When Ohio State offered a scholarship to Lexington four-star linebacker Cade Stover following an unofficial visit for spring practice in late March, most assumed it would be a matter of days — if not hours — before he pledged his services to the Buckeyes.
The 6-foot-5, 225-pound Stover has held off on making the call, but has been on campus three times since, most recently for Ohio State's aptly named Friday Night Lights recruiting extravaganza.
"They're welcoming here," Stover told Eleven Warriors. "It's a family atmosphere and you feel like you're a part of something.