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 Army and Ohio State.

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

POSITION	PLAYER	COMP. RATING	POSITION	PLAYER	COMP. RATING
FS	RHYAN ENGLAND	.699	QB	J.T. BARRETT	.935
MIKE	SCOTT WASHLE	.772	RB	MIKE WEBER	.960
BC	ELIJAH RILEY	.699	WR	AUSTIN MACK	.961
FC	JALEN SHARP	.765	WR	JOHNNIE DIXON	.964
WILL	COLE CHRISTIANSEN	.699	HY	PARRIS CAMPBELL	.936
BS	JAYLON McCLINTON	.699	TE	MARCUS BAUGH	.960
END	JOHN VOIT	.699	LT	JAMARCO JONES	.970
NG	ANDREW McLEAN	.753	LG	MICHAEL JORDAN	.939
NT	WUNMI OYETUGA	.699	C	BILLY PRICE	.916
SAM	ALEX AUKERMAN	.767	RG	BRANDEN BOWEN	.867
RUSH	KENNETH BRINSON	.699	RT	ISAIAH PRINCE	.950
	AVERAGE	.723	AVERAGE		.942

Army's defense should be over-matched against Ohio State's offense. It will be interesting to see how the Buckeyes' offensive unit responds Saturday afternoon. 

OFFENSIVE RECRUITING NOTES

• Army's highest rated defensive starter is linebacker Scott Washle (.772)
• The largest gap between these units is the 271 point difference between Ohio State's LT Jamarco Jones (.970) and End John Voit (.699).
• The average of Ohio State's offensive starters is 219 points better than Army's defensive starters.

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

POSITION	PLAYER	COMP. RATING	POSITION	PLAYER	COMP. RATING
LT	RICK KURZ JR.	.699	DE	TYQUAN LEWIS	.898
LG	JOSHUA BOYLAN	.699	DT	TRACY SPRINKLE	.859
OC	BRYCE HOLLAND	.699	DT	DRE'MONT JONES	.938
RG	JAXSON DEATON	.699	DE	SAM HUBBARD	.923
TE	QUINTEN PARKER	.699	LB	DANTE BOOKER	.972
FB	DARNELL WOOLFOLK	.699	MLB	CHRIS WORLEY	.868
A-RB	KELL WALKER	.699	LB	JEROME BAKER	.969
WR	JERMAINE ADAMS	.699	CB	DENZEL WARD	.903
T-RB	JOHN TRAINOR	.699	S	DAMON WEBB	.982
QB	AHMAD BRADSHAW	.699	S	JORDAN FULLER	.938
WR	CAMDEN HARRISON	.699	CB	DAMON ARNETTE	.860
	AVERAGE	.699	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 RECRUITING NOTES 2013-2017

• Army's highest rated defensive starter is...everybody and nobody? None of the Black Knights' offensive players were ranked coming out of high school.
• The largest gap among the two units is the 283 point difference between Ohio State's S Damon Webb (.982) and T-RB John Trainor (.699).
• The average of Ohio State's defensive starters is 220 points better than Army's defensive starters.

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