Wins on Saturdays are often determined by signed letters of intent over Februaries past. This piece is a look at the composite ratings of Saturday's starters that signed on the dotted line for UNLV and Ohio State.

RECRUITING RANKINGS: OHIO STATE'S OFF. STARTERS VS. UNLV'S DEF. STARTERS 

POSITION	PLAYER	COMP. RATING	POSITION	PLAYER	COMP. RATING
FS	DALTON BAKER	.699	QB	J.T. BARRETT	.935
MLB	BRIAN KEYES	.788	RB	MIKE WEBER	.960
CB	JERICHO FLOWERS	.771	WR	AUSTIN MACK	.961
CB	TIM HOUGH	.753	WR	JOHNNIE DIXON	.964
WLB	BAILEY LAOLAGI	.788	HY	PARRIS CAMPBELL	.936
SS	CHAUNCEY SCISSUM	.826	TE	MARCUS BAUGH	.960
DE	JAMEER OUTSEY	.839	LT	JAMARCO JONES	.970
DT	MIKE HUGHES JR.	.800	LG	MICHAEL JORDAN	.939
NT	JASON FAO	.812	C	BILLY PRICE	.916
REBEL	MARK FINAU	.762	RG	BRANDEN BOWEN	.867
SLB	GABE McCOY	.778	RT	ISAIAH PRINCE	.950
	AVERAGE	.783	AVERAGE		.942

If Howard was able to drop 43 on UNLV, Ohio State should score at least 50 points. J.T. Barrett typically puts up big numbers against inferior opponents and UNLV's defense meets that criteria. 

OFFENSIVE/DEFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES

• UNLV's highest rated defensive starter is defensive end Jameer Outsey (.839).
• The largest gap between these units is the 236 point difference between Ohio State's QB J.T. Barrett (.935) and the Running Rebel's Dalton Baker (.699).
• The average of Ohio State's offensive starters is 159 points better than Army's defensive starters.

RECRUITING RANKINGS: OHIO STATE'S DEF. STARTERS VS. UNLV'S OFF. STARTERS

POSITION	PLAYER	COMP. RATING	POSITION	PLAYER	COMP. RATING
LT	KYLE SAXELID	.762	DE	TYQUAN LEWIS	.898
LG	JARON CALDWELL	.793	DT	TRACY SPRINKLE	.859
OC	ZACK SINGER	.797	DT	DRE'MONT JONES	.938
RG	JUSTIN POLU	.839	DE	SAM HUBBARD	.923
TE	TREVOR KANTEMAN	.756	LB	DANTE BOOKER	.972
FB	DANIEL GODFREY	.699	MLB	CHRIS WORLEY	.868
RB	LEXINGTON THOMAS	.773	LB	JEROME BAKER	.969
WR	DEVONTE BOYD	.782	CB	DENZEL WARD	.903
WR	DARREN WOODS JR.	.761	S	DAMON WEBB	.982
QB	ARMANI ROGERS	.860	S	JORDAN FULLER	.938
WR	KENDAL KEYS	.854	CB	DAMON ARNETTE	.860
	AVERAGE	.789	AVERAGE		.919

Ohio State's comp. average jumps to .935 if Nick Bosa (.997) is substituted for Tyquan Lewis and Kendall Sheffield (.931) is substituted for Damon Arnette. The players above are listed as or on this week's depth chart.

DEFENSIVE/OFFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES

• UNLV's highest rated offensive starter is QB Armani Rogers (.860).
• The largest gap among the two units is the 283 point difference between Ohio State's S Damon Webb (.982) and WR Darren Woods Jr. (.761).
• The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is 130 points better than UNLV's defensive starters.

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