There was no question of where he wanted to be. When three-star defensive tackle Will Smith Jr. took two game visits to Ohio State this fall, he was invited into a room with the current Buckeye players to watch a hype video before OSU took the field at Ohio Stadium. One of the players featured in that video was the late Will Smith, Smith Jr.’s father and a former Ohio State captain. It gave the younger Smith chills to see highlights of his father still featured at Ohio Stadium. It now won’t be long until Smith Jr. has the opportunity to create some highlights of his own. Smith Jr. gave his verbal commitment to Ryan Day and defensive line coach Larry Johnson during an unofficial visit Saturday, then announced his commitment publicly Sunday evening. “I told Coach Day and Coach Johnson that I want to be a Buckeye (on Saturday),” Smith Jr.…
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