MASSILLON — Willtrell Hartson made this a memorable Christmas for himself. The Massillon senior running back, who earned first-team All-Ohio honors and was Canton Repository Stark County Player of the Year, accepted a preferred walk-on spot at Ohio State. He made the announcement on Christmas Eve. Hartson had plenty of Division I scholarship offers, recently receiving ones from UAB and Saint Francis. He had an offer from Power Five school Boston College, as well as Mid-American Conference schools Central Michigan, Buffalo, Miami and Toledo. Other schools that offered him include Marshall, Georgia Southern, Army, Southern Illinois, Illinois State and Temple. Despite all the options, Hartson built enough relationships with the OSU coaches that he is willing to earn his way on to the Buckeyes’ active roster by walking on. “It was a hard decision, and (I) wanted to make sure I made the right choice for the next chapter in my…
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