Ohio State’s 2021 football recruiting class secured a nice commitment Thursday afternoon, receiving a somewhat-surprising pledge from defensive tackle and SI All-American candidate Tyleik Williams out of Manassas, Va. Williams, an athletic 6-foot-3, 300-pound specimen from Unity Reed High School, chose the Buckeyes from a previous top-six list in June that also included Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Alabama, LSU and South Carolina. Many consider him a top-200 player nationally. Virginia Tech and North Carolina had long been considered the favorites to land Williams, but Ohio State apparently picked up steam late behind defensive line coach Larry Johnson and others (coaching staff, current commits) helping the cause. Williams lives roughly four hours north of both Blacksburg, Va. and Chapel Hill, N.C., but will instead venture seven hours the opposite way to Columbus. “Coach Johnson is a legend when it comes to the defensive line and putting guys in the league,” Williams…
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