We've reached National Letter of Intent Day, and Ohio State did not land a 5-star running back.
Perhaps you've debated why with fellow recruiting enthusiasts. It's not an overblown thing; I have seen this anxiety myself (only because I’ve edited articles like this one):
It's understandable that there's a sense of pessimism permeating throughout the fanbase. Alford and the Buckeyes missed out on all of their top targets during the 2020 cycle. Most notably, that included five-stars Bijan Robinson (Texas) and Kendall Milton (Georgia). And the former was a silent commit before changing his mind late in the summer.