Ohio State just lost out on one of its most important remaining targets in the 2021 class.
IMG (Fla.) Academy five-star offensive tackle JC Latham, the 6-foot-6, 285-pounder ranked No. 17 overall in the nation, committed to Alabama over the Buckeyes on Friday.
The race to attain the game-changing left tackle came down to Ohio State, LSU and Alabama, with Oklahoma in the mix as well, but the Buckeyes were unable to hold off the hard-charging Crimson Tide, who began to turn things in this recruitment back in late April.
Ohio State appeared to have the inside track for Latham since November when, following a spring visit, he made his second visit of the year to Columbus for the Buckeyes' 28-17 win over Penn State on Nov.