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Malik Hartford to Announce Commitment Wednesday, Lebbeus Overton Eliminates Ohio State, Walker Lyons to Visit OSU for Spring Game

One of Ohio State’s priority targets for the 2023 class is set to make a decision.

Four-star Ohio safety Malik Hartford will announce his commitment Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at Lakota West High School.

The 6-foot-3, 175-pound Hartford will choose from a list of seven finalists that consists of Ohio State, Cincinnati, Michigan, Notre Dame, West Virginia, Kentucky and Michigan State. Less than a week before Hartford tells the world his decision, the Buckeyes are in great shape to land the 154th-ranked player and the 11th-best safety in the 2023 class, per 247Sports’ composite rankings.