👑🏈 How Ohio State recruiters reacted to high school LeBron | #Shorts
In a brief anecdotal monologue, the speaker recounts a recruiting meeting at Ohio State where a scouting film of an Akron high‑school game was shown. The coaches and recruiters were impressed by a player they thought they should pursue, only to discover the player was LeBron James. Jim Tressel, the then‑head football coach, dismissed the idea of recruiting him for football, stating that LeBron would not play the sport. The story highlights the surprise of seeing a future basketball legend in a football recruiting context and the pragmatic decision by the football staff.
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