Miyan Williams was not Ohio State football’s focus in the 2020 class. Tony Alford and the Buckeyes were seemingly all in on five-star Bijan Robinson — the No. 1 running back in the 2020 class, who chose Texas over Ohio State in August 2019. Williams, then an Iowa State commit, was nowhere near where Robinson was in the 2020 recruiting rankings, coming in as the No. 45 back in the class and a three-star player. But he had the numbers to back him up, with 5,823 rushing yards and 68 touchdowns for Winton Woods High School in Cincinnati. Williams was once overlooked by Ohio State, not earning an offer from the Buckeyes until September of his senior season after he was a Cyclones commit. But it was enough to flip Williams, joining the Buckeyes’ 2020 class in November and becoming a 5-foot-9, 220-pound bruiser for Ohio State’s offense, averaging 6.7…
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