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Bedford's Tyvis Powell finds football success through the value of hard practice work
Published: Monday, October 24, 2011
By Tom Reed, The Plain Dealer

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Scott Shaw, The Plain Dealer

BEDFORD, Ohio -- Up before the sun, Tyvis Powell wiped the sleep from his eyes and walked several blocks to Bedford's football field, where starting in March he flipped tractor tires like they were sausage patties at a breakfast diner.

He turned over 250 pounds of steel-belted rubber, hopped inside the hollowed-out core to spell T-Y with his arms before running around the tire. He repeated the agonizing exercise for 100 yards while most fellow students were still in dreamland. Powell was placing his faith in a coach he had met only a year earlier, a man who was either going to drive him to quit the game or transform him into a mentally tough college recruit.

The Karate Kid had Mr. Miyagi, Rocky Balboa had Mickey and Tyvis Powell had Sean Williams.

"Some of the stuff Coach wanted me to do I thought was craaaa-zy," Powell said. "I can remember him telling me when we started, 'I'm gonna make you quit within two weeks,' He just kept pushing."

Williams has helped turn a defensive back who hadn't received a letter from any colleges at this time a year ago into an Ohio State recruit who he says "is the antidote for 6-foot-4 wide receivers."

The kid without a father and the coach without a child have made for a compelling duo.

"It was an eight-month process of the hardest work a kid could put in," said Williams, the second-year Bearcats coach. "Tyvis' body was shot and his mind was warped, but I wanted to see if he could handle it."

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http://www.cleveland.com/hssports/blog/index.ssf/2011/10/bedfords_tyvis_powell_finds_fo.html
 
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^^^

Awesome read...really like him more and more each day! He is way ahead of the curve!

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"They agreed to start working out during Thanksgiving break. The coach set three conditions: No weekend parties, no "crazy" social media posts and four training sessions per week starting at 6 a.m. Powell lifted weights, performed drills, studied film."
 
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Local Ohio State recruits shrug off Meyer coaching frenzy
Published: Wednesday, November 23, 2011
By Joe Maxse, The Plain Dealer

Bedford's Tyvis Powell felt much the same way. Powell, a 6-4 defensive back, announced his commitment to OSU in June, citing current coach Luke Fickell as an important influence in his recruitment.

"Oh, I've heard a little," said Powell, regarding all the Meyer rumors. "But at the end of the day, I just want to play at Ohio State. That's the place I've always dreamed to play.

"If it's Urban Meyer, it's Urban Meyer. If it's Luke Fickell, it's Luke Fickell. It doesn't matter who the coach is. I'm still going to get a great education at one of the top universities in the nation."

Give Powell credit for being ahead of the game. He plans to finish his Bedford days in December and enroll at OSU in January. He intends to major in accounting and finance.

"The thing is, my coach [Sean Williams] has been saying Urban Meyer would be the coach," said Powell. "He's been following it more than me. Over the next couple days, I will be paying more attention."
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http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/11/local_ohio_state_recruits_shru.html
 
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Sounds like Tyvis is a fan of the latest activity, from his latest post into Tyvis' Corner......

"He is a very good coach, but he is also a very tough coach. I like coaches like Urban Meyer because he demands the absolute best out of his players every play. I would be honored to be a player for him."

For whatever reason (actually many reasons) its tough for me not to love this kid. I'm not sure if he's the next Antoine Winfield or not, but he'll be a solid Buckeye that influences his classmates and beyond.
Hard worker. Humble. Respectful. :osu:
 
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