June 20, 2026

Ohio State verbal Smith overcomes childhood trauma to succeed

He saw his father’s homicide as a young kid.He recently lost a friend like a brother.He was voted as a captain on a state championship team.How @LS_LancerFB DB @Prince_Tay_ finds Purpose through Pain makes his story incredible. @fox19 #Buckeyes @LaSallePride pic.twitter.com/JTN7jHudJa — Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) June 6, 2020 Cincinnati’s WXIX-TV (Fox 19) aired a report this week on Ohio State football 2021 verbal commitment Devonta Smith of LaSalle High School. (Check out the tweet above for an excerpt of the story and click here to see the full five minute video.) The 6-foot, 185-pound Smith verbaled to Ohio State on March 16, picking the Buckeyes over Alabama, Boston College, Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa State, Louisville, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Penn State and others. He helped LaSalle post a 13-2 record and win the Division II state championship as a junior in 2019. On defense, he posted 38 tackles…

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