Ohio State pulled one of the nation's top longsnappers right out of its own backyard two years ago in Liam McCullough. As the redshirt freshman prepares take over that position for the Buckeyes this fall, his younger brother Roen McCullough is beginning to follow in his footsteps. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound class of 2018 prospect out of Worthington (Ohio) Kilbourne is starting to make a name for himself as he is hearing from more than half a dozen college programs.

"Right now I'm talking to Cincinnati, Toledo, Vanderbilt, Purdue, Western Michigan, Michigan, and obviously Ohio State," said McCullough.

McCullough leans heavily on his older brother's knowledge and experience as he hopes to follow down that path as a Division I snapper.

"Him and I go out and snap almost everyday," he explained. "He coaches me up. He talks to me about how things are at OSU, how their work ethic is, and what it takes to get to the point of being a college athlete. He's really a big role model for me and my life."

Of course, there is still a little bit of a sibling rivalry.

"I always want to push and strive to be better than he is," he said. "We have a little competition between us."

The notoriety that Liam received during the recruiting process as the most offered prospect in the nation at his position as helped Roen get on the radar in a big way.

"When I speak to college coaches, a lot of them recruited Liam," he said. "The coach at Vanderbilt actually offered Liam when he was at Wisconsin. The Kentucky coaches know my family, the Ohio State coaches know my family."

While his older brother's notoriety as helped him get on the radar, his own talents and work ethic have done the rest. Long-snapping guru Chris Rubio, ranks McCullough as the second best long snapper in his class nationally.

Whether or not that lofty ranking leads McCullough to Ohio State with his brother is yet to be determined. The world of recruiting the long snapping position operates quite differently than other positions, but the Buckeyes are in the mix.

"Ohio State is one of my dream schools but it would overlap by two years with Liam," he explained. "So I would have to either go to Junior College and then they would redshirt me or I'd have to walk-on for a year and then get redshirted but I'm pretty open to most colleges. Academics come first so I'm looking for high academic schools."

McCullough will be hitting the camp circuit hard this summer and expects to participate in Ohio State's kicking camp later this month.