A) Coach receivers really well. Yes, they usuaully underperform at Ohio St that is often because they have a run first QB. Still, many have the buckeyes returning the best WR group in the B1G this year.
B) Because of the whole Earle Bruce / Urban Meyer respect thing
or
C) Recruiting. Smith is their top recruiter in 16 and 17 and is still top 15 in the nation today for 2018 even after being fired. He was the #4 overall recruiter in the nation last year.
From his rivals recruiting profile, Smith appears to specialize in elite recruits from hundreds of miles away from Columbus. In fact, of the 29 recruits that he has landed, only 5 came from Ohio and most are the lowest rated of his recruits. So somehow this guy is sent in to land very big fish (5 stars and other top 100 guys) in Florida, California, Nevada, Texas, etc and you want to downplay the football reasons why Meyer wanted him. My gue$$, $mith know$ where the bodie$ are buried and perhap$ buried them him$elf.
https://247sports.com/Coach/Zach-Smith-618/AllTimeRecruits/
B) Because of the whole Earle Bruce / Urban Meyer respect thing
or
C) Recruiting. Smith is their top recruiter in 16 and 17 and is still top 15 in the nation today for 2018 even after being fired. He was the #4 overall recruiter in the nation last year.
From his rivals recruiting profile, Smith appears to specialize in elite recruits from hundreds of miles away from Columbus. In fact, of the 29 recruits that he has landed, only 5 came from Ohio and most are the lowest rated of his recruits. So somehow this guy is sent in to land very big fish (5 stars and other top 100 guys) in Florida, California, Nevada, Texas, etc and you want to downplay the football reasons why Meyer wanted him. My gue$$, $mith know$ where the bodie$ are buried and perhap$ buried them him$elf.
https://247sports.com/Coach/Zach-Smith-618/AllTimeRecruits/