We recently had the honor of sitting down with former world record holder in the 40-meters, former Ohio State and international track star Butch Reynolds. The interview was wide-ranging and extremely interesting, but we were keenly interested in his work with OSU 2022 linebacker commit Gabe Powers. Reynolds has been working with the Marysville product, and he had some pretty lofty praise about the Rivals 5-star prospect..
So what does Reynolds see in Powers? How fast is he, and what kind of work ethic is present?
“What is different about Gabe is his focus to train, his focus to be the best,” Reynolds told Buckeyes Wire. “He’ll drive 45 minutes to see me two to three times a week because he wants to train. Shoot for the moon and if you miss you will be among the stars and that’s who Gabe is. He’ll be there one way or another.”
Is Five-Star Gabe Powers the next Joe Bolden? @adamgorney and @rivalsmike continue their series comparing the top 50 players in the 2022 class with current college and NFL stars: https://t.co/dCdf2sfjHr pic.twitter.com/3VjM6Ytemh
— Rivals (@Rivals) August 6, 2021
That’s high praise for a guy that has a history of working with historic and legendary Buckeye greats like Bobby Carpenter, A.J. Hawk, and Anthony Schlegel. With a resume like that, it certainly means something when Reynolds calls you a special athlete with the worklike mentality Powers possesses.
Reynolds also went on to say that Powers can run a 40-yard dash in the 4.5 range which is flat out getting it done for a linebacker that’s 230-pounds on a 6-foot, 4-inch frame.
Top 2022 instate #Buckeyes priority target Gabe Powers getting some speed and footwork training in w/ former Olympian and OSU track star Butch Reynolds. pic.twitter.com/VajMlzhPXE
— Marc Givler (@MarcGivler) June 5, 2020
After this interview, I feel confident that Powers is destined to be a star for Ohio State. It may not happen immediately, but there’s a lot to like about the athlete and person Gabe Powers is and can still become. He already has a believer in a guy that knows a thing or two about special athletes.
You can catch the rest of our interview with Butch Reynolds below.
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