Lindenhurst native Jeremy Ruckert has committed to play football at Ohio State University.
Ruckert made the biggest splash of the summer in terms of local high school news with his decision that went viral on social media Monday afternoon.
He was choosing between Ohio State, Michigan, Wisconsin and Notre Dame.
“They always were a step ahead of everybody else,” said Ruckert, who had 117 receptions for 1,624 yards and 13 touchdowns in his last two years at Lindenhurst, told Newsday. “All four schools were very similar on the field and education-wise, but the way they were really interactive with my family and all my close friends, they stuck out, and that was one of the main reasons there.