The Big Get Bigger

THE WINNER of Ohio State's spring football game: the school's offensive line. After attending the intrasquad clash, juniors Michael Brewster of Edgewater High ( Orlando) and J.B. Shugarts of Klein ( Texas), both among Rivals' top 100 recruits, verbally committed to Ohio State. With 6'7", 305-pound Mike Adams of Coffman ( Dublin, Ohio) having committed in March, the school now has three top O-line prospects.

It fills a need: The Buckeyes signed only one offensive lineman on signing day in February. At 6'6", 295, Shugarts should play tackle in college, as should the 6'5", 298-pound Brewster (left). Says Edgewater coach Bill Gierke of Brewster, "He's got good lateral movement and has those long arms everyone wants." And that Ohio State got.