Another June day. Another potential acquisition.
College Park (Ga.) Woodward Academy four-star A.J. Hoffler announces his college destination around 7 p.m. in a locally televised announcement.
Hoffler (6-5, 250) has been a battle between Clemson and Ohio State for most of the calendar year, although Florida, UNC and South Carolina were also in contention.
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We have pointed the arrow in Clemson's direction for more than a month, with the Tigers having received his official visit three weeks ago. A Tigerillustrated.com projection to Clemson was issued last week.
Ohio State moved back in front of Clemson in the Rivals.com team recruiting class standings to No. 4 overall with its commitment from Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy five-star receiver Carnell Tate, a Chicago native.
Beating the Buckeyes for Hoffler would slide the Tigers right back to No. 4 overall, trailing Notre Dame, Texas Tech and Cincinnati -- the latter two of which already have 20 commitments.
Clemson will have nabbed its second defensive end spot with at least one more vacancy to fill -- with Hewitt (Ala.) Hewitt-Trussville four-star Hunter Osborne and Highland Home (Ala.) four-star Keldric Faulk headlining the targets.