SMU beats out Ohio State for 4-star OL Qua Ford

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SMU scored a major recruiting win on Monday, landing four-star offensive lineman Qua Ford out of Texas High in Texarkana.

He chose the in-state Mustangs over Tennessee and Ohio State, as well as a host of other Power 4 offers. Both the Vols and OSU were set to host him for official visits next month, but ultimately the chance to stay closer to home won out.

In February, he told Rivals’ Sam Spiegelman that it was ’50-50′ between the schools. But SMU made him a major priority, led by offensive line coach Garin Justice.

“They’ve been recruiting me pretty hard,” Ford said. “They spent some time with them last month and they came by and saw me, and they have just been showing good love and telling me I’m a big priority to them.”

This developing story will be updated.

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