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Family legacy made Ohio State appealing destination for Gunnar Hoak
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Gunnar Hoak grew up in Dublin, Ohio.
He was a Buckeye fan growing up, as one would expect. However, when the QB prospect was coming out of high school, Ohio State didn’t offer him a scholarship. Kentucky did, though, and that’s where Hoak went.
Hoak appeared in just five games over his three years at Kentucky before he graduated and started looking at master’s degree programs elsewhere. He then entered the transfer portal on April 23, and by April 27, he was officially a Buckeye.
Hoak met with the media for the first time on Sunday, and he spoke about why he ended up going with his childhood favorite team:
“I wanted to come home and just be a part of the tradition here. My dad played here, I’ve had a cousin play here, uncle that coached here and just being a part of that legacy and tradition there is at Ohio State, it’s awesome.”
Fields is the huge recruit coming out of high school.
Not Hoak.
Nothing is guaranteed in terms of playing time these next couple years to close out Hoak’s collegiate career. However, it may not be about guaranteed playing time.
It may just be about being a part of the team you have loved for your entire life.
“I never have that mentality of like, ‘I’m giving up,’” Hoak said. “So you always got to compete every practice. Show the coaches what you got, show the team what you got and go out there and do the best you can. The coaches will decide who the best guy is, and we’ll roll with it.”
Kevin covers Big Ten football for Saturday Tradition.