Growing up, Tavien St. Clair would study Elite 11 Finals highlights with his father, Marcus St. Clair.
The five-star Ohio State 2025 quarterback commit fondly remembers watching former Buckeye legend Justin Fields beat out fellow top signal-caller prospect Trevor Lawrence for Elite 11 Finals MVP in 2017. The Bellefontaine product estimates he started paying attention to the event before that, but either way, he knew he wanted to compete at the Elite 11 Finals himself someday. He wasn’t sure if he’d ever get the opportunity, considering he hails from Bellefontaine, a town that has a population just north of 14,000.