That CBS Sports piece glazing Jeremiah Smith as the Big Ten's next first-rounder is exactly why our staff needs to be working the early signing period angle differently. Smith is a generational talent at Ohio State, sure. But the narrative that only the blue bloods produce first-round talent is how kids get overlooked. Rutgers just had multiple UDFA signings this weekend. The staff needs to be in every lliving room telling 2027 targets that we put guys in the league consistently now. The early signing period is about momentum more than anything. If we can lock down a couple high three-star guys who project as multi-year starters before December, that changes the entire perception of where this program sits in the Big Ten pecking order. Ohio State and Michigan will always get their five-stars. But the gap between them and everyone else is closing, and the early period is where you close that ground.