The Family Legacy

Philip Ossai is now carrying the torch at Oak Ridge

Philip Ossai is now carrying the torch at Oak Ridge
Ossai heeds a warning to the opponents he will soon face this season Vype.com

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Calm, cool and confident are just a few words to describe this up-and-coming athlete.

Oak Ridge senior Philip Ossai is coming in full force this season and is ready to add his name to the “Ossai Legacy.”

With offers from numerous universities — as close as the University of Houston and the University of Tulsa to as far as Kansas State — Philip strives to prove his skills by consistently improving his intimidating strength on the field.

Before football became 100-percent full time, he was a forward in soccer while his family transitioned from Conroe High School to Oak Ridge.

When Philip decided to join Oak Ridge's junior varsity football team in the spring of his sophomore year, his athletic career began to flourish.

The next season Philip became a star in his position of inside linebacker, which later earned him a spot on varsity for the last four games of the season.

 

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