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Ohio State Wide Receiver Julian Fleming Putting Shoulder Injury, Freshman Frustrations Behind Him

Two spring practices into his college football career, frustration began to set in for Julian Fleming.

Having long been out in front of his contemporaries as the nation’s top-rated wide receiver in the class of 2020, Fleming found himself a bit behind many of the wideouts at Ohio State – even some fellow freshmen – when it came to the fundamentals of the position.

The Delaware Wing-T offense run at Southern Columbia High School in Fleming’s native Catawissa, Pennsylvania, didn’t exactly prepare him for the demands of Ryan Day’s high-flying pass attack in Columbus, and despite the expectations to become an immediate impact performer, the country’s No.