By: Cam Smith, USA TODAY High School Sports | July 24, 2019 There was once a time when an elite four-star recruit from a Southern California power like Mater Dei or St. John Bosco would be a guaranteed shoo-in to play at USC or UCLA. No longer. Now it’s a free-for-all among national powers with the Los Angeles schools on the wane. Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State lands 4-star Kourt Williams Enter Kourt Williams II, the four-star linebacker from St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Calif.). When Williams announced he would commit to a school on Wednesday, his choices quickly narrowed down to a focus on Ohio State, Oklahoma, Penn State, Tennessee and Texas A&M (notice anything? No Pac 12 schools to be found). Four-star safety Lathan Ransom commits to Ohio State Buckeyes Beech Grove’s (Indiana) Josh Fryar is going to Ohio State football Cameron Martinez, a 4-star recruit, is heading to Ohio…
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