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Kyle McCord Picks Justin Fields’ Brain About Playbook and Footwork, Hopes to Fill Out 2021 Class with Star-Studded Finish, Nolan Rucci Chooses Big Ten Foe

The Hurry-Up is your nightly dose of updates from the Ohio State football recruiting trail, keeping tabs on the latest from commits and targets from around the country.

McCord hoping to fill out class

This isn’t any sort of breaking news, but when filling out a recruiting class, the four most important pieces for an elite program to fill are quarterback, pass rusher, cornerback and a cornerstone left tackle (in some order).

In Ohio State’s 2021 class, the Buckeyes already have three of those spots filled out with five-star Kyle McCord, five-star defensive end Jack Sawyer and the best one-two punch at cornerback the program has had since bringing in Jeff Okudah and Shaun Wade in 2017 with top-70 overall players Jakailin Johnson (No.