On Feb. 5, the day Cameron Martinez finally signed his National Letter of Intent to play football at Ohio State, Ryan Day called him “the exception.”
As a Michigan native joining the Buckeyes who had bypassed the Early Signing Period in December to reevaluate his options before locking down his decision two months later, he fit that bill for a number of reasons. But in the context Day used that description, he was referring to Martinez’s ability to play on both sides of the ball. While many players line up on offense and defense in high school, few do so in college.