When college football teams around the country began to recruit Gunnar Hoak during his sophomore year at Dublin Coffman High School, Frank Hoak told his son that Ohio State might not be a fit for him.
Even though Frank Hoak played for Ohio State from 1984-88 and has what he describes as a “deep love for the university” that is just a short drive away from where the Hoak family lives, he recognized that the Buckeyes – then coached by Urban Meyer – were primarily recruiting dual-threat quarterbacks at the time, and his son – who went on to be ranked as the No.