COLUMBUS, Ohio — In 1998, Jonathan Wells made his way up to Columbus to play running back for the Ohio State football after winning three straight Louisiana 4A State Championships. He was the first player from the state to play for the Buckeyes using a four-year career to compile 2,344 yards and 26 touchdowns while earning Second-Team All-Big Ten honors in 2001. His best performance came in a 26–20 win over Michigan in Jim Tressel’s first season as the Buckeyes’ head coach, where he ran for 129 yards rushing three touchdowns while snapping a six-game losing streak to the Wolverines. He spent four years in the NFL with the Houston Texan after being a four-round pick In 2002. Wells was an outlier as a player from Louisiana as the first player to commit to Ohio State. Two years after his departure, Nadar Abdallah became the second name on that list…
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