Ohio State football target Payton Kirkland, 2023 OT, didn`t receive Buckeyes` offer until Tony Alford got to know him: Recruiting Roundup
(WorldNews Sport)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Class of 2023 offensive tackle Payton Kirkland had played a little bit of football before high school, but not at the level he`s currently at right now. He has a basketball background, and he plays in Nike`s Elite Youth Basketball League; he wasn`t able to play this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kirkland even has an unofficial hoops offer from Tulsa, and if he had an opportunity to play both sports on a dual-sport scholarship, he would. But in his freshman season, Kirkland started on varsity as a...