Given that he currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan, 2017 3-star athlete Antjuan Simmons is living in the shadows of all things related to the University of Michigan football program.
The Wolverines have yet to offer Simmons, but the 6’1”, 205-pounder—who could play running back or linebacker at the next level—is perhaps the nation’s hottest recruit with 14 offers over the last three weeks.
Schools from four of the five Power Five conferences are included in his offer spree. Also included in his flurry of offers is a tender from defending national champion Ohio State.
Simmons made his way to Columbus last weekend for the Buckeyes’ big win over Maryland.
“The visit was really good. I got to talk with the whole coaching staff and my boy current Buckeyes freshman running back Mike Weber,” Simmons told Bleacher Report. “Me and him train together with Coach Daryl Graham. Overall, it was just a really good visit. I got to see what it’s like on campus on game day. I got to see the campus and all of that type of stuff.”
Ohio State corners coach and special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs is his main recruiter. Simmons notes that he has begun to keep in contact with the Buckeyes staff on a weekly basis.
He even notes that the staff joked with him about his proximity to their most hated rivals.
“They just want me to make it back down to campus more often and get away from the Big House…
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