Urban Meyer’s latest retirement is already affecting the Ohio State football program.

Following Tuesday’s news that the three-time national championship-winning coach was stepping away from the job in Columbus, the Buckeyes have lost two commitments from elite 2020 prospects. Of course, given Meyer’s history in the SEC, the coach had a ton of sway in the Southeast. That sway may have left with him as both of these players hail from the South.

With Meyer now out at Ohio State, SEC teams — and Florida in particular — could reap the rewards of having one less elite coach to recruit against for the best talent from the Sunshine State.

That’s something SDS’s Neil Blackmon suggested following Meyer’s retirement announcement and something that may very well have already come to fruition in some sense.

Ohio State suffered its first decommitment of the post-Meyer era from IMG Academy athlete Lejond Cavazos. The four-star 2020 defensive back committed to Ohio State back in June but backed off that pledge on Tuesday. He currently holds scholarship offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas A&M out of the SEC.

He announced his decommitment with the following tweet:

Cavazos wasn’t the only recruit to have second thoughts following Meyer’s retirement, however, as four-star 2020 offensive lineman Jake Wray has now also decommitted from Ohio State. Wray’s decommitment is all the more interesting when you consider his brother Max signed with Ohio State as a member of the 2018 recruiting cycle.

The Wray family, formerly of Nashville, Tenn., moved to Georgia where Jake now plays for Marietta High School. He is also an elite prospect with SEC scholarship offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Texas A&M.

He announced his decommitment from Ohio State on Wednesday:

It will be interesting to see if Ohio State loses any 2019 commitments following Meyer’s retirement, the Buckeyes have several commitments from the South including Florida, Georgia and Tennessee, with the early signing period just two weeks from today. While the Buckeyes still have a year to regain the commitments of Cavazos and Wray before the 2020 signing period, it’s not exactly a great sign for the program’s future in the South that these two publicly decided to back off their commitments as quickly as they did following Meyer’s latest retirement.