Credit: 247Sports Coveted cornerback Amir Riep announced Saturday that he’s going to play college football at Ohio State, providing a sizable boost to the Buckeyes’ 2017 recruiting class. Ari Wasserman of Cleveland.com confirmed the defender’s school choice. Riep is a 4-star prospect from Cincinnati who rates as the No. 119 overall recruit in the 2017 class, according to 247Sports’ composite rankings. He also checks in as the No. 15 corner in the country and the third-best incoming player from the football-rich state of Ohio. While those are rock-solid rankings, the amount of interest he generated is usually reserved for players somewhere around the top 10. 247Sports noted he received more than three dozen offers, including interest from the nation’s top programs. He told Wasserman back in March that the sheer volume of interest came as a surprise, but he enjoyed going through the process. “It’s a lot of fun,” Riep said. “It’s kind of crazy. I never thought it would be like this. I knew I would get offers, but I didn’t realize it would get [to this extent].” The Colerain High School standout still needs more polish, especially in terms of being placed on an island in man coverage, but his raw tools are impressive. His combination…
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