By convincing Jordan Hancock to decommit from Clemson and become a Buckeye instead, Ohio State accomplished a rare feat. When Hancock decided to reopen his recruitment last week, he became just the fourth recruit in the last six years to decommit from Clemson after previously making a public pledge to the Tigers. One of those decommitments, Shaq Smith, still ultimately ended up signing with the Tigers’ recruiting class of 2016. Korey Foreman, the No. 1 overall prospect in the recruiting class of 2021, is still considering the Tigers despite decommitting in April due to Dabo Swinney’s rule prohibiting commits from visiting other schools. The other decommitment, 2017 running back Cordarrian Richardson, took a winding path by flipping to Maryland to National Signing Day, signing with UCF one day later and then transferring to Texas A&M one year later. Since Clemson’s breakthrough as a perennial championship contender in 2015, commitments to…
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