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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Three years ago, Emeka Egbuka turned to All-American wideout Garrett Wilson and put the junior on notice. "I'm coming for you!" Egbuka, then a five-star freshman receiver, told his new Ohio State teammate during conditioning drills.

Egbuka and fellow blue-chip freshman receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. had already trounced Wilson in the weight room earlier that summer. The two arrived in Columbus able to bench press 225 pounds a dozen-plus times. Wilson remained stuck testing on the 185-pound bar.

Wilson, the No. 2 overall receiver in the Class of 2019, ultimately defeated Egbuka in their race that day.