For the second time this month, St. Thomas Aquinas played host to a Big 10 football powerhouse. On Thursday, coach Urban Meyer and his Ohio State staff led a satellite camp at Brian Piccolo Field along with Mississippi State, Boston College, Florida Tech and ASA Miami. An estimated 300 high school prospects took part for nearly three hours before lightning in the area forced organizers to end the event 20 minutes early. The Buckeyes’ camp follows that of conference rival Michigan, whose coach, Jim Harbaugh, and his staff headlined two camps in Broward County on June 3 — the first at University School, where roughly 300 athletes attended, and the other a smaller affair of around 200 in the Raiders’ backyard. On Thursday, the main attraction was Meyer, who’s established himself as one of college football’s most successful coaches. The 51-year-old, who had previous stints at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida, has amassed a 154-27 overall record with three national championships in his 14 seasons as a head coach. As Meyer walked to the field to start camp, autograph-seekers clad in scarlet and gray flocked around him, but he declined to sign anything, citing NCAA restrictions for satellite camps. While there were 300 campers in attendance, the Buckeyes clearly had their sights set on one prospect in particular: St. Thomas Aquinas receiver Trevon Grimes. After warm-ups, Meyer pulled the five-star recruit aside and worked with him on receiving drills for about 15 minutes. Immediately afterward, Meyer directed him over to the East end zone, where he was met by NFL Hall of Famer and former Ohio State star Cris Carter…
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