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HERO KANU READY FOR MORE EXPERIENCE AS HE DEVELOPS FROM SOCCER GOALIE TO OHIO STATE FOOTBALL STAR
It’s hard not to smile when Hero Kanu reminisces about his transition from a soccer goalie in Germany to a defensive tackle at the highest level of college football.
That’s probably because of how much the 305-pound interior monster smiles and laughs when discussing the whole situation. Starting with his decision to spend his last year of high school stateside at Santa Margarita Catholic in California.
“After I received my first scholarship (offer) and I was still in Germany, I was working with PPI recruits, shoutout to Brandon Collier,” Kanu said. “He was like, ‘Hero, we’ve gotta figure something out.’ I was like, ‘What you thinking?’ He said, ‘Man, you might have to go to high school in America.’”
“‘Uh, yeah, I’ll do it, but I don’t know how my mom feels about it.’”
Now, with two years of learning from Larry Johnson and a 10-tackle 2023 under his belt, Kanu is vying to be the first defensive tackle off the bench for Ohio State in 2024 and take the next leap in his foray from German football prospect to American football star, albeit at the college level.
“Just getting more reps overall in the game,” Kanu said. “I feel I’ve just elevated my game every day. Coach J is pushing me to get better every day, to focus on the small things because it’s never, like, the big things. It’s always a small step, small technique and he’s trying to fix that. I feel like, overall, I’m improving so well that I’m not worried about anything else right now.”
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