Camryn Justice is a reporter at News 5 Cleveland.
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — Shaker Heights senior Trey McNutt is a name known across the football recruiting world. The No. 1 ranked safety in the country by 247Sports has earned that by natural talent and hard work—some of that work coming in 7-on-7s. But because McNutt plays in Ohio, participating in them has resulted in a battle with him and the state."Trey has always been an athlete; I think he was kind of born one," his mother, LaToya McNutt, said.
"Since I've started playing seven on seven. It's been an uprise in my recruitment and really just me as a person. It's grown me as a person and my personality and meeting new people and just building connections outside of where you live at," Trey said. Seeing all these other top athletes you're going against, and you're just going against other people at a high caliber level.
Trey plays football in Ohio, where 7-on-7s have been prohibited outside of a small window of the year. According to the Ohio High School Athletic Association's rulebook, players are prohibited from participating in 7-on-7s any time of the year outside of May 15 through July 31. It was a rule the McNutt family was unaware
Trey could have fought his suspension and stopped attending the 7-on-7s this spring. Instead, he decided to push back by continuing to go to the events, risking his senior year in hopes of getting OHSAA and the Coaches Association to change the rule and allow the next wave of players to be able to showcase their skillsets at these events without limitation.
"We're not really concerned about how it can impact him as far as college recruitment. It is what it is. He, he has the offers," LaToya said."But it's bigger than that, it's about how it's impacting all of the athletes in Ohio and that's what we're focused on, the other students, the other kids and the limitations that are on all of the children here that are playing football.
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