COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ryan Day went to Arizona to watch freshman quarterback Jack Miller of Scottsdale (Ariz.) Chaparral throw earlier this month. A week later, Miller had an Ohio State scholarship offer.

Day called Miller to inform him of the good news before Urban Meyer took the phone to do a little recruiting.

"Coach Meyer said, 'I've never talked to a kid this young before, why the hell am I talking to you?' " Miller said. "I said, 'I don't know, I guess Coach Day saw something?' "

Clearly.

Though Meyer was playfully jabbing Miller, there is some truth to the oddity of this scholarship offer. A few short years ago, Meyer rarely would offer a quarterback until he saw him throw personally and usually that prospect was an upperclassman.

Miller, a 6-foot-3, 197-pound dual-threat, breaks that mold. Ohio State isn't the only program to offer the quarterback, either. He also has scholarships from Florida State, Arizona, Arizona State and a few others.

But now that he has offers from the Buckeyes and Seminoles, Miller has already accomplished what all high school football players dream to achieve. And he did it after only one high school season.

"I think it's crazy, I would have never thought I would have an offer from Ohio State at the end of this year," Miller said. "I think it's one of the most prestigious offers you can get, honestly. I am super excited about it. Super stoked."

Though Miller has never been to Ohio State, there's a funny, loose connection. His father is the general manager of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess resort, which is where Ohio State typically stays when it plays in the Fiesta Bowl. The Buckeyes have played in the Fiesta Bowl a lot.

Miller went to the Fiesta Bowl as a fan this past year and saw Ohio State's 31-0 loss to Clemson in the College Football semifinal. He noticed the Buckeyes' passing issues.

"I was actually at the Fiesta Bowl last year and I was like, 'Dang, they can't complete a pass for more than 20 yards,' " Miller said.

Here's where it gets even funnier. Miller is currently participating in spring practice and when Day came to watch him throw, he remembered tossing a ton of deep balls, which is the area in which Ohio State is most hoping to improve this offseason.

Miller thought he threw the ball well while Day was at his high school. And on top of that, Day got to watch Miller run drills that simulate Chaparral's up-tempo offense. Miller proved he was the entire package, which was evident in the early offer.

Though Ohio State doesn't typically offer freshmen quarterbacks scholarships, Meyer probably wanted to get out in front of Miller's recruitment because it's certainly within the realm of possibility that he turns out to be a top-end five-star prospect in a few years. Now that the recruiting calendar is speeding up, the offer is makes even more sense.

Ohio State did offer former 2017 quarterback commitment Danny Clark a scholarship when he was a freshman, but Clark was an in-state prospect that said before the offer came that he'd commit on the spot. That early offer turned out to be an Ohio State mistake and Clark ultimately signed with Kentucky.

This is different. This is getting ahead of the curve with a potential national star.

"I just feel super blessed to be able to even be like in the conversation to even go there," Miller said of Ohio State. "I don't think I have arrived yet, though. I am not going to feel like I arrived until I'm playing somewhere, but it definitely takes a lot of pressure off. That's for sure."

Behind Miller, Scottsdale Christian -- where he played before transferring to Chaparral -- went 10-3 and lost in the playoff semifinals. He threw for more than 3,600 yards and 53 touchdowns and rushed for 1,200 yards and nine touchdowns as a freshman on varsity.

Miller has taken unofficial visits to Mississippi, Texas A&M and Arizona State, and he plans to visit Ohio State this summer.

Early offers usually gets kids on campus early.

There's strategy to this.