Was up there today to watch some quarterbacks rifle that pigskin. Ryan Day was there because his son was part of the camp, which meant Day got to watch a bunch of QBs throw. Nice little loophole for the head coach to use.
Kirk Herbstreit was also there. His son Chase, a 2025 QB at St. X, was working out.
The most high-profile guy there was 2024 Notre Dame commit CJ Carr. He's the real deal. Ball flies out of his hand. He earned an invite to the Elite 11 Finals in LA later this summer. Not sure anyone else will be getting an invite from the group there today (only 2024 guys can).
But there were some younger players worth watching for sure. The two big in-state guys in 2025, Findlay's Ryan Montgomery and Bellefontaine's Tavien St. Clair were there. Nathan Bernhard, a 2026 prospect from Ashland, was also there. All three worked out in the same group as R.J. Day. So Ryan Day got a good look at all three.
Montgomery and St. Clair had solid performances. You can definitely see the promise with both. St. Clair in particular stood out to me for just how much he's developed physically since seeing him at an OSU camp in June. He said he was 180 pounds then and he's 207 pounds now. He's stopped playing baseball and is focused solely on football now. It seems to be paying off. But out of that 2025 pair, it's Montgomery who has the offer right now. Last summer there was definitely a gap between the two. Now? I'm not so sure. Will be interesting to see what OSU does with St. Clair moving forward. Both should be back at OSU sometime this summer. Montgomery said his team will be at the OSU 7-on-7 camp in June. I imagine Bellefonintane will be there as well. They were last year.
Bernhard shows a lot of promise as well. He's 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds with a frame that looks like it could hold much more weight. Three-sport athlete (basketball and track). Was inconsistent, which you expect from a player that young, but his good was pretty good. The last drills of the day might have been his best. Penn State has offered him already. I can see the projection for sure, even if he's a ways away from really tapping into his potential. He said he'll also be at OSU this summer.
Couple other guys who stood out to me: Grady Adamson, a 2025 prospect from Oklahoma who holds a Pitt offer; Brennen Ward, a 2025 from Gahanna Lincoln, who has MAC and Kentucky offers; and Walter Moses, a 2025 from Perry, who holds offers from Akron and UConn.
Kirk Herbstreit was also there. His son Chase, a 2025 QB at St. X, was working out.
The most high-profile guy there was 2024 Notre Dame commit CJ Carr. He's the real deal. Ball flies out of his hand. He earned an invite to the Elite 11 Finals in LA later this summer. Not sure anyone else will be getting an invite from the group there today (only 2024 guys can).
But there were some younger players worth watching for sure. The two big in-state guys in 2025, Findlay's Ryan Montgomery and Bellefontaine's Tavien St. Clair were there. Nathan Bernhard, a 2026 prospect from Ashland, was also there. All three worked out in the same group as R.J. Day. So Ryan Day got a good look at all three.
Montgomery and St. Clair had solid performances. You can definitely see the promise with both. St. Clair in particular stood out to me for just how much he's developed physically since seeing him at an OSU camp in June. He said he was 180 pounds then and he's 207 pounds now. He's stopped playing baseball and is focused solely on football now. It seems to be paying off. But out of that 2025 pair, it's Montgomery who has the offer right now. Last summer there was definitely a gap between the two. Now? I'm not so sure. Will be interesting to see what OSU does with St. Clair moving forward. Both should be back at OSU sometime this summer. Montgomery said his team will be at the OSU 7-on-7 camp in June. I imagine Bellefonintane will be there as well. They were last year.
Bernhard shows a lot of promise as well. He's 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds with a frame that looks like it could hold much more weight. Three-sport athlete (basketball and track). Was inconsistent, which you expect from a player that young, but his good was pretty good. The last drills of the day might have been his best. Penn State has offered him already. I can see the projection for sure, even if he's a ways away from really tapping into his potential. He said he'll also be at OSU this summer.
Couple other guys who stood out to me: Grady Adamson, a 2025 prospect from Oklahoma who holds a Pitt offer; Brennen Ward, a 2025 from Gahanna Lincoln, who has MAC and Kentucky offers; and Walter Moses, a 2025 from Perry, who holds offers from Akron and UConn.
