Post-OSU Update: Alphonso “Biggie” Townsend never attended Ohio State. After committing, he reclassified and attended Fork Union Military Academy for a year before enrolling at Michigan State. He transferred again to North Alabama. In 2020 he was hired as head football coach at Lima Senior. He had been working as a campus protection officer and defensive line coach at the school at the time of his promotion to head coach. (Updated: Aug. 2025)

High School: Division I first-team all-Ohio selection by The Associated Press … rated the No. 1 defensive line prospect in the Midwest and No. 12 in the nation by SuperPrep … No. 5 defensive end prospect in the nation by Rivals100.com … rated the No. 2 defensive line prospect in Ohio by Bill Kurelic … as a junior, had 80 tackles, 15 tackles-for-loss and six sacks … nicknamed “Biggie.”