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Klein deflects attention
By JOSH HACHAT
Sports Writer

HANOVER -- With a camera, video camera and plenty of microphones usually following his every turn after games this season, Storm Klein has become used to the spotlight.

But most of it is deserved for the standout 6-foot-3, 220-pound junior who already has committed to Ohio State.

Klein has turned into a dominant player on both sides of the ball, rushing for a team-high 1,359 yards and 28 total touchdowns offensively, and racking up a team-high 82 tackles and 12 for loss from his linebacker position.

Advocate: So how much Ohio State talk to you hear on the field after you get tackled?

Klein: People get going about that stuff, but it's nothing you really can do. But then you have guys on your team that say stuff and you're just like, 'Oh, man.' They say stuff a lot.

Advocate: What's the best line you've heard from a teammate this season when you're out there?

Klein: I don't know, but I guess if I'm running the ball a lot, you'll hear the line say something like, 'That's Storm Klein, he's going to Ohio State, baby.' They always say stuff like that, but I just hand the ball back to the referee or whatever. They're all being goofy, but we're all having fun out there and that's what it's all about.

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