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https://www.latimes.com/sports/stor...022-rose-bowl-ohio-state-boldest-play-twitter
‘Marcus, stop tweeting’: Marcus Williamson takes you inside viral Rose Bowl thread
BY J. BRADY MCCOLLOUGH STAFF WRITER
JAN. 5, 2022 7:17 PM PT
Throughout his career as a cornerback at Ohio State, Marcus Williamson had never tried to become a social media star. He wanted to be known for his focus in the classroom and on the field, not begging for attention that would only distract him from his goals.
But during the second quarter of Saturday’s Rose Bowl, back in Columbus watching a game in which he very well could have been playing, he dipped a toe into Twitter. The Buckeyes were trailing Utah 28-14 in the second quarter when he posted that that he was praying for two teammates who had just been injured on the same play. Shortly thereafter, he waded deeper, asking, “How did we give up 35 in the first half?”
Williamson had not planned this. Once he got going, though, it was like “a little dopamine hit,” he would say four days later. Fans from all over the country, many of whom were a part of the nearly 20 million who tuned into “The Granddaddy of Them All,” found themselves transfixed. Why — or, rather, how — was an Ohio State player publicly calling out his own teammates and coaches midgame?
Truth was, it had been an eye-opening month for Williamson, a graduate student who said he believed he had put five years of himself into being a good Buckeye. After Ohio State’s crushing loss to Michigan, for the first time in his career he took time to reflect with the season freshly behind him, since the team didn’t have to prepare for the Big Ten championship game like usual.
“It was really weird to just sit at home and be watching the games, not practicing, the coaches are off recruiting, and I said, ‘Wow, I feel so good, so relaxed, to just … not have to hit anybody in a week,’ ” Williamson explained in an interview with The Times on Wednesday. “Just feeling how great my mood was, how calm I felt, I told my parents, ‘I just enjoy my brain and my health way too much to be hitting people.’ ”
Once Rose Bowl practices began, along with chatter about the upcoming NFL draft process, Williamson realized he simply couldn’t do it any longer. He decided to retire from football, passing up that final trip to Pasadena — and his childhood dream of playing in the NFL, the dream that had brought him to Columbus.
As the Rose Bowl drama mounted, and the momentum pivoted, in the second half of Ohio State’s 48-45 victory, Williamson kept going, even egging on Buckeye Nation, saying, “u fans kno nothing and have some of THE worst football IQ ever.”
His parents, Marlon and Tamar, called him.
“Marcus,” they said, “stop tweeting.”
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‘Marcus, stop tweeting’: Marcus Williamson takes you inside viral Rose Bowl thread
BY J. BRADY MCCOLLOUGH STAFF WRITER
JAN. 5, 2022 7:17 PM PT
Throughout his career as a cornerback at Ohio State, Marcus Williamson had never tried to become a social media star. He wanted to be known for his focus in the classroom and on the field, not begging for attention that would only distract him from his goals.
But during the second quarter of Saturday’s Rose Bowl, back in Columbus watching a game in which he very well could have been playing, he dipped a toe into Twitter. The Buckeyes were trailing Utah 28-14 in the second quarter when he posted that that he was praying for two teammates who had just been injured on the same play. Shortly thereafter, he waded deeper, asking, “How did we give up 35 in the first half?”
Williamson had not planned this. Once he got going, though, it was like “a little dopamine hit,” he would say four days later. Fans from all over the country, many of whom were a part of the nearly 20 million who tuned into “The Granddaddy of Them All,” found themselves transfixed. Why — or, rather, how — was an Ohio State player publicly calling out his own teammates and coaches midgame?
Truth was, it had been an eye-opening month for Williamson, a graduate student who said he believed he had put five years of himself into being a good Buckeye. After Ohio State’s crushing loss to Michigan, for the first time in his career he took time to reflect with the season freshly behind him, since the team didn’t have to prepare for the Big Ten championship game like usual.
“It was really weird to just sit at home and be watching the games, not practicing, the coaches are off recruiting, and I said, ‘Wow, I feel so good, so relaxed, to just … not have to hit anybody in a week,’ ” Williamson explained in an interview with The Times on Wednesday. “Just feeling how great my mood was, how calm I felt, I told my parents, ‘I just enjoy my brain and my health way too much to be hitting people.’ ”
Once Rose Bowl practices began, along with chatter about the upcoming NFL draft process, Williamson realized he simply couldn’t do it any longer. He decided to retire from football, passing up that final trip to Pasadena — and his childhood dream of playing in the NFL, the dream that had brought him to Columbus.
As the Rose Bowl drama mounted, and the momentum pivoted, in the second half of Ohio State’s 48-45 victory, Williamson kept going, even egging on Buckeye Nation, saying, “u fans kno nothing and have some of THE worst football IQ ever.”
His parents, Marlon and Tamar, called him.
“Marcus,” they said, “stop tweeting.”
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BuckeyeBiz
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Sounds like he may have been hitting the sauce. Pent up frustrations from his football career not materializing as he expected, alcohol and social media is not a good combination. It’s too bad this is how he’ll likely be remembered after keeping his nose clean, competing, graduating and from all appearances, he did things the right way.
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When Ohio State lost to Michigan they missed the trip to Indy, which meant, for the first time in Marcus's Ohio State career, he had some time off in December because there wasn't a CCG to prepare for.
He realized during that quiet-time while the coaches were on the road recruiting that he didn't miss football, and that he had an opportunity to get out with a healthy body and a healthy brain.
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ORD_Buckeye
Wrong glass, Sir.
Interesting that he talked about being forced into easy majors when it turns out he literally graduated with a legit major (and an added minor] in A&S. Now, he may have been speaking for others in the program, but he clearly didn't suffer from that phenomenon.
And damn, if he had just avoided the twitter machine and gave that interview, I think a lot of alums would be proud of the young man representing the program and university. He has a lot to say. Just chose the wrong time and the wrong medium.
And damn, if he had just avoided the twitter machine and gave that interview, I think a lot of alums would be proud of the young man representing the program and university. He has a lot to say. Just chose the wrong time and the wrong medium.
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In his defense, who wasn't? It was a strange transition from drowning my sorrows for 3+ quarters to celebrating the W at the end. In hindsight, I should've forgone the late night celebratory bourbon on the rocks after all that beer.
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LOL “the dream that had brought him to Columbus.” … yup all the way from … Westerville … makes it sound like he was from Cali or Texas or Florida
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He committed to Luke in 2015 while at Westerville South, but did do his senior year at IMG with Isaiah Pryor.
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