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Ohio State signee Josh Proctor wants to let you in on secret he’s been keeping for months

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Ohio State signee Josh Proctor protected the secret long enough.

By now, it’s safe for the Owasso (Okla.) product to admit that all those viral highlights, individual awards and the state championship he helped win came when he wasn’t even at full strength.


In fact, he hadn’t been completely healthy for months after suffering an ankle injury in just the third game of the season. The issue popped up repeatedly, was supposed to keep him on the sidelines — and nearly knocked him out of the historic, drought-snapping title game.

“Nobody knew that, except for our coaches and our team,” Proctor said, pounding a basketball before practice with the Rams on Tuesday while flashing a wide grin. “It was just nagging me the whole season. Then we got into the playoffs, the body is worn down, and it seemed like every game I tweaked it. I would get rolled up on or cut wrong, and in the state championship, I just kept telling myself, ‘I can’t go out, I can’t go out.’

“It was a high-ankle sprain, for sure. And I may have chipped some little pieces in there. The doctors knew, and they really wanted me to sit out for some of the games — but I felt like I had to play them.”

For a program such as Ohio State, which prize competitive spirit above almost all else in evaluating recruits, that type of willingness to fight through pain to stay on the field helped make Proctor a no-brainer for the 2018 signing class.

Of course, his 4-star status, off-the-charts athleticism and positional fit at safety surely didn’t hurt, either. And they also were in on Proctor’s secret since defensive coordinator Greg Schiano saw him in a walking boot during a visit to Ohio State back in September.

Proctor kept on making plays for the Rams, helping lead a remarkable turnaround from a 3-7 campaign while making national headlines for plays such as his vicious stiff-arm in an early scrimmage or his 103-yard interception return a few weeks later. Maybe there might have been even more highlights if the ankle injury hadn’t flared up. But regardless, it didn’t stop him from contributing to a state-championship win that broke up a stranglehold from two programs in nearby Tulsa that had passed it back and forth for 21 years.“He rolled his ankle in that game and was sitting over on the sideline, they were figuring out what they were going to do with it,” Owasso basketball coach Brian Montonati said. “And I think part of the motivation was, ‘Look, you’re playing for something that you may never get another opportunity to play for. Are you injured or are you hurt?’

Entire article: https://www.landof10.com/ohio-state...o-oklahoma-rams-state-championship-viral-2018
 
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JOSH PROCTOR'S JUNE ARRIVAL TO ADD EVEN MORE COMPETITION TO OHIO STATE'S MOST WIDE OPEN POSITION BATTLE

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We've spent a lot of time talking about the early enrollees for the 2018 class, and it's been for good reason as several newcomers have been mentioned as standouts since their arrival in January.

A few weeks back, defensive tackle Tommy Togiai became the first true freshman to shed his black stripe. Then, in last week's spring game, Master Teague certainly looked the part as he was the featured back throughout the event. Urban Meyer also hasn't been shy in his praise of Dallas Gant, Tyreke Johnson, and others.

We've learned a lot over the last week, but one thing that stands out is that the safety spot opposite Jordan Fuller is the team's most wide open position battle. When the Buckeyes return for fall camp, someone is going to need to separate themselves from the pack or else the secondary could have one big question mark heading into the season opener.

The most likely names continue to be sophomores Isaiah Pryor and Amir Riep along with redshirt sophomore Jahsen Wint. At this point in time, no one – including Pryor, the presumed favorite – has done enough to earn the starting gig. Along with the linebacking unit, the vacant safety spot continues to be the biggest question mark on defense.

But what about incoming true freshman Josh Proctor?

The country's No. 7 safety prospect pledged to the Buckeyes during the 2017 spring game. A star on the gridiron and the hardwood for the Owasso High School Rams, his commitment came as a surprise while most thought he'd end up siding with the in-state Sooners.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...to-ohio-states-most-wide-open-position-battle
 
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SUPREME '18 SUMMER ENROLLEES START MATRICULATING AT OHIO STATE

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Eight members of Ohio State's vaunted 2018 class, the Supreme 18, early enrolled back in January.

The rest of the reinforcements started arriving in Columbus Saturday with four-star defensive end Tyreke Smith, four-star safety Josh Proctor, and four-star linebacker K'Vaughan Pope marking the first wave of summer enrollees.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...r-enrollees-start-matriculating-at-ohio-state
 
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