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Justin Scott commitment puts Ohio State back up to No. 2 in nation

Scott is one of four five-star recruits thus far in Ohio State’s class of 2024.

The Ohio State Buckeyes pulled off a recruiting coup this weekend, earning the commitment of St. Ignatius (Ill.) five-star defensive lineman Justin Scott, one of the hottest defensive recruits in the 2024 cycle.

On Sunday night, Scott informed Hayes Fawcett at On3 that he’s committed to playing at Ohio State.

Landing Scott (6-foot-4, 310 pounds) is particularly sweet for the Buckeyes, as he had been favored to commit to Miami. Archrival Michigan, Georgia and Notre Dame were also said to be in the mix. He had offers from 30 schools altogether.

Going by the 247Sports composite rankings, Scott is the No. 1 overall prospect in the state of Illinois, third-best at his position and No. 14 nationally in the class of 2024.

Scott is one of four five-star recruits thus far in Ohio State’s class of 2024, which now has 17 hard commits. This group is now ranked No. 2 in the nation, behind Georgia and ahead of Florida and Michigan.

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See: The second player with two Heisman’s for Notre Dame

Strike the pose

You might have been lead to believe that Ohio State running back Archie Griffin was the only person to have two Heisman Trophies, but that isn’t quite correct. Notre Dame halfback Johnny Lattner was one of the best players of his time. He played for the Irish from 1950 to 1953, winning the Maxwell Award twice (only Florida’s Tim Tebow accomplished that feat also) and the Heisman in 1953.

A native to Chicago (Fenwick Academy), after his short NFL career which was cut short due to his enrollment into the Air Force and hurting his knee, Lattner tried coaching for a few years before opening up his own restaurant in Chicago. The Heisman would stay in his steakhouse aptly named Johnny Lattner’s Steak House but a fire 1968 destroyed the trophy.

Lattner petitioned the committee for another trophy and ultimately they gave his a second, something that they don’t normally do. I happened to be at the Fenwick and St. Ignatius high school football game this past Friday night and got up close and personal with Lattner’s second Heisman Trophy.

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