Joel Klatt recalls the first time he met Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud ahead of the Buckeyes’ 2021 season opener at Minnesota. “I was struck by his quiet demeanor,” Klatt said on a recent episode of his podcast, “The Joel Klatt Show.” “He came from a house where he didn’t have his dad growing up, and his mom did a wonderful job raising him. The guy is respectful, and he is someone who certainly understands the gravity of his position.” Klatt is referring to the gravity and pressure that comes with being the starting QB at Ohio State, a school that is consistently among the best in the sport. The Buckeyes have won 11 or more games in 10 straight seasons, excluding the COVID-19 shortened 2020 campaign. During that time period, Ohio State has sent three QBs to the NFL Draft, including two first-round picks in Dwayne Haskins and Justin…
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