COLUMBUS, Ohio — To understand Marcus Hooker’s career arc with Ohio State football, you must first understand the shadows. He followed in the footsteps of an older brother, Malik, who grew into an All-American and first-round NFL Draft pick for the Buckeyes. He arrived to a program loaded with elite talent as a modest prospect, unable to crack the top 600 in the Class of 2018 recruiting consensus. His OSU career began with a suspension stemming from an off-season arrest. After arriving in Columbus, he acquired another shadow — and a friend. Josh Proctor, the touted, top-100 safety prospect in the Buckeyes’ 2018 class, both challenged and championed Hooker. “He always brought out the best to me and I always brought out the best in him,” Hooker said. “He always was telling me, to just keep going — don’t worry about that play or things that were bothering me at…
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