COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With the 2020 recruiting cycle officially over, the Ohio State football program finished with the fifth-best class in the country and the best in the Big Ten.
The class features three players listed as five-stars, seven players ranked inside the top 100 and seven who are considered to be one of the top five players at his respective position. The class also features 13 players who were early enrollees, which is the largest group the Buckeyes have ever had.
The final rankings have Ohio State ranked at No. 5 behind Georgia, Alabama, Clemson and LSU.
Here is a full look at the 2020 recruiting class and their final 247Sports composite rankings:
Luke Fickell addresses Michigan State rumors
It has long been rumored that former OSU player/coach and current Cincinnati head coach Luke Fickell would be the next head coach at Michigan State. Following the retirement of Mark Dantonio on Tuesday, Fickell went on ESPNU Radio on National Signing Day to discuss the Bearcats’ 2020 recruiting class, which ranks 40th in the country, and to also address the possibility that he will be the next coach of the Spartans.
“I have talked to nobody, and that’s the truth,” Fickell said. “Obviously I am very good friends with Mark Dantonio. I’ve stayed in contact with him. I have not communicated with anybody except Mark Dantonio in the last three to four weeks from Michigan State. I haven’t been thinking about it, haven’t been focused on it. We have five guys signed for us today. I was thankful I didn’t have to answer any questions because I didn’t talk to anyone.”
In three seasons at Cincinnati, Fickell has compiled a 26-13 record along with wins in the Birmingham Bowl in 2019 and the Military Bowl in 2018.
Key dates
• NFL Scouting Combine: 18 days, Feb. 24-March 2, 2020
• Ohio State spring game: 65 days, April 11, 2020
• NFL Draft: 77 days, April 23-25
• Bowling Green at Ohio State: 212 days, Sept. 5, 2020
• Michigan at Ohio State: 296 days, Nov. 28, 2020
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