When Ohio State turned over most of their defensive staff and their head coach, they lost connection to quite a few prospects, especially on the defensive side of the ball. That’s to be expected, and it’s something that Ryan Day and his new staff were prepared for. Whenever a staff change happens the new coaches have to re-establish their school, and have to develop relationships that they didn’t have before. Sometimes it can work, and a school can find themselves right back in the race.
Other times? Well, look at Bryan Bresee.
This process is a lot of work, and requires a whole lot of effort and recruiting ability from all coaches involved.