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Gabe Powers Fulfills Childhood Dream By Scoring Touchdown in Ohio Stadium, Validating His Continued Push for Playing Time at Linebacker
Gabe Powers fulfilled a childhood dream by scoring a touchdown in Ohio Stadium, which he hopes leads to more opportunities on defense while he embraces his role on special teams.
Gabe Powers Fulfills Childhood Dream By Scoring Touchdown in Ohio Stadium, Validating His Continued Push for Playing Time at Linebacker
Gabe Powers has dreamed of scoring a touchdown in Ohio Stadium since he was a little kid. That dream came true in the first game of his redshirt sophomore season as a Buckeye.
On just his second defensive snap of the season – and the 23rd of his entire Ohio State career – Powers made his first career interception by snagging a pass deflected by Eddrick Houston and returning it 29 yards to the end zone for the final touchdown in Ohio State’s 52-6 season-opening win over Akron last weekend.
As a native of nearby Marysville, Ohio, who grew up rooting for the Buckeyes, scoring in the Shoe was a childhood vision brought to life.
“Since I was a little kid, I've always been an Ohio State fan, so that's always been a goal of mine,” Powers said Wednesday.
Powers’ Ohio State career to this point hasn’t necessarily gone exactly how he envisioned it would growing up. Having played only sparingly in his first two years as a Buckeye, Powers remains on the third row of Ohio State’s linebacker depth chart behind Cody Simon, Sonny Styles, C.J. Hicks and Arvell Reese.
Even so, Powers said this preseason that he’s never thought about transferring from Ohio State.
“I don't want to be anywhere else. I want to be here,” Powers said in August.
Scoring a touchdown in the season opener served as validation in Powers’ mind that he’s made the right decision by staying the course in Columbus. And he hopes that will lead to more opportunities to play on defense going forward.
“It definitely gives you confidence. I think it kind of gives maybe confidence to the coaching staff that I can do this.”– Gabe Powers on his interception return touchdown vs. Akron
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Gabe Powers Fulfills Childhood Dream By Scoring Touchdown in Ohio Stadium, Validating His Continued Push for Playing Time at Linebacker
Gabe Powers fulfilled a childhood dream by scoring a touchdown in Ohio Stadium, which he hopes leads to more opportunities on defense while he embraces his role on special teams.www.elevenwarriors.com
Gabe Powers Fulfills Childhood Dream By Scoring Touchdown in Ohio Stadium, Validating His Continued Push for Playing Time at Linebacker
Gabe Powers has dreamed of scoring a touchdown in Ohio Stadium since he was a little kid. That dream came true in the first game of his redshirt sophomore season as a Buckeye.
On just his second defensive snap of the season – and the 23rd of his entire Ohio State career – Powers made his first career interception by snagging a pass deflected by Eddrick Houston and returning it 29 yards to the end zone for the final touchdown in Ohio State’s 52-6 season-opening win over Akron last weekend.
As a native of nearby Marysville, Ohio, who grew up rooting for the Buckeyes, scoring in the Shoe was a childhood vision brought to life.
“Since I was a little kid, I've always been an Ohio State fan, so that's always been a goal of mine,” Powers said Wednesday.
Powers’ Ohio State career to this point hasn’t necessarily gone exactly how he envisioned it would growing up. Having played only sparingly in his first two years as a Buckeye, Powers remains on the third row of Ohio State’s linebacker depth chart behind Cody Simon, Sonny Styles, C.J. Hicks and Arvell Reese.
Even so, Powers said this preseason that he’s never thought about transferring from Ohio State.
“I don't want to be anywhere else. I want to be here,” Powers said in August.
Scoring a touchdown in the season opener served as validation in Powers’ mind that he’s made the right decision by staying the course in Columbus. And he hopes that will lead to more opportunities to play on defense going forward.
“It definitely gives you confidence. I think it kind of gives maybe confidence to the coaching staff that I can do this.”– Gabe Powers on his interception return touchdown vs. Akron
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So freaking cool, small town Ohio kid gets a chance to live the dream. He'll likely get plenty of PT this year, but next year I could see him being a starter.
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scarletngray
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Methinks Powers (Mike) and Reese (Will) will be our starting LBs next year.
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That is where I think they will be at their very best too. With Hicks/Styles roaming around anywhere and everywhere from the Jack or 5 DB/LB spot since we'll have less overall experience at DB. We're in really good shape at the position.
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scarletngray
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Is Sonny available for the draft after this year? If so, I see him headed to the NFL.
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scarletngray
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Right. I see CJ staying or transferring (hopefully not) but see him in a similar role as he's playing now. But who knows, maybe the light comes on and he surprises us all.
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