“Being totally transparent, after Ethan got the Clemson offer, which we all knew was his dream school, we really thought he was finished,” Eric said. “So when Ohio State came up, he told me, ‘No, Dad. I want to go visit Ohio State.’ I was just like, ‘Woah.’”
Ethan, the 133rd-best player and the 13th-best cornerback according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, impressed the Buckeyes while camping with the team in June.
“I know coach (Ryan) Day told us in the room if Ethan wanted to commit today, they would take him,” Eric said. “Ethan is a kid they’re high on. We just want to make sure it’s mutual.”
The elder Nation said if he was asked to say which schools are near the top of his son’s list of nearly 40 offers two months ago, Ohio State would not have been there. But now, that’s changed.
“I’ll tell you something, (OSU is) definitely a place that you hear about and assume, but once you see it, it’s magnificent, man,” Eric said. “It’s huge. Extremely impressive.”
