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XB Xavier Johnson (Houston Texans)



“I was a zealous freshman coming in, I thought that I was gonna come in and everybody was gonna bow down to me, and it was gonna be something where I shocked the world,” Johnson told Eleven Warriors. “When that didn't happen, there was a lot of nights where I was questioning my decision, trying to figure out exactly what to do.

“And I turned to prayer, and I felt like the Lord kept me here. And he continued to keep me here. And there were multiple times where I'm not gonna lie, I wanted to maybe transfer. I felt like I had better opportunities elsewhere. I wasn't really confident in myself. But through prayer, I felt like it led to stay here.”

Now a fifth-year senior with a scholarship, Johnson is reaping the rewards of his patience and dedication to the Buckeyes.
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With his performance against the Hoosiers, Johnson made it clear that he’s not simply a feel-good story or an overachiever but a gifted playmaker with the ability to be an impact player on offense when given the opportunity.

For Johnson, that game validated all the hard work he’s put in since he joined the Buckeyes in 2018.

“My whole goal was to be able to give everything I have to this program,” Johnson said. “In the losses and everything that I went through, I always ached because I wanted to do more. I wanted to have more of an impact on the game. And so I felt that the Lord kept me here, and he gave me the opportunity to continue to beat on that rock. And when it finally cracked, you saw kind of what it was when I got the opportunity.”
 
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One year won’t do it.

Still being the head coach at tOSU when the Buckeyes take over the lead in head-to-head? That works for me.

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