Time might not heal all wounds. It did the trick for Baron Browning, though. He once had a sense of angst and disappointment when former Ohio State linebackers coach Billy Davis took him from the outside and plopped him in the middle to back up Tuf Borland. A five-star linebacker out of Texas who had not lined up inside, Browning admits he felt “a little frustrated” since he believed it took him both out of his comfort zone and away from what he believes he did best. The shift to the Mike linebacker spot forced him to make calls, align the defense ahead of the snap and lessened how many plays he could make in space. Now a senior, though, Browning looks back on those days in the middle and sees the positives. “I adapted and I grew in that role over the last three years, and it helped me…
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