Muskegon (Mich.) athlete/safety Cameron Martinez, a Buckeye commitment since the summer, was the only Ohio State 2020 commitment who did not sign with the Buckeyes in December. Martinez wanted to see who Jeff Hafley’s replacement as Ohio State co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach would be.

That happened when former Tennessee Titans secondary coach Kerry Coombs took over for Hafley. Coombs was in Michigan a week ago and spent a lot of time with Martinez.

“He was at the school all day and then my house later,” Williams told Bucknuts after the Coombs visit. “It went very well. We enjoyed visiting with him and loved everything about him.”

A few days before Coombs visited Martinez, Ryan Day and Matt Barnes visited Martinez including Day attending Martinez' basketball game and making an in-home visit.

“Coming to the game and coming to the house after,” Martinez said when asked what impressed him most about the visit. “They had a busy day and it meant a lot for them to do that.”

Martinez has now taken to Twitter to say he will sign with the Buckeyes.

“I will be signing and honoring my commitment to be a Buckeye, a lifelong dream of mine!!! I couldn’t be more excited and thankful to Coach Day and the rest of the Coaching staff!!!,” Martinez posted on his Twitter account.

Coombs will return to see Martinez again on Friday. And Martinez said Coombs was as one would expect, important in his decision.

"Very important," Martinez said. "A lot of it was waiting to meet him. (Playing for him) goes along with it."

Martinez told Bucknuts he made his final decision on Monday and it came down to Ohio State over Northwestern and Notre Dame though one other school reached out.

“Oregon reached out late, but I already told them what I was doing,” Martinez told Bucknuts.

The 5-foot-11 and 175-pound Martinez was the Michigan 2018 and 2019 State Football Player of the Year.

Martinez is a 4-star prospect in the 247Sports Composite. He is the country’s No. 325 overall class of 2020 prospect, the No. 14 athlete, and the No. 8 prospect in the state of Michigan.

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The Buckeyes signed 24 recruits for their 2020 recruiting class on National Signing Day. The 24 are quarterbacks Jack Miller , running back Miyan Williams, wide receivers Julian Fleming, Gee Scott Jr. and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, slot receiver Mookie Cooper, tight end Joe Royer, offensive tackles Paris Johnson, Grant Toutant and Trey Leroux, offensive linemen Luke Wypler, Jakob James and Josh Fryar who are interior offensive linemen with James projected to play guard, Wypler could play center or guard and Fryar could slot in at any of the positions, defensive ends Darrion Henry and Jacolbe Cowan, defensive end/tackle Ty Hamilton, linebackers Cody Simon and Mitchell Melton, cornerbacks Lejond Cavazos, Clark Phillips and Ryan Watts, safety Lathan Ransom, safety/bullet Kourt Williams, athlete Cameron Martinez and kicker Jake Seibert. Those 24 represent some of the country’s top class of 2020 talent. Ryan Day, Mark Pantoni and the Ohio State staff have a class that is currently ranked No. 5 in the country in the 247Sports Composite recruiting rankings.

Martinez will become No. 25 in the Buckeyes’ class when he signs Feb. 5.