We Are Learning That Being an Ohio State Buckeye Is Simply Not for Everyone

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This past week, it has become abundantly clear that playing at Ohio State is just not for everyone.

The conversation that took over social media stemmed from star running back recruit David Gabriel-Georges saying through a source that playing football at Ohio State felt more like a chore than something that he would enjoy.

There is a lot to unpack in that one statement, but the bottom line is that it's because it is a chore and, as a matter of fact, in today's day and age of college football, it is a job. Especially at the price tag that DGG commanded this year, his job going forward is to play football.

Even further, there is a reason that Ohio State has had just one losing season since the year 2000, and it is because they run their program like a professional team, and the results are tangible.

This opened the floodgates, and then what came out next was a clip from Buckeyes running back coach Carlos Locklyn: “I ain’t your best friend. I’m not trying to be your best friend. If you wanna be my friend, guess how you be my friend? Make plays.”

This is the culture at Ohio State, and it is simply not for everyone. It's the way that the Buckeyes have built it, and keep in mind, this is a perfectly fine way to coach. 

For the players to whom this appeals, they are the ones who can be coached this way and can handle their business this way. For the others who cannot handle this, they transfer out, or they never come in the first place.

It is decisions like the one that Gabriel-Georges made that save the Buckeyes a bunch of money at the outset and allow them not to have to deal with players who are not a fit. 

It also gives the Buckeyes guys who want to be there and crave being pushed. It's how guys like Quinshon Judkins can transfer in and become a top running back in the draft, and why TreVeyon Henderson can develop himself into a second-round pick. It's how guys like Bo Jackson take over the starting job in Week 5 and still finish with over 1,000 yards.

That kind of stuff doesn't happen because guys are having a fun time at practice and in the weight room. It's because they are there working every day to be Champions.

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