Happy Day with another new class

But Buckeyes coach is wary of changes to recruiting calendar.

With no recruitCOLUMBUS — ing drama to worry about, Ryan Day was able to use his National Signing Day press conference to take a longer view of the recruiting calendar and the one player who did officially join Ohio State’s 2020 recruiting class.

Here are five takeaways from what the coach of the Buckeyes had to say:

1. He understood Cameron Martinez needing to reevaluate his options.

Twenty-four of Ohio State’s 25 recruits for 2020 signed when able to in December.

The lone holdout was Martinez, a four-star athlete from Muskegon, Mich., who had second thoughts after secondary coach and co-defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley left to become head coach at Boston College.

After getting to meet Hafley’s replacement, Kerry Coombs, Martinez announced last week he would sign with Ohio State.

“Very excited to have Cam,” Day said. “Thought he and his family handled things really well with Jeff leaving and then Kerry jumping in. He really handled it like a pro. The family was unbelievable, and we’re really excited to have him.”

2. Martinez will get a chance on each side of the ball — and special teams.

There was a school of thought Martinez would jump right into the mix in the defensive backfield with the loss of three starters from last season’s Big Ten championship team, but that is not necessarily the case.

“We’ll give him an opportunity to play on either side of the ball when he first gets in, which is unique, but this is somebody who played quarterback in high school,” Day said. “He was very, very productive and doesn’t have a lot of experience playing any other position, so we’re going to allow him to do both when he gets here, do some returning and kind of figure out where that goes.

“We’re exc ited about that because we think he’s really competitive. I think he’s one of the most under-recruited kids in the entirecountry. Really excited for he and his family to be joining us.”

Day said Martinez could play running back some day, but he

will start at slot receiver, which is called the “H” in the Ohio State offense and requires some ability to run between the tackles.

He is also a candidate to play nickel or cornerback, and Coombs said he would fight to get him on that side of the ball but be happy to see him scoring touchdowns for the Buckeyes.

3. He understood Martinez needing more time to decide what to do after Hafley left rather than sign in December with the rest