© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation Although he was considered the top-rated player in Pennsylvania, Fleming spurned the home-state Nittany Lions for the Buckeyes. Ohio State junior wide receiver Julian Fleming grew up just an hour and a half east of Penn State’s campus in Catawissa, Pa., surrounded by friends and family who cheered each Saturday for the Nittany Lions. So, when it came time for the top-rated wide receiver in the country and No. 1 overall recruit in the state to choose his college destination, most assumed he would stay home. He instead dealt a devastating blow by choosing the Buckeyes. “It was almost home for me. I was right down the street, so they were definitely high up on my list,” Fleming said during his media availability on Wednesday night, though he noted distance was never really a factor for him. “It was just finding the right…
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