National Signing Day 2012: Urban Meyer Giving the Big Ten a Scare

Big Ten football programs better grab onto their seats, as Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Urban Meyer didn't slow down his recruiting efforts on national signing day by any bit.

With already one of the top recruiting classes in the country, Meyer got 4-star offensive lineman recruit Kyle Dodson to commit, as well as 3-star linebacker recruit Jamal Marcus.

The additions were huge for the Buckeyes, as now they have locked up 25 recruits and currently have the fourth best class, according to Rivals.com.

Meyer has 14 4-star recruits on board as well as two 5-star recruits in defensive ends Noah Spence and Adolphus Washington.

This is clearly one of the strongest classes coming into the 2012 season, and Meyer has taken the Big Ten by storm.

The Michigan Wolverines do have a nice class coming in, but coach Brady Hoke shouldn't be feeling too comfortable with his team's longtime rivals already getting off to a hot start. Both programs have been some of the most prestigious throughout history, and we may just be getting into another big rivalry with these two heavyweights running the show.

Meyer recently took cornerback Armani Reeves right out from under the Wolverines' feet, locking up a great defender who could have certainly helped their foe. Instead, Meyer locked up a guy and sent a message to the Big Ten that he isn't here to play games, but rather to show them that he is going to take over this conference.

The question is if this will continue, or if it is just a trend since Meyer's return to college football was made into a pretty big deal.

Nonetheless, he has put together an incredible recruiting class, especially considering he just took the job in November. Imagine what he could do with an entire season to scout and work recruits into wanting to come to Ohio State.

That will be the long-term test for this program, but for now it looks as if the Buckeyes will be once again a dominant force in not just the Big Ten, but on the national level.