Jelani Thurman already has his sights set on Ohio State history. When he put on the scarlet and gray hat Sunday, announcing he was joining the Buckeyes’ 2023 recruiting class, it was the first thing on his mind, how he plans to do something no tight end has ever done in an Ohio State uniform. “I want to win a Mackey Award, be a Mackey Award winner,” Thurman said. “Just me being competitive, I just want to be the best at my position. But also, I want to be the best on the field. And me being the best on the field, you can’t deny me being the best player at the position.” Thurman has always been a mismatch, something that put him on Ohio State’s radar in the first place, bringing him in as one of two tight ends in the 2023 class along with four-star Ty Lockwood out…
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