Texas, Georgia, Alabama and Ohio State are all on track to earn playoff invitations, and those four schools are landing the nation’s top high school recruiting classes. It represents one more example of how the Southeastern Conference and Big Ten have separated themselves from all the other leagues.

Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Oregon and Ohio State are bringing in the nation's top recruiting class as high school prospects across the country finalize their college plans. The identity of the No. 1 class according to composite rankings of recruiting sites compiled by 247Sports may not be determined until Friday because of the uncertainty surrounding a couple of top-10 prospects.

Here are the five-star signees Ohio State landed a year ago: Ohio State finished 2024 with the fifth-best class in the country, behind Georgia, Alabama, Oregon and Miami, according to 247sports.com. Ohio State coach Ryan Day will hold a signing day press conference at noon at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.

Wednesday was the opening of the Early Signing Period for college football. Texas A&M welcomed 24 recruits to the program.