Meet Jace Ruder, the small-town QB that's blowing up

Posted Jun 11, 2017
Once a college coach lands at the airport in Denver, he still has close to a five-hour drive before he arrives at Norton (Kan.) High to see quarterback Jace Ruder. And that’s likely your best option unless you want to dig deep into your recruiting budget to fly into the Hays, Kan., population 20,000. Then your commute is only 90 minutes. (247 Sports)

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