COLUMBUS, Ohio — Look past Emeka Egbuka’s recruiting rankings and offer list and even his impressive physique. Ohio State football wants the Washington small-school receiver in its 2021 recruiting class because he is a big-time playmaker. There may be no better rising senior receiver in the country than Egbuka, and there may be no better destination for receivers right now than Ohio State. Will that connection come together? WHO: 5-star wide receiver from Steilacoom, Washington. SIZE: 6-1, 190 pounds. RANKING: No. 1 wide receiver in 247 Sports composite, No. 9 overall. THE BATTLE: Fierce, and not yet contained to a small group of finalists. Egbuka included Ohio State on his “final 10” list back in October. Mike Farrell of Rivals reported last week that Egbuka had further whittled that list to seven: Ohio State, Washington, Oregon, Stanford, Oklahoma, Clemson and LSU. (Thus removing Alabama, Notre Dame and USC from the…
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