Only a week into his transition from high school to college, Austin Parks has already felt the ramp-up in rigor.
The Buckeye freshman out of St. Marys Memorial just moved onto campus last Monday and won’t start classes for another eight days. But on the hardwood, he’s been cast right into the fire.
Not that Parks, a three-star prospect and the fifth-rated Ohio prospect in the 2023 class, hasn’t welcomed the increased degree of difficulty inherent to the process.
“I’m having a great time, but it comes with tough work. They’re working me hard and getting me better, so I’m enjoying it,” Parks said during an interview at Ohio State’s high school team camp on Friday.