Being a teenager is hard enough without grown men stalking you for every bit of personal information this side of the NSA.
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I really can't imagine the kind of pressure that high school athletes, especially elite ones, deal with on a regular basis when it comes to recruiting. In my time as a mediocre swimmer and a worse soccer player, the only attention that I ever got for my abilities was a probably sarcastic letter reminding me that water polo is A Thing and wouldn't it be cool if you ditched Ohio State for a college no one has ever heard of to get punched in the nards on a regular basis?
Which is why I'm always impressed by kids like Alex Stump and Denzel Ward, members of the about-to-be signed 2015 Ohio State recruiting class. Before they've even graduated high school, both of these guys have done more interviews and guest spots than most of us will do in a lifetime, and they're complete pros at it.
College football fans often get (rightly) criticized for obsessing over the minutiae of the lives of 17- and 18-year-olds, but if there's anyone who can handle the attention both on and off the field, it's these guys. It's great to have them as part of this class.
Plus, Michael and I dabble a little bit into the tepid waters of Ask Us Anything! You can ask us anything on Twitter or via email.
0:00 Basketball? Maybe yes? I mean, we did just beat Tom Crean, he of the awful hair and desire to kill sportswriters in a blizzard.
21:19 Denzel Ward! Let's find out what this whole "camp" thing is all about.
29:04 Alex Stump! What's cool about Ohio State to Stump? Hint: literally everything.
38:49 I unexpectedly bug the hell out of Michael because I'm editing this week and that's my right as an American, dammit.
National Signing Day is so close I can taste it. And it tastes like hickory-smoked victory for Ohio State, as Urban Meyer and company wrap up another excellent recruiting class. Join us next week for our NSD special report!
