Cool article/journal: I wonder if he is going to major in journalism.
Reid Carrico shares thoughts on returning to football
Ohio State verbal commit Reid Carrico, the country’s No. 2-ranked inside linebacker prospect in the Class of 2021, is set for his final year of high school football at Ironton High School in Southeast Ohio.
Carrico committed to the Buckeyes early in his junior season, made no visits to other schools and has become a leader in the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class. A 6-foot-3, 225-pound, prototypical inside linebacker prospect, Carrico grew up dreaming of wearing the Scarlet and Gray.
Carrico is sharing his final high school season with Lettermen Row in a weekly journal, Senior Tackle, that will focus on football, family and anything else on his mind as he prepares for Ohio State.
To check out the first installment of Reid Carrico’s journal, click here.
Reid Carrico ready for return to normal after odd summer
By Reid Carrico
Published on July 16, 2020
Ohio State verbal commit Reid Carrico, the country’s No. 2-ranked inside linebacker prospect in the Class of 2021, is set to embark on his final year of high school football. Hailing from Ironton, Carrico committed to the Buckeyes early in his junior season, made no visits to other schools and has become a leader in the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class. A 6-foot-3, 225-pound, prototypical inside linebacker prospect, Carrico grew up dreaming of wearing the Scarlet and Gray. As he looks toward the future, Carrico is sharing his final high school season with Lettermen Row in a weekly journal that will focus on football, family and anything else on his mind as he prepares for Ohio State.
It has been the weirdest summer of my life because of Covid-19.
One week my team might feel like we are having a season for sure, and then the next week it might seem like there is no possible way. In the years before this one, the summer would consist of our whole team working out at 7 a.m. in one group. This year we are split up into two groups at two different times of day, then the first group at 8 a.m. gets divided into three more groups and we stay away from the other group.
It’s weird.
Fortunately, Covid-19 has not hit our area too bad, though. It’s definitely a good thing to live in a small town, and unlike some people, I’m not the least bit scared of the coronavirus. I think some people are just a little too glued to the internet and think whatever they see on there is gospel. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying it is a hoax. It does exist, but it’s not the plague like some believe. I think if people are reasonable we can get through it. I usually wear a mask in public places, not because I am afraid I won’t survive it if I get it, but to protect my mom and other family members who may have underlying health problems. It is about common courtesy and common sense, I think.
As for the training during quarantine — which we are finally out of, thankfully — I basically worked out by myself through the entire thing. I think it was just a way for me to work on self-discipline. I think I have good self-discipline already, but personally I don’t think a person can have too much. You can always get more focused on your craft. My schedule through the entire thing was to wake up, get my school work done and then go workout. It worked for me, because I added about 75 pounds to my squat max. It wasn’t an effort to see how strong I could get as a powerlifter or something, but more so to work on my legs and try to develop a thicker lower half. It also helped me add some good weight. I went from weighing around 220 or 221 pounds to weighing 227 or 228.
Now I just hope I get to use it this season.
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I’ll be back soon. Thanks for reading.
Read along during the journey of Reid Carrico every week at Lettermen Row or follow the future Ohio State linebacker on Twitter.
Entire article:
https://lettermenrow.com/ohio-state...eady-for-a-return-to-normal-after-odd-summer/
Cool article/journal: I wonder if he is going to major in journalism.