“Overall it was frickin’ awesome,” Stover said of his experience. “Probably the best game I’ve ever experienced at the Shoe. It was really good and was good to see the new defense and everything. It was exciting to watch them play, I think they flew around and played hard and were physical. I think the whole team has so much energy and that’s what I really like. Just from watching it, the whole atmosphere was amazing and the fanbase was incredible.”
On his visit, Stover talked with Ryan Day both before and after Ohio State’s 21-10 win over Notre Dame.
“Before the game, the biggest thing that impressed me was you just don’t see too many head coaches want to talk to you 15 minutes before the game. I just think that says a lot about the person that Day is and you want that as a coach. He just told me to imagine myself playing there and running out of this tunnel one day.
“Afterward, he was excited about the win and thanked us for coming. He said whenever I want to be a Buckeye, to let him know and everything. He also asked us about how the visit went, it was really good to talk to him.”
Stover also spoke with defensive coordinator Jim Knowles while on his visit.
“I talked to him after the game in the locker room,” he said. “He just said it was great seeing me there and everything. Myself and two other linebackers were standing right there and he was telling us this could be a good trio in action and I thought that was really cool. I was texting with him (Thursday) and he said good luck at my game and told me a big reason why they want me is not only how I can play, but my character and how I handle myself.”
