HERO Sports is counting down the days until the kickoff of the 2018 college football season on Saturday, Aug. 25, by featuring the best player in the FBS at each jersey number, from 99-1. Each day, from May 18 through Aug. 24, we'll publish one article showcasing the best player whose jersey number matches the number of days remaining.
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No. 59 Isaiah Prince
Ohio State – OT
Isaiah Prince endured intense criticism after the Ohio State right tackle played poorly in a loss to Penn State in 2016 in which the offensive line allowed six sacks. One year later, Prince was the Buckeyes' highest-graded offensive player in a win over the Nittany Lions and is now the best No. 59 in college football.
“Obviously it was tough at the time,” he said recently of his up-and-down sophomore season, his first as a starter. “It’s something that I got over and learned to move past it."
Prince, an All-Big Ten Third-Team pick in 2017, started every game at right tackle the last two years but opened spring practice at left tackle. He then moved back to right tackle late in the spring and appears likely to stay there as sophomore Thayer Munford occupies the left side.
