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While keeping quality area kids to stay home is desirable, the mass of outstanding talent clearly has shifted with the overall population - southward. There are more players there, plus they can play all year.
In 247sports.com's latest Top 250 for the 2026 class, a grand total of 8 Ohio kids are on the list, and none of them are from anywhere around here. I filtered their overall list to just Ohio (which includes players not rated nationally). There are a handful of SW Ohio players, primarily coming from about five schools (Lakota West, St. X, Moeller, Elder, Middletown). If the staff can land some, that would be great. However, winning requires depth of talent. As the old saw goes, "It's not the X's & O's, but the Jimmies and Joes." They must go where the bulk of the players are - the Sun Belt.
Unlike the future governor of Alabama (donors have been so notified), CSS is working hard to try to rebuild this program. Whether he succeeds or not is to be determined. He's no Tuberville.
In 247sports.com's latest Top 250 for the 2026 class, a grand total of 8 Ohio kids are on the list, and none of them are from anywhere around here. I filtered their overall list to just Ohio (which includes players not rated nationally). There are a handful of SW Ohio players, primarily coming from about five schools (Lakota West, St. X, Moeller, Elder, Middletown). If the staff can land some, that would be great. However, winning requires depth of talent. As the old saw goes, "It's not the X's & O's, but the Jimmies and Joes." They must go where the bulk of the players are - the Sun Belt.
Unlike the future governor of Alabama (donors have been so notified), CSS is working hard to try to rebuild this program. Whether he succeeds or not is to be determined. He's no Tuberville.
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