COLUMBUS, Ohio — Look no further than Ohio State football’s presumptive starting offensive line this fall to see the importance of both big-time prospects and big-time development. At four positions, the Buckeyes project to start either a consensus five-star prospect — Nicholas Petit-Frere or Paris Johnson at right tackle, Wyatt Davis at right guard, Harry Miller at left guard — or a near-miss in center Josh Myers. Yet at left tackle — a position critical to protecting Justin Fields, a generational talent at quarterback — the Buckeyes trust the man ranked 285th in the 2017 class per the 247 Sports composite. Thayer Munford looks like a steal now, and just because such occurrences are the fallback plan doesn’t mean they aren’t part of the plan. Ohio State scoops up a handful of such regional talents in each recruiting class. if one of them hits, it helps supplement the top-100 wars…
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