SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Hearing the name of Jackson Carman on Thursday drew a smile out of Urban Meyer.
Now retired from coaching, he’s able to reflect on what happened. The emotions of what was arguably the biggest recruiting miss of his ultra-successful seven-year stint as Ohio State’s head coach are largely removed.
Carman, a native of Fairfield, was one of only two of the top-ranked Ohioans to not commit to playing for the Buckeyes during Meyer’s tenure. The other, five-star offensive tackle Tommy Kraemer, ended up at Notre Dame after attending a parochial school, Cincinnati Elder, that had already produced Fighting Irish tight end Kyle Rudolph.