Just like on the football field, sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose on the recruiting trail. Over the weekend the Buckeyes missed on one of their top remaining targets in the class of 2021.
Committing to head coach Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide on Friday afternoon via his Twitter page, five-star rated IMG Academy (FL) offensive tackle JC Latham, who many at one time had pegged to end up in the Buckeyes Scarlet and Gray, instead chose to chase his NFL dreams in Tuscaloosa over not just Ohio State, but also LSU, Georgia, and Oklahoma.