Gabe Powers understood he was unlikely to make an immediate impact for Ohio State last year. And he didn’t. The linebacker from Marysville participated in only five plays, all on kickoff coverage, as a freshman in 2022, according to Pro Football Focus. That’s no surprise. The Buckeyes had a glut of linebackers, with veterans backing up starters Tommy Eichenberg and Steele Chambers in Jim Knowles’ two-linebacker scheme. Ohio State linebackers C.J. Hicks and Gabe Powers line up next to safety Kye Stokes during 2022’s spring game. Still, it was an adjustment for Powers, a top-50 recruit nationally and Ohio’s Gatorade High School Player of the Year in 2021. “It was different,” Powers said. “In high school, you were kind of the main dude out there.” Powers wasn’t complaining. He was able to learn behind Eichenberg, who blossomed into an All-American. More:Could Marvin Harrison Jr. return punts for Ohio State? Maybe…
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