELOW THE RADAR

Iowa likes to refer to itself as “Tight End U,” and four-star Gavin Hoffman of Overland Park, Kansas, will try to carry on the tradition. … Minnesota held off a late push by Ohio State to sign S Koi Perich of Esko, Minnesota, as a top-100 recruit. Jonathan Smith, the new coach at Michigan State, signed 18 high school players and five transfers. Rutgers signed seven of its 23 Florida recruits… Maryland has signed 21 players, Illinois has signed 19, Indiana has signed 16, and Northwestern has signed 15.

THE CLASS STAR

Smith committed to Ohio State a year ago but continued to visit, and Florida State and Miami made late bids to entice him to change his mind. When Smith announced his commitment to the Buckeyes, Day smiled and let out an audible deep breath during his signing day news conference. Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School’s unbeaten 6-foot-3, 198-pound Smith had 90 catches for 1,389 yards and 19 touchdowns.

THE BIGGEST SURPRISES

Raiola, the No. 6 overall prospect according to the 247Sports composite, is considered Nebraska’s top recruit since national championship quarterback Tommie Frazier signed in 1992. Raiola had previously pledged to Ohio State and Georgia, but he signed with the Huskers after an official visit last weekend. Dominic Raiola, his father, was an All-America centre for the Huskers in 2000 and a 14-year NFL veteran with the Detroit Lions.

In other news,The Ohio State Buckeyes have landed the nation’s top recruit.