One wonders what or who influenced McCoy to change his mind, but it is rather immaterial in my opinion. Wearing
OSU attire and then announcing for Tennessee? Seems like a rather bush league thing to do and reminiscent of "where's the money, Mommy?".
I am not a recruiting expert, but I think that we will be far better off if we recruit people who want to be Buckeyes. There was great consternation when we lost our Toledo star to USC. Look at the attitude he has shown and the lack of contribution this year. The most successful teams are those that get extraordinary results from ordinary people. As Woody always said, you win with people. Look at Nugent's first year at
OSU.
I wish any recruit who chooses another university well with their choices but these choices may well come back to haunt them, especially in the case of Tennessee. There is something else that our potential recruits need to consider: the education they can receive at
OSU versus most other universities.
OSU has become a much better university in this respect in recent years.