Last weekend, the Ohio State Buckeyes football program received news that one of their prized recruits, linebacker Alex Anzalone from Wyomissing, Pa., was de-committing from his verbal commitment to the Buckeyes that he had made only a few weeks prior.
One of the top linebackers in the country, Anzalone has offers from many elite programs and settled on Ohio State as the college of his choice.
Yet a disturbing event occurred on his unofficial visit to Columbus last month, where a registered sex offender approached Anzalone and a group of recruits after the Buckeyes’ spring game.
Charles Eric Waugh, a registered sex offender in the state of Kentucky, got to take pictures with Buckeye recruits and posted them on his Twitter account.
I’m not here to judge Waugh or his past, as I’m not rightfully qualified to do so. I’m here to ask if the visiting process is flawed in college athletics. Does this aspect of the recruiting process provide enough safety for recruits?
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