From the moment he stepped up to the microphone to begin his press conference after Ohio State signed 24 players to its recruiting class of 2020 on Wednesday, Ryan Day’s excitement was palpable.
“What a great day this has been,” Day said in his opening statement. “This is going to be one heck of a class.”
Day had reason to be excited. With the exception of a pair of defensive backs – Clark Phillips, who is signing Thursday but could still be considering a flip to Utah, and Cameron Martinez, who opted to delay signing until February due to the departure of Ohio State co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach Jeff Hafley – Ohio State signed each of its other 23 commits on Wednesday, while it also landed a signing-day pledge from four-star quarterback CJ Stroud.