You have to shop for the groceries before you can cook the meal at Ohio State. The type of groceries purchased will have a direct correlation with what kind of feast you enjoy at the table.
The groceries — or recruits — will go a long way towards one heck of a college football smorgasbord season if done and developed correctly. But some of those prospects are hyped up more than others. Sometimes they pan out, other times they don’t quite live up to the expectations heaped upon them.
We’ve seen plenty of gourmet seasons in Columbus, but what college football recruit that ultimately signed with Ohio State was the most hyped in the history of the program? ESPN’s Tom VanHaaren has his opinion on the matter and he’s published a piece (subscription required) that looks at the most-hyped recruit for every one of the worldwide leader’s preseason college football top 25.