No. 4 2020 cornerback Clark Phillips committed to Ohio State understanding the program's history of putting cornerbacks into the NFL and with the hopes to see the field early.
When four-star cornerback Clark Phillips announced his commitment to Ohio State on cbssports.com Friday afternoon, he said that he felt he could make an impact early in his career in Columbus.
While Phillips has plenty of athleticism, he isn’t the long, 6-foot-plus cornerback that teams are attracted to more and more. But the claim that he believes he can see the field early wasn’t impulsive wishful thinking.