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Five-Star Defensive End Zach Harrison Puts an End to the Suspense, Commits to Ohio State Over Big Ten Foes

The future stars of Ohio State football officially begin their college careers, as standouts from all over the country put pens to their National Letters of Intent.

Zach Harrison is staying home.

It was a long and hard-fought recruitment, but Ryan Day and Larry Johnson have managed to keep the state's top player from heading to Ann Arbor or State College. Questions have lingered for months as the Lewis Center defender simply handled the process differently than most other prospects. But today the 6-foot-5.5 freakish specimen announced that he's siding with the Buckeyes.

The magnitude of the Harrison signing can't be understated, and there are a number of reasons why this is such a monstrous win for Day, Johnson, and the program as a whole.