The DJ Carton story according to Chris Holtman

The local sports radio 97.1 just had CH on for his weekly presser.  They started to talk about Carton a little, and CH said he wanted to tell the listeners the whole story on DJ up to this point.  CH starts with playing time was a major factor in DJ decision, but had some other interesting things to say as well.  CH says that it was summer and DJ had just visited both Michigan and Indiana in back to back weekends.  The plan was for DJ to make his decision later in the cycle, but CH got a call from DJ parents saying that they wanted to see OSU again, and that DJ was very close to making a decision right then, so if OSU had any shot it needed to happen quickly.

CH and staff knew that had to get him on campus that weekend, only one problem, this was also the same time as peach jam in South Carolina.  CH goes on to say that he has never had an official visit in the summer like this and that it was going to take his entire staff and some luck to get the deal done.  The guy he was down seeing at Peach Jam was EJ Liddell whom they later got a commitment from.  

CH visited DJ and his family the night they got in town, he met with them again the following morning for breakfast before sending DJ to Zoombezie Bay a local waterpark with the team and support staff.  CH goes on to say that the luck might have come from a "Michigan beat writer" who tweets out from Peach Jam that he was surprised to see CH and staff at Peach Jam when a 5* was on their campus for his official.  

DJ and his family viewed the gesture as hard work and dedication from CH and staff, and lazy reporting from Michigan. Pulled the trigger shortly there after. 

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