Ohio State's J.T. Tuimoloau receives praise from LeBron James following epic performance

Once considered the nation's No. 1 overall prospect, Ohio State Buckeyes sophomore J.T. Tuimoloau delivered on that promise Saturday in a 44-31 win over Penn State.

The 6-foot-4, 270-pound defensive lineman registered six tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble recovering,  a diving interception and a second interception returned for a touchdown:

The performance drew a massive amount of attention and even received a pair of tweets from NBA legend LeBron James:

Tuimoloau was a five-star football recruit coming out of Eastside Catholic High School (Washington) in the class of 2021, rated as highly as the nation's No. 1 overall prospect, but was also a celebrated basketball star.  

After a lengthy recruitment, the five-star prospect committed to Ohio State over Alabama and Oregon and elected to focus solely on football. 

On Saturday, Tuimoloau more than lived up to the lofty hype.