Every year, we get to learn the names, faces, and personalities of new freshmen arriving to play football for Ohio State. Each class brings five-stars, high four-stars and plenty of players we can't wait to see on the field.
But every now and then, a guy arrives and transcends the football stuff, making a bigger impression on the staff of Eleven Warriors. When Tyvis Powell stayed firm as the first commitment in Jim Tressel's final class, despite the turbulence of the coach's removal, and then followed it up with an open letter to fans, that meant something.