COLUMBUS, Ohio — In today’s day and age of 24/7 recruiting and scholarship offers going out before a player’s freshman year, it’s not unique for a prospect to arrive on campus with his own nickname already.
What is rare, however, is for that player to have earned it.
But that’s exactly what Eric Glover-Williams will do in four months when he finally makes his way to Ohio State after nearly a two-year commitment to the Buckeyes. The Canton (Ohio) McKinley product first made headlines at Ohio State’s annual Friday Night Lights camp in the summer of 2013, donning a Superman t-shirt that would give him his moniker among the OSU fanbase.
It wasn’t just Glover-Williams’ apparel that created his alias though, as his play on that night inside of Ohio Stadium backed up the hype. The 5’11”, 165-pound athlete stole the show at the Buckeyes’ yearly recruiting showcase, routinely matching up with—and getting the better of—2014 Ohio State commit Damon Webb.
Glover-Williams had already been on the Buckeyes’ radar, with Urban Meyer offering the Hall of Fame City native a scholarship following the conclusion of his sophomore season. But from that point forward, landing “Superman” became a priority for the Ohio State coaching staff, even though he wouldn’t be able to sign his national letter of intent for nearly another two years.
That didn’t deter Meyer from putting a full-court press on Glover-Williams (also known as “EGW), selling him on becoming the face of…
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