Ohio State football reminded Will Howard of Kansas State in 1 vital way
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Will Howard came to Ohio State football in look of an update.
He implies that as no shot to his previous Kansas State partners. That overhaul must to begin with and preeminent take put inside himself as he looks for to gotten to be a more total NFL prospect. He as of now feels the criticalness to step up to the level of the rest of the program.
âI cherish my folks at K State, and I have nothing terrible to say around them,â Howard said. âBut I cruel, the ability here is unbelievable.â
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Howard anticipated as much, moving from a program with one 10-win season within the final decade to one which has not won less than 10 in a non-shortened season since 2011. A fast look at enlisting rankings would tell him all he must know.
However Howard too knew what he left behind. In spite of not posting an noteworthy scoring within the Blue Chip Ratio, the Wildcats went 27-13 over the past three seasons. They wrapped up within the national beat 20 the past two seasons. They met playoff-bound TCU on a unbiased field in 2022 and, with Howard driving the way, beat the Horned Frogs within the Huge 12 championship amusement.
Howard cleared out behind an X figure he accepted driven Kansas State to those triumphs: Culture. Characterize it be that as it may you need, but he felt a few combination of that programâs work ethic, cohesiveness and believe lifted it past its star profile on amusement days.
After his to begin with few weeks within the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, Howard said his modern partners â the ones who made national features on marking day and expect to open each season within the national best five â donate off a comparative vibe.
âThat was, truly, the thing I was shocked the foremost almost â in a great way â around this place,â Howard said. â… I feel like (KSU) won a part of diversions since of our culture. We beat Oklahoma three a long time in a push. We didnât essentially have more gifted folks than them. That was why we won recreations there.
âComing here, to where we have all the ability within the world â I cruel, I think youâd be hard-pressed to discover a more skilled program in America right presently than we have. You put that in with the culture that we have here, itâs special.â