C.J. Stroud met Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. at an NCAA outreach seminar for college players during the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Between that meeting, the pair’s first game against one another last season and all the tape Stroud’s watched on Porter since then, it's clear the Nittany Lion defensive back has made quite an impression on Ohio State’s Heisman Trophy frontrunner.
“He's a really good player. I think the best DB in college football, other than the guys we have on my team,” Stroud said Wednesday at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.
Their next rendezvous, sure to be less cordial than the aforementioned encounter, will be part of a key matchup that could decide the outcome of Saturday’s Ohio State-Penn State clash in Happy Valley.