Welcome to the Inside Stuff, the semi-regular Ohio State recruiting notebook exclusive to Buckeye Huddle. The latest news, notes and analysis of Buckeyes football recruiting from Marc Givler and Birm.
COLUMBUS — James Laurinaitis sure felt like a no-brainer hire for Ohio State.
And in the short time he’s been singularly at the helm of the Buckeyes linebackers room, he’s left no doubt that Ryan Day made the right decision by promoting him.
In his first year as a full-time assistant, Laurinaitis signed a three-man linebacker class that was arguably the best in the country. He went to Texas and nabbed the…
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