Eye is on the Big 'O': Lyndhurst resident McVey set to sign with Buckeyes today
Published: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
By John Kampf
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Scott McVey couldn't help but to be impressed as he stood on the sideline at Ohio Stadium Aug. 31, 2008.
In his first trip to The 'Shoe, the St. Ignatius junior linebacker glanced around at the 105,000-plus fans who came to Ohio State's season-opener against visiting Youngstown State.
Moments later, chills went down McVey's spine when the Buckeyes sprinted from the tunnel on southeast corner of the stadium, with the roar of the crowd drowning out the playing of OSU's fight song, "Across the Field."
He was hooked.
"Loved it," said McVey, a Lyndhurst resident. "It was definitely a thrill to be there and see it all. It's a crazy atmosphere.
"The one thing I've always thought about it what it would be like running out of that tunnel. That would be an indescribable feeling."
One of which he will be able to talk about in more detail later on this fall when he experiences it for himself.
McVey is one of 18 recruits expected to sign a national letter of intent today to play football at Ohio State. There will be a signing ceremony at St. Ignatius in the afternoon, where McVey and teammates Mark Meyer (Pitt) and Jake Ryan (Michigan), among others, will sign their letters of intent and fax them to their respective schools to formally commit.
It's a day McVey has anxiously awaited for some time now.
"I'm really excited to be an official member of the team," he said. "I've loved Ohio State my entire life. I'm looking forward to signing and getting started."
