© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation The Buckeyes made the first cut for one of the top-rated players in the Lone Star State. DeSoto, Texas, four-star wide Johntay Cook included Ohio State in his top 12 on Saturday night alongside Alabama, Florida, LSU, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, Texas, Texas A&M and USC. The 6-foot-0 and 170-pound Cook, who is considered the eighth-best wide receiver and No. 45 prospect overall in the class of 2023, landed an offer from the Buckeyes back in May. He’s maintained contact with wide receivers coach Brian Hartline ever since, and was among Hartline’s first calls when the junior contact period opened on Sept. 1. Cook took unofficial visits this summer with the Aggies, Crimson Tide, Longhorns and Sooners and has a fall visit with the Tigers on tap. Perhaps he’ll make his first trip to Columbus this season, too, but…
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