Tim May The Columbus Dispatch @TIM_MAYsports Elijah Gardiner found himself in the crosshairs of a late recruiting push by Ohio State and this afternoon he flipped his commitment from Missouri to OSU headed toward Wednesday’s national letter of intent signing day. That makes five players in the 2017 OSU class from Texas — his hometown is Kemp — with the Buckeyes still holding out hope to land a sixth, defensive lineman Marvin Wilson of Houston, who will announce his choice late Wednesday afternoon. “Thanks to all the schools that have recruited me but my family and I have decided to further my career at The Ohio State University,” Gardiner posted on Twitter today. He has a three-star rating in the 247Sports composite average of the major recruiting services, and is ranked a mere 172nd among receiver prospects nationally. But at 6 feet 5, 185 pounds and with reputed great speed, he fits…
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