COLUMBUS, Ohio — In 1998, Jonathan Wells made his way up to Columbus to play running back for the Ohio State football program 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. That day, he ran for 129 yards with three touchdowns. He spent four years in the NFL with the Houston Texans after being a fourth-round pick In 2002. Wells was an outlier as the first Louisiana player to commit to Ohio State. Two years after his departure, Nader Abdallah became the second. He’d see action in 30 games, recording 53 tackles, nine tackles for loss and two…
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