COLUMBUS, Ohio — Paris Johnson Jr. is the epitome of what Ohio State head coach Ryan Day wants in a recruiting class. He’s rated as the nation’s No. 7 overall player and the No. 1 offensive tackle. He’s a preseason All-American and was the first 2020 player to commit to Ohio State. He also is an in-state product that wanted to stay home. He satisfies Day’s emphasis on landing the best in-state talent. Except Day had nothing to do with why Johnson originally chose to be a Buckeye. Neither did the university. The deciding factor? Urban Meyer was the only factor — a coach charismatic and accomplished in building one of the nation’s top recruiting classes every year. Players are often counseled not to base their decision purely on who’s their head coach. Johnson didn’t care. “I committed to Coach Meyer himself,” Johnson told cleveland.com. “If Coach Meyer would’ve went…
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