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“I was very happy the second I got cleared, just the fact that I knew they wanted me to be out there. “It was just a lot,” he said of the desire to return. He was out on the field with his brothers making a difference, which is all he had been wanting to do since he learned he would one day get to play again. Instead of the worst, Garrett experienced the best on Saturday. This past weekend, Haskell Garrett soaked in those moments for another reason: because nearly two months ago, he almost lost it all. Seniors tend to soak in the moments of their final seasons because they know they’ll never have anything like it again. And that’s when I just realized that I was doing the right things and I was very much prepared to play in this game.”Īs a senior, Garrett has seen his Ohio State career fly by. “And when you’re always ready and going in and doing stuff and with your coach, nothing can stop you. “I just was living in the moment, and when you’re prepared you do good things,” he said. If he wanted to hit the ground running, he succeeded.

Garrett didn’t start the game for the Buckeyes but it didn’t take long before he was on the field and making an impact.

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“So just being ready for any opportunity and when I was cleared, I was on full go and I was ready and prepared to hit the ground running.” “I was just focused on that moment at that time and just getting back focused and just trying to get back to football and I just knew that there’s a greater purpose,” he said. Once he knew he would play football again, that’s where he pointed his efforts. He was back in the football facility within a week of being shot, sitting down with defensive line coach Larry Johnson and preparing for the kind of game he ended up having this past Saturday. Those limitations did not hinder him from preparing for football mentally, however. While Garrett recovered, he was limited in what he could do physically. Officers found a shell casing and some blood at the. The Columbus Police Department says that they were called about a shooting around the 400 block of Chittenden Ave. “I was just focused on the game and focusing on my ability to play and just being blessed to be able to play another down, another day,” Garrett said. Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett is recovering from a through-and-through gunshot wound to the face and is currently in stable condition. It wasn’t a symbolic gesture by the coaches, but it would be impossible to ignore everything that went into making this one performance happen. He was disruptive at just the right time, turning the tide of the game and getting the Buckeye defense situated in their eventual 52-17 win over Nebraska.įor his efforts, Garrett was named Defensive Player of the Game by his coaches. The stat line for Garrett on Saturday credits him with just two tackles and a sack, but he did much more than that.

This past Saturday, he certainly lived up to his own wishes, surprising nobody inside the program at the same time. Understandably, he was asked about the shooting by reporters, and just as understandably he didn’t want to get into it.Īsked if it was a scary situation, Garrett said that it was, but his focus now is just on football and the team and being a part of the solution for the Buckeyes.

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