Jaylen Clark understands the deal. He knew the question was coming.
So when Chris Holtmann asked the uncommitted 2020 four-star wing from Corona, California, whether it would be realistic for the born-and-bred West Coast resident to eventually play for Ohio State, Clark had a simple answer: “Yeah.”
Holtmann responded: “Why’s that?”
Clark, who was preparing for his junior year of school to begin, was ready, and he knew the head coach might get thrown off with his answer.
“I was like, 'Because my mom went to Ohio State,’” Clark told Eleven Warriors. “He kind of chuckled.