Commentary
Meyer's hire heats up recruiting
Analysis: Wolverines raided Ohio in 2012, but new OSU coach will jump into fray
Updated: November 28, 2011, 12:31 PM ET
By
Tom VanHaaren | WolverineNation
Michigan and Ohio State played their annual rivalry game this past weekend, but someone who wasn't even at Michigan Stadium stole the show with reports he would be hired to coach the Buckeyes.
Now that Urban Meyer is the coach at Ohio State, the recruiting landscape in Columbus changes almost instantly.
Meyer comes back to the Buckeyes after serving as a graduate assistant from 1986-87, but he made his biggest mark as the head coach of the Florida Gators from 2005-10. With two BCS national championships under his belt, Meyer and the Buckeyes have made a huge splash with this hire.
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