A few days before Ohio State’s primetime showdown with Oklahoma, Buckeyes left tackle Jamarco Jones received a text message from a familiar face.
Jones’ friend and mentor, former Ohio State All-American Taylor Decker, reached out to wish him good luck. Decker, a three-year starter for the Buckeyes up front who now starts for the Detroit Lions, showed Jones the ropes for his first two years in Columbus.
“[Decker] texted us good luck before the Oklahoma game,” Jones said. “I still talk to Taylor, Chase [Farris] and all those guys.”
When the two talk, it’s often not about football, but more about life in general.