DB Tyvis Powell (National Champion)

[bassplayer7770]

Awesome story. Thanks for sharing

+1

 

[MSURacerDT55]

I think he looked very well as an early-entry freshman, his instincts/anticipation were very good

 

[Buckeye86]

 

[Buckskin86]

Bedford's Tyvis Powell made a big move this off-season, and Meyer said he earned the right to be the starting nickel back, at the star position, for the first day of practice. Meyer said he told the players he is looking for the next guys to win the ?Fragel Award,? named for Reid Fragel, last year's starting right tackle, who can come from nowhere to become great players.

http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index....ampaign=BR_OSUBuckeyes&utm_source=twitter.com

 

[NastyNatiBuck]

I am so pumped to hear this. Of all the kids who came in last year, he is the one I most want to succeed.

 

[buckiprof]

I am so pumped to hear this. Of all the kids who came in last year, he is the one I most want to succeed.

Agree. Great kid who worked really hard to get the chance to be a Buckeye. Buckeye through and through.

 

[Buckskin86]

Making a name for himself
After receiving tough love last season, redshirt frosh DB Tyvis Powell emerging
Updated: April 7, 2013
By Austin Ward | BuckeyeNation

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A redshirt doesn't buy anybody immunity in a meeting room with Kerry Coombs, and the Ohio State cornerbacks coach has a seemingly bottomless supply of tough love.

AP Photo/Jay LaPrete
Redshirt freshman Tyvis Powell has burst into the secondary rotation this spring.

So day after day last fall, a player who wasn't in the secondary's immediate plans was receiving just as much attention as the guys already on the field, perhaps even more.

Tyvis Powell's ears might still be ringing from his first few months with the Buckeyes, as Coombs cut him no slack as he tried to mold the defensive back into a contributor while giving the freshman a new name in the process.

"I'm pretty sure that he got convinced over time that his first name was 'Dammit,' " Coombs joked. "'Dammit, Tyvis.'

"I tried to beat Tyvis up every day last year. I tried to toughen him and callous him up, and I did that on purpose because that's what is going to be required of him down the road here."

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http://espn.go.com/colleges/osu/foo...yvis-powell-making-impact-ohio-state-buckeyes

 

[Buckskin86]

Ohio State football notebook: Meyer lauds freshman?s performance
By Bill Rabinowitz
The Columbus Dispatch? Friday April 12, 2013

Eyebrows were raised when redshirt freshman Tyvis Powell lined up as the nickel cornerback with the first team early in Ohio State?s spring practices.

It?s unusual for a player who hasn?t taken a snap in a game to make that kind of jump. Urban Meyer made it clear yesterday that Powell?s ascension has had staying power.

?He was redshirted last year, and he wasn?t redshirted like we were saving him? to preserve eligibility, Meyer said of the rangy 6-foot-3, 201-pounder from Bedford, Ohio. ?We redshirted him because he wasn?t good enough.?

?Academically, he?s really doing well. That young man is a better young man than he was a year ago as far as handling his business. He?s a guy off the top of my head who ? I wouldn?t say shocked me ? but I?m very glad he?s a Buckeye.?

http://buckeyextra.dispatch.com/content/stories/2013/04/12/meyer-lauds-freshmans-performance.html

No. 23 Tyvis Powell, redshirt freshman defensive back: A surprise starter on the first day of spring ball at nickelback, after sitting out last year as a redshirt because he wasn't ready to play, Powell has continued a strong bid to keep that starting job in the fall. Powell said the coaches want him to take over the role that the graduated Orhian Johnson, an off-and-on starter and regular nickelback his whole career, used to fill.

“They've been coaching me real hard,” Powell said. “It's to the point where it almost feels easy for me, it's almost getting easy. The game is slowing down and I'm able to make more plays.”

Powell laughed through those words, knowing it'll never really be easy. The competition at nickelback will increase in August, from incoming major recruit Vonn Bell and from another Northeast Ohioan in Glenville's No. 30 Devan Bogard, who impressed Meyer while playing as a freshman. He blew out his ACL last year and is out this spring, but he said he's on track to compete and play in August.

But what Powell has done has been noticed, on and off the field.

“Academically he's doing really well,” Meyer said. “that young man is a better young man that he was a year ago as far as handling his business and growing up. I don't want to say he shocked me, but I'm very glad he's a Buckeye.”

http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2013/04/ohio_state_buckeyes_will_play.html

 

[southcampus]

A Message from Tyvis Powell

Pretty cool:
LINK

When we started the offseason in January, I made a promise to myself that I would work as hard as I could to redeem myself. Which is why discontinued my Twitter and Facebook account. I did not want any distractions while I was on this mission. As you can see, the hard work in the off season paid off during the spring, because I was able to become the starting nickel for Thee Ohio State University. (I still get chills just thinking about it. Lol) You guys don't know how many years I've been waiting to be able to say that.

Now that the spring is over, I still feel like I'm not where I need to be. We have a saying in the secondary called "B.I.A." Which stands for "Best In America" and right now I do not feel like I am the best nickel in America. Which is why I've been dedicating myself to my workouts. I try to lift six days a week and do footwork and drills every day. So far Armani Reeves and myself have been working non-stop.

 

[HorseshoeFetish]

Pretty cool:
LINK

Great read..thanks for posting.

 

[pnuts34]

Pretty cool:
LINK

You got to love reading stories like this. Our secondary should be in good hands this season. Love seeing powells maturation

 

[Muck]

Now that the spring is over, I still feel like I'm not where I need to be. We have a saying in the secondary called "B.I.A." Which stands for "Best In America" and right now I do not feel like I am the best nickel in America. Which is why I've been dedicating myself to my workouts.

Officially now my favorite player on D.

 

[OH10]

From everything I've read about Powell, he bleeds scarlet and gray. Great work ethic. Improving ball skills. Should be a breakout year for him.

 

[Dee-Liem]

Coach Meyer is really talking up Tyvis Powell at Nickel on the WBNS Radio preview show at Big Ten Media Day.

He briefly mentioned Powell during his media session, as well.

 

[Buckskin86]

2013 Preseason All-Redshirt Freshman Defense

DB Tyvis Powell, Ohio State
If spring drills are any indication of the future, Powell is going to be the Buckeyes? extra defensive back in nickel packages. The ?Star? position has been employed for the better part of a decade in Columbus, cultivating defenders with the versatility to cover as well as stop the run. The 6-3, 201-pound Powell was an underrated prospect coming out of high school, now needing to improve his technique and his diagnostic skills in order to remain at the top of the depth chart.

http://cfn.scout.com/2/1311485.html