Torrance Gibson was one of the most coveted high school prospects during the 2015 recruiting cycle, but when it came time to make his collegiate choice, he spurned SEC schools such as Auburn and Tennessee because he wanted to play quarterback for Urban Meyer and Ohio State.
With blazing 4.4 speed and a 6’4″, 205-pound frame, a lot of coaches pitched Gibson their vision to play wide receiver. It was a tantalizing thought—with his game-breaking speed and off-the-charts athleticism, he could be a matchup nightmare on the perimeter and especially in the red zone.
He signed with Ohio State, though, because the staff recruited him as a signal-caller, and he reported to fall camp as a part of a deep stable of Buckeyes quarterbacks.
But it only took him one practice to make the move to wide receiver, and it didn’t take long for him to showcase his playmaking abilities. That, simply put, is why he made the move.
“Well, I just want to play,” Gibson said, according to Austin Ward of ESPN.com. “I don’t want to sit on the bench for a whole year, just wasting a whole school year. It just doesn’t make any sense. Just helping the team out, that’s basically what I am doing. Because if I sat on the bench for a whole year just to play quarterback, that would be selfish.”
Gibson’s unselfishness could provide a huge boost for the Buckeyes.
One of Meyer’s biggest concerns for the 2015 season was with Ohio State’s wide receiver unit, which…
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