The Ohio State Buckeyes have had a complicated relationship with the state of Texas in the past few recruiting cycles. The Buckeyes dominated the state in the 2017 recruiting class, landing three of the best players in the state in JK Dobbins, Jeffrey Okudah and Baron Browning as the state’s flagship program struggled with a lame duck head coach.
2018 was a different story, however, as Urban Meyer’s star disciple Tom Herman reclaimed the state, and Ohio State pulled in just one Texas product (Matthew Baldwin) while missing on top targets like Anthony Cook and Brennan Eagles to the Longhorns.