AUBURN, Ala. — Jamel Dean thought his college football career was over before it even started. Dean was on track to play at Ohio State, where he would be part of a team looking to defend a national title. But a pair of knee injuries late in his high school career jeopardized his future. The 4-star cornerback was then told he wasn’t healthy enough to play for the Buckeyes. However, a year after fearing the worst, Dean is back on the football field and taking full advantage of his second chance at Auburn. “It felt real great to be out there [in spring practices] and experience it knowing my knee is still holding up,” Dean said. “I feel like it’s going to be a great season for me. … It just seems like I’ve been waiting a long time for this.” In his junior season of high school in Cocoa, Florida, Dean committed to play for Urban Meyer and Ohio State. That same year, the athletic 6’2″ cornerback tore his ACL and meniscus. A year later, in the final game of his high school career, Dean re-tore the meniscus in the same knee. …
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