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Leon Johnson III, Josiah Johnson Transforming from Lower-Level Standouts to Power Five Contributors

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Josiah Johnson’s aching body is proof there’s a difference between Power Five football and the levels below it.

Mike Gundy shared a story Monday about Oklahoma State tight end Josiah Johnson being beat up and asking him if he’d be practicing or not. Gundy described the enormous bruise on Josiah Johnson’s thigh as black as Gundy’s black jeans. Josiah Johnson also has a broken toe, according to Gundy.

“It’s been going on for about a month,” Gundy said. “I was razzing him a little bit, basically making sure he was still gonna practice over the last few weeks because he’s beat up.