In recruiting, it's critical to get in on a player as early in their career as possible to establish as strong of a relationship as you can and begin the evaluation process at a young stage.
Positionally, there's not a more important player to carve out a relationship with early in the recruiting process than a quarterback. That's part of how the Buckeyes landed an early commitment from Jack Miller as their fourth commit in the 2020 class, and when C.J. Stroud began blowing up this summer, Ryan Day was one of the first major head coaches to take notice and throw his hat in the ring.