When you look at Ohio State’s 2017 recruiting class, Pete Werner might be a forgotten guy. He wasn’t one of the Buckeyes’ 10 early enrollees, and the fact that he comes from Indiana may cause some to overlook him. Don’t let the home state fool you, however, because Werner was one of the top high school linebackers in the nation last year. He was a First-Team All-State selection following a senior year at Indianapolis Cathedral High School where he tallied 64 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and eight sacks, while missing three games. Originally committed to Notre Dame, Werner was a player that Urban Meyer and Luke Fickell set their sights on very early on. “We just kept hanging in there, hanging in there, because Luke Fickell loved him and so did I,” Meyer said on signing day. “We loved him. And then the tide started to change a little…
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