COLUMBUS, Ohio — With the coronavirus pandemic shutting down Ohio State’s athletic facilities and scattering the members of the football team, Zach Harrison could not waste any time being picky. Any patch of grass would do. A backyard. A park. The Buckeyes’ promising sophomore defensive end ran himself through the field work drills that defensive end coach Larry Johnson taught him during his freshman year. “It was hard,” Harrison said. “There were no team activities, and you wren’t with the guys and there wasn’t really any structure or coaches, so you had to kind of push yourself.” While Harrison pushed himself, Johnson encouraged him to push away the the noise. Those NFL stars who lined up in his spot so recently? Forget them. The impressive sack totals they piled up? Ignore them. That is not Johnson denying Harrison’s potential. Far from it. He believes the suburban Columbus native could make…
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