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Paris Johnson Jr. and Family Make Most Out of Tough Situation, Johnson Continues Physical Development Back Home

The Hurry-Up is your nightly dose of updates from the Ohio State football recruiting trail, keeping tabs on the latest from commits and targets from around the country.

Johnson family makes the most out of tough situation

Monica Johnson was just starting to get used to having a little bit heavier of a wallet each month.

Back in December, Johnson detailed to Eleven Warriors her son's, Ohio State offensive tackle Paris Johnson Jr., nutritional plan. That included a 5,000-calorie diet with expensive monthly grocery bills at Kroger, Trader Joe's, Sam's Club and other stores in order to keep the 6-foot-7, 280-pounder at his current weight.