As someone who has done it, Raekwon McMillan knows firsthand the most important thing needed to play as a true freshman at Ohio State lies between the ears.
“It’s all the mental game,” McMillan said last month at the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. “You can be the best physical player in the world ... To get on the field [you] have to be mentally gifted.”
Chris Worley is the stark opposite of a true freshman but is undergoing transition this spring as the current selection from the Ohio State coaching staff to replace McMillan at middle linebacker in 2017.