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Adam Kramer on College Football: Ohio State's Haskins Mentored by an All-Pro

One high-profile quarterback is staying put and facing the biggest game of his college career. Another is transferring, forced out by a talented freshman. Adam Kramer explores these storylines, previews the week's must-watch games, makes his picks and more in his weekly college football notebook: the Thursday Tailgate.

The All-Pro cornerback couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Shawn Springs didn’t expect to unearth the next great college quarterback at a middle school passing camp in Hillsborough, New Jersey. He was there to watch his son, Skyler. But that’s what he did.

At the time, Dwayne Haskins was just a seventh-grader.