Ohio State freshman linebacker Kourt Williams received an extremely high honor Saturday. No, it wasn’t having his black-striped removed. That would be impossible since football and nearly everything else has been shut down in efforts to try and curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Instead, the 6-1, 221 lb. hybrid backer was in Washington, D.C. collecting the Franklin D. Watkins Memorial Award that goes to the nation’s top high school scholar-athlete annually. He and fellow Buckeye Cody Simon were both a part of six finalists for the award.
To win the award, Williams capped off his senior season with a 3.8 GPA, was a Butkus Award Nominee, was named MVP of the Nike Opening, and was named and was a finalist for the All-American Bowl Man of the Year. He was also very active off the field at national powerhouse St. John Boscoe in Bellflower, California.
Kourt Williams presented Watkins Award. pic.twitter.com/NG2Re7sQM0
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On the field, you can expect Williams to push for playing time early. He may be a linebacker by label, but the coaching staff loves his ability to run and play in space. That has the coaches looking at the safety position as well.