“I thought somebody was chasing him with a knife or something,” Johnson said. “Yeah, I heard he was fast, but then I actually went and watched him.” -Ohio State secondary coach Taver Johnson, via Austin Ward, Land of 10 It’s not really surprising to hear a football player is fast, but the visual you get from Taver Johnson’s quote in Ward’s article is certainly something. So, who is this player with outstanding speed? Cornerback Kendall Sheffield. The junior spent his offseason competing for the men’s track & field team, and not only had a solid season on the way to a team Big Ten Championship, but also set a new school record for the 60-yard dash, at 6.63 seconds — besting a record that stood for 23 years. Despite training for track being a completely different monster than prepping for football, the dual-effort has already seemed to impress during spring…
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