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Buckeyes add 4-star California LB to 2020 recruiting class

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Another top 200 player in the 2020 recruiting class is headed to Columbus.

On Wednesday, Ohio State received a commitment from four-star outside linebacker Kourt Williams, who made his decision via a video on Twitter. He becomes the 22nd player to join the 2020 class.

https://twitter.com/kourt22williams/status/1154135724410564608?s=21

Williams picked Ohio State over offers from Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Penn State.

With Williams’ commitment, the Buckeyes now have 12 players who are ranked inside the top 200 nationally. According to 247Sports’ Composite rankings, Williams is the No. 12 outside linebacker in the 2020 class and the No. 13 player out of California. Overall, he sits No. 162 in the national rankings.

The Buckeyes now have three linebackers committed in the class.

Ohio State continues to roll on the recruiting trail, but still remains in the No. 3 spot nationally. The Buckeyes are behind Clemson and Alabama, who are No. 1 and No. 2, respectively.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB