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Miyan Williams explains how he developed his angry running style
By Paul Harvey
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Miyan Williams enters his third season at Ohio State in 2022. After serving as a strong backup option in 2021, Williams will look to make an impact again this season.
One of the distinguishing factors of Williams’ play throughout his career has been an aggressive running style, and it has served him well. The 5-foot-8 Williams has not shied away from contact and led all Buckeye running backs with 7.2 yards per carry in 2021. For his career, Williams is just over 7 yards per carry.
On Friday, Williams explained his style a bit. He admitted to battling anger issues as a kid, and running the football became an outlet for those issues.
Miyan Williams says his mom put him into football as a kid as an outlet for his anger issues, and that’s how he developed his “angry” running style on the field. pic.twitter.com/H4zfx1TrNr
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) August 5, 2022
Asked about the 2022 season, Williams also revealed Ohio State plans to utilize him as more of a third-down option in the backfield. That could be an interesting wrinkle for the high-flying Buckeyes.
Miyan Williams says the Buckeyes plan to use him as more of a third-down power back this season. pic.twitter.com/AO9CZ5LFz4
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) August 5, 2022
Last season, Williams was second on the team behind TreVeyon Henderson with 508 rushing yards. It will be interesting to see how those two look alongside second-year RB Evan Pryor.
Paul is a lifelong fan and student of all things college football. He has been covering college football since 2017 and the B1G since 2018.