Former Ohio State linebacker Marcus Freeman is the head coach at Notre Dame, where fellow former Warrior Mike Mickens is defensive backs coach and pass defense coordinator.
Aamil Wagner, who grew up in Yellow Springs but went to Wayne to play football, is the starting right tackle for the Fighting Irish as a third-year sophomore while Joshua Padilla is a redshirt freshman reserve center at Ohio State.
Lakota West can also claim alumni on both teams as junior Tegra Tshabola is the starting right guard for Ohio State, where fellow LWHS alum Malik Hartford is a sophomore reserve safety and Bukari Miles Jr. is a true freshman safety.
At Notre Dame, former Firebird Ben Minich is a redshirt freshman safety while Taebron Bennie-Powell is a true freshman safety.
Ohio State also has Austin Siereveld, a redshirt freshman from Lakota East who has started six games at guard, junior linebacker C.J. Hicks from Alter and true freshman cornerback Aaron Scott Jr. from Springfield.
Hicks has played in 15 games and made 22 tackles, including two for loss and two sacks while Scott has played in seven games with two tackles and one pass break-up.
Junior defensive end Mitchell Melton grew up in Maryland but also has a connection to the Miami Valley — his father, Jeff, was a star running back at Cedarville High School who went on to play at Miami University.
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