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Ohio State's J.T. Tuimoloau receives praise from LeBron James following epic performance

Ohio State defeated Penn State 44-31 behind J.T. Tuimoloau's epic performance

Andrew Nemec, SBLive Sports

Ohio State's J.T. Tuimoloau receives praise from LeBron James following epic performance
Ohio State's J.T. Tuimoloau receives praise from LeBron James following epic performance /

Once considered the nation's No. 1 overall prospect, Ohio State Buckeyes sophomore J.T. Tuimoloau delivered on that promise Saturday in a 44-31 win over Penn State.

The 6-foot-4, 270-pound defensive lineman registered six tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovering,  a diving interception and a second interception returned for a touchdown:

The performance drew a massive amount of attention and even received a pair of tweets from NBA legend LeBron James:

Tuimoloau was a five-star football recruit coming out of Eastside Catholic High School (Washington) in the class of 2021, rated as highly as the nation's No. 1 overall prospect, but was also a celebrated basketball star.  

After a lengthy recruitment, the five-star prospect committed to Ohio State over Alabama and Oregon and elected to focus solely on football. 

On Saturday, Tuimoloau more than lived up to the lofty hype. 

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Andrew Nemec, SBLive Sports

ANDREW NEMEC, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andrew Nemec covers national high school recruiting and brings more than a decade of experience. Andrew hosts "Recruiting with Andrew Nemec" on ESPN-affiliate 1080 The FAN in Portland, Oregon. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Oregon. 

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