Kamryn Babb could have allowed setbacks and surgeries to define him. He chose to be Ohio State’s most inspirational player instead.
. Josh Proctor broke his leg against Oregon last September and is back on the field this season.
Justin Fields played the game with a sprained right thumb, hampering Ohio State's ability to do much of anything through the air. Babb's first catch would have to wait, as the first half was defined by the Buckeyes' inability to look anything like themselves for the first time in Day's tenure. Outside of anyone who followed college football recruiting closely or recalled his decorated high school career which basically ended in his junior season, he was just a name on a page.– knew who Babb was, which generally doesn't happen for guys who don't play. And then in April, every person watching the Ohio State spring game abruptly found out what Number One – who had already been a captain once – meant to the program.
On a team where players both compete against and alongside each other, there's always an opportunity to become radioactive and take others down. The 2021 Buckeyes faced some culture challenges, exacerbated by players whose adversity went malignant. His public prayer for Haskins was the final time Number One wore No. 1. After the NCAA approved number zero in 2020, Ohio StateIn honor of Bill Willis: Toughness. Accountability. Fight. These are all the traits Bill Willis exemplified throughout his life. The number 0 is a badge of honor. It represents FIGHT - the backbone of our culture.This past Saturday the Indiana Hoosiers visited Ohio Stadium. IU has a losing record against every one of the original Big Ten football programs.
Each scoring drive in football tells a different story, but the ending is always the same: Points. Every one of those chronicles is biased toward players who touch the ball; the quarterback, a running back, a receiver, the kicker or any defender who spontaneously becomes a point-scorer.None of the stories for the first 1,381 points OSU scored at home with Babb on the roster with fans and the band in the stands included his name.
At the same time, Babb has stayed unbroken and defied logic, both in his injury frequency as well as the number of times he has come roaring back. When your limbs take turns betraying your football dreams, it's easy for the soul to break. Quitting is always a temptation.
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