Luke Montgomery

Timeout with Dustin Sullivan

Guest- Luke Montgomery

Podcast Release Date- September 1, 2022

Season 1, Episode 2

 

Announcer- Welcome to Timeout with Dustin Sullivan, a Kan Du Group production. Kan Du Group is a non-profit organization serving the needs of adults with developmental disabilities.  Today’s guest is Luke Montgomery, a senior at Findlay High School graduating in 2023. Luke is ranked the 49th best player in the nation and is a four-star offensive tackle. He has committed to The Ohio State University.  Take is away Dustin.

Dustin- So, what was your favorite subject in school?

Luke- OOOOF, Favorite subject? It’s gotta be biology man! I love the animals, always learning about that and plants.

Dustin- It’s pretty cool to dissect animals.

Luke- Yes, sir! Of course, I love it. I got to dissect a crawfish.

Dustin- I’ve never dissected things but that would be cool.

Luke- Yeah, it smelled pretty bad though. I’m not gonna lie.

Dustin- Do you have any hobbies that do not include sports?

Luke- Yeah, obviously I like to hang out with friends. I'm pretty social. But one thing, that people don't know about me is I love fishing, so I'm always out fishing.

Dustin- Fishing’s awesome. I love fishing

Luke- Yep.

Dustin- You can eat it.

Luke- Exactly! That's right.

Dustin- So if you had a favorite all time video game what would it be?

Luke- Great question. I want to say Call of Duty. I love that game. I honestly don't play at all. I actually gave my console away to somebody. It was my brother. Yeah, I mean, if I were to play a game, it has to be Call of Duty.

Dustin- I think I’d rather watch something on Netflix than play games.

Luke- Yep.

Dustin- It’s not my thing anymore.

Luke- Same with me man Netflix is lot better I feel like than playing console games.

Dustin- There’s a lot of stuff you can watch on there.

Luke- Exactly!

Dustin- What's your most memorable high school football game?

Luke- Yeah, our win over Dublin Coffman. This year was pretty surreal.  We went 9 and 3, it's been a long time since we’ve gone to the semi-finals and the regionals. Then we lost, I think the runner up on the state champs this year.

Dustin- That's pretty awesome.

Luke- Yeah.

Dustin- Don’t worry, I think you guys can get to the championship game this year.

Luke-I appreciate it. I hope so. But a lot of young kids gotta step up!

Dustin- It would be a be a great honor for the small town like Findlay, Ohio, to like, accomplish something like that. Great school too.  Do you have an all time favorite restaurant?

Luke- You know what? Not really. I'm a bottomless pit, as my parents call me. I’m always eating. It doesn’t matter where it is, I’m gonna eat it man!

Dustin- Same thing here, if it's good I’m eating it.

Luke- Exactly.

Dustin- That’s my favorite thing to do, eat food. So what’s your favorite genre of music?

Luke- You know, I'm one of the culture kids nowadays. I like the rap, I’m not gonna lie.

Dustin- Rap’s cool but it’s a little too fast for me. I can’t sing that fast.

Luke- (chuckles)

Dustin- It’s hard to understand what they are saying sometimes but I figure it out.

Luke- That’s true, very true.

Dustin- I like all the old stuff like rock and roll.

Luke- Yep.

Dustin- AC/DC, my favorite

Luke- Love it.

Dustin- Do you have any famous athletes you consider a role model?

Luke- Yeah, honestly, one that comes to mind is LeBron. I've been pretty close with the son the past couple of years. I played with his son for three or four years, middle school through ninth grade. I’ll see them in July, I haven’t seen them for a while. So, I’m super excited about that.

Dustin- Have you ever gotten an autograph from LeBron?  

Luke- You know what, I’ve not. A lot of people ask me why. I just feel that if I’m really close with his son, I don’t want to ask him for an autograph. I want to be able to give him his space and just be him around us.

Dustin- I would love to meet LeBron someday.

Luke- That would be awesome, yeah.

Dustin- Good basketball player.

Luke- Here’s my question for you, Michael Jordan or LeBron?

Dustin- I would say in Michael Jordan’s era, I like Michael Jordan better. But in this era, LeBron is probably better.

Luke- Fair answer.

Dustin- Although it’s pretty hard to say because Stephan Curry is a pretty darn good shooter too.

Luke- Very true, very true.

Dustin- LeBron knows how to win.

Luke- Yep.

Dustin- I know a lot of people don't like What’s your dream for after your done playing football?

Luke- That’s true.

Dustin- What's your dreams for after you're done playing football in college?

Luke- Wow, that’s a great question. I haven’t really thought about that. Honestly, just being happy. That’s the biggest thing in life, being happy and cherishing moments in life and stuff like that.

Dustin- Just work hard, do good at Ohio State and try to get in the pros. That would be an honor.

Luke- That’s a goal but you’ve always gotta have a plan B.

Dustin- ‘Cause there’s other stuff you can do too.

Luke- Yep.

Dustin- Like coaching. There’s other opportunities out there. It’s not always about playing sports.

Luke- Very true.

Dustin- So, what made you decide to commit to The Ohio State University?

Luke- Honestly, the culture there. Obviously Coach Day is awesome. And, It’s only an hour and a half away. I have three siblings younger than me. I always love to come watch them when I’m done. It’s an easy drive and obviously, it is Ohio State! One thing I thought about was where would I be happy. I found myself being really comfortable with Ohio State. I felt like that was home.

Dustin- Ryan Day is a great man. It’s going to be fun when you get to play with CJ Stroud. Hopefully he stays around.

Luke- He might be gone after this year. He’s really, really good.

Dustin- But at least we know there’s a couple good quarter backs behind him about ready to go.

Luke- Yep. Very true.

Dustin- When you play for Ohio State, I think you guys might win the championship.

Luke- That would be pretty cool.

Dustin- Go Buckeyes!

Luke- Go Bucks!

Dustin- Since our time is almost up, we need to finish with one last question. Do you consider a hotdog a sandwich?

Luke- PFFFF, Man! That’s a great question. I feel like I would say probably yes. What do you say Dustin?

Dustin- I would probably say yes because it’s on bread.

Luke- That's true. That's that's what I was gonna say.

Dustin- The only difference is hamburgers a round sandwich. A hot dog is a stick sandwich.

Luke- Right.

Dustin- Thank you for taking this time with 15 minutes with Dustin Sullivan. It was nice getting to know you. I hope everyone else enjoyed getting to know a little bit about you.

Luke- Thank you Dustin. It was nice to meet you too.

Dustin- Is it OK if we take a picture?

Luke- Yeah!

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