Buckeye Breakfast: Mike Hall Suffers Broken Hand, Tyleik Williams Switches All-American Games

One future Ohio State defensive lineman is dealing with an injury, while the other class of 2021 Buckeye has committed to the All-American Bowl.

Rise and shine, Buckeye Nation! Each morning, we get you caught up on the latest news and information regarding Ohio State and the world of college athletics. Here are your headlines for Sept. 21, 2020.

Mike Hall Dealing with Injury

Ohio State class of 2021 commit, defensive tackle Mike Hall from Streetsboro, recently suffered a broken hand in practice… as first reported by Cleveland.com and Stephen Means. The SI All-American candidate, coming in at No. 78 on the Preseason SI99 list, was seen at Streetsboro’s game on Friday roaming the sidelines with a large blue cast.

Crazy I can’t play the game I love so much...💔

— 💸 (@MichaelHallJr_) September 17, 2020

Hall, who also contributes on offense, when he went to “pancake a defensive back” during a jet-sweep play in practice. The 6-foot-3, 275-pound prospect will miss the rest of his regular season but could return for the playoffs.

He has contributed 24 tackles (nine TFL) for Streetsboro, which now stands with a 3-0 record.

Tyleik Williams Switches All-American Games

Another interior defensive linemen, recent Buckeye commit Tyleik Williams, announced Sunday that he will be decommitting from the Under Armour All-America Game and instead be playing in the All-American Bowl (sponsored by Adidas).

Williams is now the 11th future Buckeye to accept an invitation to the event, scheduled for January 9 in San Antonio. The nationally-televised game will be broadcast live on NBC at 1 p.m.

I will be de-committing from the Under Armour All - American Game and committing to the Adidas All - American Game ! pic.twitter.com/AiOjryoEVJ

— Tyleik Williams € (@tyleikk) September 20, 2020

The previously-mentioned Under Armour All-American Game, that just lost Williams, is slated for a week prior (1/2) in Orlando, Fla.

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