Ohio State lands the nation's No. 1 safety in the 2026 class as Blaine Bradford commits to the Buckeyes.

Apologies to those who read this before it went to Blog Heaven.
Ohio State defeated Alabama 42-35 in the Sugar Bowl. How have the Buckeyes fared against the Tide in recruiting since 2012? Over the next couple of weeks I will compare Ohio State's and Alabama's recruiting by position during the Urban Meyer era.
Between 2012-2015 Ohio State signed 3 tight ends and Alabama signed 4 tight ends.
Will Marcus Baugh step up this year? Or, will A.J. Alexander make a splash as a freshman? Hopefully one of the two makes a difference on the field.
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AVERAGE | CATEGORY | AVERAGE |
6-4 | HEIGHT | 6-4 |
228 | WEIGHT | 236 |
.901 | COMP. RATING | .912 |
3.33 | STARS | 3.75 |

TEAM | YEAR | PLAYER | COMP. RATING |
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2013 | O.J. HOWARD | .991 |
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2013 | MARCUS BAUGH | .960 |
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2015 | HALE HENTGES | .933 |
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2012 | KURT FREITAG | .877 |
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2012 | BLAKE THOMAS | .871 |
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2015 | A.J. ALEXANDER | .869 |
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2014 | TY FLOURNOY-SMITH | .847 |

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