After Ohio State and defensive line coach Larry Johnson lost out on five-star Edge rusher Dylan Stewart after having been the presumptive favorites for the majority of his recruitment, many people — myself included — openly questioned whether or not Johnson still had his fastball when it came to recruiting. The Mount Rushmore d-line coach has still been able to pull in top talent in recent years, but a disturbing pattern has begun to emerge with elite Edge rushers being Ohio State leans more months (or more) before ending up committing elsewhere.
Well, while he is not an Edge rusher, five-star defensive lineman Eddrick Houston’s commitment to Ohio State on Tuesday night should shut up us LJ naysayers, at least for the time being.