Ohio State football recruiting far ahead of Michigan recruiting in 2023 class

Ohio State's rivalry with Michigan continues off the football field.

The battle between the Buckeyes and the Wolverines continues even on the recruiting trail, something Ohio State has held an advantage in the last three full recruiting classes.

With both teams coming in with top-10 recruiting classes in 2022, with the Buckeyes at No. 4 and the Wolverines at No. 9, Michigan's last recruiting class with a better rating than Ohio State's was in 2019 when the Wolverines had the No. 8 composite class in the country compared to the Buckeyes' No. 14.

Who has the advantage in 2023?

With 19 commits in the 2023 class, including a five-star receiver in Brandon Inniss, Ohio State has the No. 6 recruiting class in the country.

Michigan has 16 commits and seven four-star commits, but comes in with the No. 22 class in the country behind programs like Florida, USC, Penn State, Arkansas, Louisville and Texas Tech.

Here's a look at the top five recruits in both Michigan's and Ohio State's 2023 classes:

Ohio State football recruiting: top five players in 2023 class

• Five-star WR Brandon Inniss (Fort Lauderdale, Florida): No. 22 nationally, No. 3 WR, No. 6 in Florida

• Four-star WR Noah Rogers (Rolesville, North Carolina): No. 45 nationally, No. 8 WR, No. 1 in North Carolina

• Four-star OT Luke Montgomery (Findlay, Ohio): No. 47 nationally, No. 5 OL, No. 1 in Ohio

• Four-star DL Jason Moore (Hyattsville, Maryland): No. 62 nationally, No. 6 DL, No. 2 in Maryland

• Four-star WR Carnell Tate (Bradenton, Florida): No. 63 nationally, No. 11 WR, No. 14 in Florida

Michigan football recruiting: top five players in 2023 class

• Four-star DL Enow Etta (Colleyville, Texas): No. 112 nationally, No. 14 DL, No. 21 in Texas

• Four-star RB Cole Cabana (Dexter, Michigan): No. 163 nationally, No. 7 RB, No. 2 in Michigan

• Four-star ATH Collins Acheampong (Rancho Santa Margarita, California): No. 169 nationally, No. 9 ATH, No. 12 in California

• Four-star IOL Amir Herring (West Bloomfield, Michigan): No. 286 nationally, No. 13 IOL, No. 4 in Michigan

• Four-star LB Semaj Bridgeman (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) No. 297 nationally, No. 22 LB, No. 6 in Pennsylvania

Here's which recruits are coming to Ohio State vs. Michigan

Ohio State's visitor list for the Michigan game is incredibly long.

Here's a list of a number of recruits that are scheduled at Ohio Stadium Saturday afternoon.

Ohio State commits

2023 class

• WR Brandon Inniss

• OL Luke Montgomery

• TE Jelani Thurman

• WR Bryson Rodgers

• WR Noah Rogers

• CB Jermaine Mathews Jr.

2024 class

• LB/SAF Garrett Stover

• OL Ian Moore

Ohio State targets

2023 class

• DE Damon Wilson

• WR Elijah Moore

• RB Trey Cornist

• CB Cameron Calhoun

• DE Joshua Mickens

2024 class

• ATH Miles Lockhart

• LB Kari Jackson

• LB Edwin Spillman

• LB Kristopher Jones

• DE Jacob Smith

• DL Jerod Smith

• TE Walter Matthews

• RB Boo Carter

• SAF Vaboue Toure

• RB Stacy Gage

2025 class

• TE Emaree Winston

• QB Ryan Montgomery

• RB Gideon Davidson

• LB Weston Port

College football rankings

Here's a look at the College Football Playoff's fourth ranking of the 2022 season.

1. Georgia (11-0)

2. Ohio State (11-0)

3. Michigan (11-0)

4. TCU (11-0)

5. LSU (9-2)

6. USC (10-1)

7. Alabama (9-2)

8. Clemson (10-1)

9. Oregon (9-2)

10. Tennessee (9-2)

11. Penn State (9-2)

12. Kansas State (8-3)

13. Washington (9-2)

14. Utah (8-3)

15. Notre Dame 8-3)

16. Florida State (8-3)

17. North Carolina (9-2)

18. UCLA (8-3)

19. Tulane (9-2)

20. Ole Miss (8-3)

21. Oregon Satte (8-3)

22. UCF (8-3)

23. Texas (7-4)

24. Cincinnati (9-2)

25. Louisville (7-4)

Ohio State football schedule in 2022

• Sept. 3: Ohio State 21, Notre Dame 10

• Sept. 10: Ohio State 45, Arkansas State 12

• Sept. 17: Ohio State 77, Toledo 21

• Sept. 24: Ohio State 52, Wisconsin 21

• Oct. 1: Ohio State 49, Rutgers 10

• Oct. 8: Ohio State 49, Michigan State 20

• Oct. 22: Ohio State 54, Iowa 10

• Oct. 29: Ohio State 44, Penn State 31

• Nov. 5: Ohio State 21, Northwestern 7

• Nov. 12: Ohio State 56, Indiana 14

• Nov. 19: Ohio State 43, Maryland 30

• Nov. 26: Ohio State vs. Michigan, Columbus, Ohio, noon, FOX

Michigan football schedule in 2022

• Sept. 3: Michigan 51, Colorado State 7

• Sept. 10: Michigan 56, Hawaii 10

• Sept. 17: Michigan 59, UConn 0

• Sept. 24: Michigan 34, Maryland 27

• Oct. 1: Michigan 27, Iowa 14

• Oct. 8: Michigan 31, Indiana 10

• Oct. 15: Michigan 41, Penn State 17

• Oct. 29: Michigan 29, Michigan State 7

• Nov. 5: Michigan 52, Rutgers 17

• Nov. 12: Michigan 34, Nebraska 3

• Nov. 19: Michigan 19, Illinois 17

• Nov. 26: Michigan vs. Ohio State, Columbus, Ohio, noon

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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Michigan football recruiting vs. Ohio State football recruiting