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Urban Meyer could be hoping the hiring of Greg Schiano does more than benefit Ohio State's defensive scheme next season.
Could it also mean the Buckeyes have the nation's top 2016 prospect wearing scarlet and gray?
NJ.com reports Schiano, the former head coach at Rutgers, did not waste much time getting in touch with Rashan Gary, a five-star defensive tackle who attends Paramus Catholic in New Jersey, and his mother, Jennifer Coney.
Gary has been the subject of an intense recruiting battle that includes Michigan, where his former head coach is on staff, as well as Auburn, LSU, Mississippi and USC.
Ohio State has attempted to make inroads, but Coney said she was unhappy with the Buckeyes' academic presentation, something Schiano hopes to fix.
Schiano was in contact just before the beginning of a one-month recruiting dead period, but he told Coney he and OSU defensive line coach Larry Johnson plan to pay her and her son a visit as soon as they are allowed.
Per Scout.com, Gary has made official visits to Michigan, Mississippi and Auburn with a trip to USC planned for January.
As for the last of the five he is allowed? That looked like a tossup between Clemson, Alabama and LSU, but Ohio State might have a shot, too.
"He told me what he did at Rutgers and I said I heard that academics were paramount at Rutgers when he was there. And he said he's going to do the same thing at Ohio State. And I said, 'Well, that's good, but signing day is right around the corner and there is no luxury of time. We don't have it.' And he said, 'Well, I'm not talking about weeks, I'm talking about getting to the bottom of it, right now.'"
