Departing Ohio State OL, former walk-on, shares hilarious parody of 2020 decision announcement
By Keith Farner
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In this season of college football players announcing plans for the 2020 season, whether it be returning to school, or leaving for the NFL, most are serious. They typically thank their families, teammates, coaches and others who have helped them along the way. Or refer to unfinished business upon their return.
But Ohio State OL Kevin Woidke took a different approach.
“After a great five years at Ohio State, I am being forced to begin the next chapter, no matter how hard I fight it, I am forced to leave Ohio State,” he tweeted. “So I may as well declare for the 2020 NFL Draft.”
Woidke earned a scholarship in the spring of 2019, and played in he majority of Ohio State’s games in recent years. He initially walked on to the team in June of 2015, but also earned Academic All-Big Ten honors and was a multi-year OSU Scholar-Athlete.
He went on to admit that most people may not know who he is, or why his announcement is necessary.
“Now a very fair question that most of you are asking,” said Woidke. ‘Who is this kid?’ “That is very valid, and totally understqand why nobody would have heard of me. I have done nothing to even remotely warrant attention in any way. I am one of the guys in the hype videos that stands in the back and looks like a mix of Buddy the Elf and Marv from Home Alone. I have silently earned zero national awards and truly want to thank everyone who helped me achieve this honor. I’ll never forget you for this.”
If football, or in this case, comedy, doesn’t work out, he has a degree in real estate and urban analysis, so hopefully he can land on his feet in that career field.
Here’s the full tweet:
John 11:35 pic.twitter.com/akfIqtf5QE
— Kevin Woidke (@kwad941) January 5, 2020
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
