Not long after 6-foot-3, 180-pound Lakota West safety Malik Hartford wraps up the All-American Bowl on Jan. 7 in San Antonio, he’ll be off to Columbus to officially begin his tour as an Ohio State Buckeye football player. The four-star recruit committed to the Buckeyes in early August and was the Cincinnati area’s top-ranked recruit. Hartford finished the 13-1 campaign for coach Tom Bolden’s Firebirds with 43 tackles, four tackles for loss and two interceptions, one being a pick six. Rated by 247Sports.com as one of the top seniors in Ohio and the country, Hartford will make it official when he puts pen to paper on the Dec. 21 early signing day. “Our season flew by fast and I enjoyed every moment of it but it’s time to start the new chapter,” Hartford said. “I’m tight with all of the guys up there and tight with coach E (Perry Eliano)…
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