COLUMBUS, Ohio — The comparisons came quickly, perhaps from a genuine assessment of Paris Johnson Jr.’s potential, perhaps from wishful thinking from the Ohio State football fan base. Comparisons to Orlando Pace were thrown around almost as casually as Johnson, the nation’s top-ranked offensive lineman in the 2020 class, threw defenders around at Princeton High School. How fair is it to compare Johnson to a Heisman Trophy finalist who ranks among the greatest college players in history at any position? Johnson does not mind. He wants that comparison — but not right now, while his Buckeye career has consisted mostly of mat drills and weight room workouts. Johnson wants those Pace comparisons on the way out. “A lot of people will say in high school I was looking like Orlando Pace was in college,” Johnson said. “I want to be able to do what Orlando Pace did in college. “He…
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