There's not a perfect correlation between recruiting and winning, but it's nevertheless a strong predictor
Now that we've entered bowl-prep season, we can take a step back and look at the state of the Ohio State football program. Chris Ash has left for Rutgers (with other rumored staff movements ahead), the Buckeyes are getting ready for the Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame, and Urban Meyer and Mark Pantoni have a huge recruiting weekend ahead of them for the 2016 and 2017 classes.
Recruiting rankings don't perfectly correlate with success on the field, but they are some of the best predictors (along with last year's on-field performance).