Though it doesn’t come with quite the fanfare it did prior to the advent of the early signing period in 2017, national signing day for college football programs is still followed by many.
There wasn’t much to report for Ohio State, which signed 20 players in December and wasn’t expected to add to it on Wednesday. But a handful of players made their intentions known by inking their letters of intent for other programs throughout the country.
Now that all of the dust has settled and we have the final rankings, it’s time to look at all of the Big Ten classes and see how conference teams fared. Is Ohio State still the king of recruiting in the league, or did the gap close with teams like Michigan and Penn State?
Here’s a look at all 14 Big Ten schools and where they rank nationally and against their peers in the Big Ten. We start at No. 14 and work our way to No. 1.