Nigel Smith didn’t need to camp at Ohio State to earn an offer from the Buckeyes, but he didn’t want to pass up the chance to learn from Larry Johnson. Smith, the No. 41 overall prospect in the recruiting class of 2024 per 247Sports’ composite rankings, already received an offer from Ohio State in January. Even before he camped at Ohio State on Monday, Smith was already one of the Buckeyes’ top defensive line targets in the rising junior class. But Smith thinks so highly of Johnson that he came to Columbus for the chance to soak up as much coaching as he could get from Ohio State’s defensive line coach. “I don’t understand why some guys think that camping is just for no reason. With a dude like that, there’s no reason to not come out here and get better,” Smith said after Monday’s camp. “All you can do…
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