... Dame ushered in the Brian Kelly era yesterday afternoon, as Kelly described his hiring as the new head coach of The Fighting Irish as a realization of a dream.  Kelly also talked about wanting "tough gentlemen" suiting up for Notre Dame.

One of the aspects that will directly affect Ohio State as Kelly builds his program will be the battle for Ohio talent, specifically talent within Ohio parochial programs. 

Jim Tressel has been able to keep most of the top talent in Ohio at home to play for the Buckeyes, but has never been able to truly lock down the Cincinnati area for top players. 

Among the top high school programs in the state are teams such as Cincinnati St. Xavier, Cincinnati Moeller, and Cincinnati El...

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