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Jan. 31—Before Ohio State beat Notre Dame in the National Championship Game, Aaron Scott Jr. said he felt good about his freshman season.
So it came as no surprise after the Buckeyes’ 34-23 win over the Fighting Irish he was even happier.
“It feels great!” the Springfield High School graduate said as he roamed the field at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with a fresh national championship hat already on his head Jan. 20. “Couldn’t have wanted my freshman season go any other way.”
Scott did not get into the title game, but he recalled what it was like in position group meetings as the Fighting Irish mounted a comeback in the second half.
Down 31-7, Notre Dame pulled to within eight points on Jaden Greathouse’s 30-yard touchdown reception and a two-point conversion with 4:15 left in the fourth quarter.
That was Greathouse’s second explosive touchdown reception of the second half and part of a surprising outburst by the Notre Dame passing game.
Although the Ohio State secondary was under fire, Scott said no one lost their cool.
“I felt like my team was gonna hold it down,” Scott said. “Everybody just stayed calm. Don’t attack nobody that had a play made on ’em. Really just staying calm and coming together and knowing we’ve still got more game. It’s not over until it says :00.”
A five-star prospect, Scott was the No. 1-ranked recruit in Ohio in 247Sports Composite rankings for the class of 2024.
He faced a steep hill to get meaningful playing time, though, with starters Denzel Burke and Davison Igbinosun returning along with nickel back Jordan Hancock and top reserve Jermaine Mathews Jr.
Scott earned praise from teammates prior to the season and ended up seeing action in seven games and played 74 snaps on defense according to Pro Football Focus.
He had a season-high of 15 snaps against Purdue and saw 12 in the College Football Playoff,…
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Author : Dayton Daily News, Ohio
Publish date : 2025-01-31 19:38:00
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