The 6-foot-5, 330-pound rising-junior offensive lineman finally made that happen this week. He was in town for the Buckeyes Bash and BBQ. The two-day stop in Ohio’s capital was everything he’d hoped it’d be. As he left central Ohio on Friday morning, Kirkland says the Buckeyes strength program and strength coach Mick Marotti made a big impact on him. “The strength program really stood out to me,” Kirkland told Lettermen Row. “I sat down and talked to Coach Mick and all the strength guys. They showed me the plan they have mapped out for me, what it’d be like if I was to go there. We went over what they’ve been doing there and you can see it with the changes they’ve made to player’s bodies there.”