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OL Trey Leroux (Official Thread)

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TREY LEROUX
With Trey Leroux at tackle, Norwalk advanced all the way to semi-state but lost to Archbishop Alter, as the running back tandem of John Bivens and Brandon McDonald toppled the Truckers. Leroux’s natural size gives him an immediate advantage, but he has some work to do in 2019 to be prepared for Ohio State in 2020.

First Game: at Mansfield Senior, Aug. 30

Game to Watch: at Clyde, Oct. 25

Clyde took Norwalk into overtime last season and came out with a one-point win. Norwalk and Leroux will surely be looking to take one back from Clyde and be one win better at least in 2019.

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OHIO STATE EARLY ENROLLEE TREY LEROUX, UNDETERRED BY LOW RECRUITING RANKING, EXCITED FOR OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY AT HIS DREAM SCHOOL

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Among Ohio State’s 14 midyear enrollees for the recruiting class of 2020, Trey Leroux stands out in multiple ways.

For one, he stands out because of his size. At 6-foot-8 and more than 320 pounds, he’s the largest player among the Buckeyes’ new crop of freshmen, and that size is one reason why Ryan Day and his staff went two hours north to Norwalk, Ohio to recruit Leroux to Columbus.

He also stands out because while each of the Buckeyes’ other 13 early enrollees are top-350 overall prospects according to 247Sports’ composite rankings for the recruiting class of 2020, Leroux is ranked outside the top 1,000. That’s led some people to question why the Buckeyes recruited him over higher-ranked prospects, and why Leroux would choose Ohio State when he might have a clearer path to playing time elsewhere.

Leroux, however, isn’t one to back down from a challenge – or an opportunity to play for his dream school.

“I’ve always loved competition, so that’s no problem,” Leroux told Eleven Warriors in an interview at Norwalk High School after signing with Ohio State in December. “But it’s more than just me playing. Being a teammate, being a part of something great like Ohio State is even better.”

Leroux received scholarship offers from several other Power 5 schools before Ohio State, including Kentucky, Purdue and West Virginia, but once he received his offer from the Buckeyes, he didn’t hesitate to accept it. That offer came after Leroux visited the Buckeyes for a spring practice last March, and he committed just three days later.

Upon receiving the offer, Leroux immediately discussed it with his family, and they all agreed that Ohio State – not only for the opportunity he would have on the football field, but everything else the university has to offer, as well – was the right choice for him.

“We talked about what the university would do for me, whether it was a great idea for my major, going into early childhood education,” Leroux said. “And you look into athletics, academics, everything like that, and the culmination of everything led to Ohio State.”

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...tunity-to-play-at-ohio-state-his-dream-school
 
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Freshman OL Trey Leroux Working To ‘Close That Gap’

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Even in a room full of college football players, Trey Leroux is hard to miss. At 6-foot-8 and 355 lbs, he was the tallest and biggest player in this year’s Ohio State recruiting class.

But that’s nothing new. Leroux has always stood out, even when he just a kindergartener.

“I was way too big (for the kindergarten desks),” Leroux said. “I couldn’t fit under desks, I had to duck under doorways starting my seventh grade year. I don’t know how tall I was, but I was abnormally big for my age.”

That size came as something of a surprise. Leroux’s older brother was a heavyweight wrestler, but still a relatively lightweight at 220 lbs.

“My dad is 6-foot and my mom is 5-9. I’m just kind of a freak for the family,” Leroux said.

Of course it takes more than size to play football at Ohio State. Virtually every scholarship player in the program is a physical freak in some way or another and Leroux is no exception.

While he’s far from the size of a typical gymnast, Leroux can do a split. That’s something he learned after a football practice in high school.

“I was with a bunch of buddies and we were messing around and some kid did the splits and I said, ‘I’m sure I could do that too’ and I ended up doing it,” he said.

That flexibility is more than a novelty act. It also helps make him a more agile and effective offensive lineman.

“Being flexible and being able to bend, things like that were always good things for me to have,” he said.

Leroux tipped the scales at around 360 lbs when he arrived at Ohio State in early January, but it didn’t take long for strength coach Mickey Marotti to start having an impact.

“I can’t say enough about what he’s done for me. I’ve lost 30 pounds since I got here. I’m at 330 right now,” Leroux said.

As anyone who has set a New Year’s Resolution can tell you, dropping 30 lbs in a month isn’t typical. But the freshman said that he has followed exactly the same combination of diet and exercise that your doctor probably suggested during your annual checkup.

“Do the workouts and eat right,” Leroux said. “The nutrition staff here is amazing. Doing cardio and everything else and the pounds just fall off. There’s no secret to it. It’s just following the plan.”

Entire article: https://theozone.net/2020/02/trey-leroux-adjusting-new-life-buckeye/
 
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