Ohio State Football Recruiting: Buckeyes Land 4-Star WR Lonnie Johnson

After a surprising lull on the recruiting front, Urban Meyer and the Ohio State Buckeyes finally made some noise Sunday night.
It had been over a month since Kyle Berger, a 4-star linebacker out of Cleveland, committed to the Buckeyes to become the seventh member of Ohio State’s 2014 recruiting class.
Meyer found commit number eight (via elevenwarriors.com) in 4-star wide receiver Lonnie Johnson. The 6’3″, 190-pound receiver made the announcement via his Twitter account:

Im happy to say that I will be committing to THE OHIO STATE University I would like to thank all my family and friends and my coaches I love— Lonnie Johnson 11 (@lonniejohnson20) May 12, 2013

Johnson is listed as a safety, receiver and athlete by varying recruiting services, but the rangy prospect will line up as an outside receiver in Ohio State’s offense. 
At least, that’s what the Buckeyes’ coaching staff is planning.
“They told me that I was needed in the Ohio State offense to go out, win games,…

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