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Miyan Williams Taking Team-First Approach into Third Season With Ohio State, Embracing "Power Back" Role in Buckeye Running Back Room

A change in Miyan Williams isn’t difficult to detect ahead of his third year in scarlet and gray.

Notoriously tight-lipped during media appearances amid his first two years of college football, the Buckeye running back seemed more at ease than ever as he spoke with reporters after a preseason practice last week. Williams’ willingness to let his guard down coincides with a concerted effort to become more of a vocal leader for Ohio State in 2022, and that’s to say nothing of the physical changes he’d made over the offseason.

Earning nicknames like Meatball and Porkchop for his naturally stocky build, Williams said he modified his diet to lose weight while continuing to add strength over the past several months.