Two chicken breasts and a bowl of rice explain why Jaylen McClain has seen a fast rise as a freshman in Ohio State’s safety room.
Every morning before spring practice, he’d be in the office of safeties coach Matt Guerrieri eating a nontraditional breakfast arrangement of the three items, building both his body and his craft.
“He doesn't act like a freshman,” Guerrieri said. “What I mean by that is, we talk about routine a lot. He’s a guy who wanted to gain a little bit of weight in the spring, so he would be in my office at, I don't know, I'd say probably no later than 5:30 in the morning in the offseason, eating two chicken breasts and a bowl of rice.