Gary Johnson

Top-rated JUCO linebacker Gary Johnson decommitted from Alabama. Now Ohio State is involved.

(247Sports)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gary Johnson, the nation's top-rated junior college linebacker, announced he was no longer committed to Alabama on Nov. 1 because of an academic rule technicality in the SEC.

He's already onto finding his next home.

Johnson, who plays at Dodge City (Kansas) Community College, released a top 10 list on Sunday and it included Ohio State.

The other schools who made the cut were West Virginia, TCU, Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma State, Louisville, Maryland, Arizona State, Arizona and Iowa State.

Ohio State hasn't had a long history of recruiting junior college players under Urban Meyer, but the Buckeyes did take Malcolm Pridgeon in the 2016 recruiting class.

Johnson could make sense for Ohio State in the 2017 class because he plays linebacker, a position group from which the Buckeyes will likely lose Raekwon McMillan.

Below is our Ohio State coverage from Monday:

* More Michigan conflict: Could Ohio State players root for the Wolverines on Saturday night?

* Ohio State's Urban Meyer was shocked by Alabama using former pros on the scout team

* Ohio State, Clemson, Louisville, Washington and Michigan: Tracking the resumes for one-loss playoff contenders

* J.T. Barrett on Ohio State's playoff chances: "Big Ten Championship or not, you not gonna put us in?"

* Michigan QB Wilton Speight out for season, Jim Harbaugh likely to turn to John O'Korn

* Wilton Speight out: Can Michigan win with a backup QB the way Ohio State did in 2014?