COLUMBUS, Ohio — With a mother who's a local newscaster, and having taken part in his fair share of interview sessions over the past year, Darron Lee has a knack for saying the right thing.
So when the Ohio State linebacker was asked about his snub from this year's preseason watch list for the Butkus Award, it wasn't necessarily surprising that he was able to shed the question like an oncoming blocker.
"I don't care about watch lists," Lee said. "I feel that it would motivate anybody if they were really paying attention to that. I just focus on helping my team win ballgames.