June 8, 2026

Ohio State Buckeyes: Larry Johnson keeps winning on recruiting trail


How much impact Tuimoloau — or fellow five-star freshman Jack Sawyer — has this fall remains to be seen, but there is little doubt both have their sights set on making it to the NFL in the long run and see Johnson as someone who can help them get there. “Talking to him in person, you just know he knows what he’s doing,” Tuimoloau told CBS Sports when he committed. “You can see it how he’s producing.” Johnson has been a college coach for 25 years, but he made his name at Penn State. From 1996-2013, he churned out All-Big Ten players and All-Americans while mentoring six players who were taken in the first round of the NFL Draft. Over that time, Johnson’s efforts displayed he did not have to have the best of the best material coming in to turn a player into an elite one coming out, but…

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