Cotie McMahon will never forget her first practice at Ohio State. She was only 17, a mid-season enrollee and the star of Ohio State’s 2022 class. The top-25 recruit arrived on campus in the winter of 2022 knowing that coach Kevin McGuff was going to hold her out that semester to preserve her eligibility; she couldn’t play and wouldn’t travel with the team. Advertisement She was content with the idea of using practice as a way to get a head start on her freshman season. But after that initial practice she called her mother. Stacey McMahon answered the phone to her daughter, who is usually upbeat and not rattled by much, on the verge of tears. McMahon was emotional because she was frustrated with herself. Practice was tough. It wasn’t too hard nor was she second-guessing her choice to join the Buckeyes. She just demands greatness from herself, and she…
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