Taylor Decker grew up in the Dayton area (Vandalia) and dreamed of playing for the Buckeyes. Decker was considered one of the state's top offensive line prospects, but was never seriously recruited by then-Ohio State offensive line coach/coordinator Jim Bollman.
Thanks in part to the lack of love, Decker committed to Brian Kelly's Notre Dame in 2011.
As we know, Decker didn't play a down for the Irish. After Urban Meyer's 2011 anointment at Ohio State, he poached Notre Dame offensive line coach Ed Warinner to fill the same role in Columbus. The hulking four-star tackle wasn't too far behind in the switch, either.