August 16, 2026

Trey Sermon persevered to get his chance to play football for Ohio State

Bill Rabinowitz   | Buckeye Xtra During the months of limbo, Trey Sermon had more reason than most to worry. The Ohio State running back left Oklahoma as a graduate transfer this spring, only to have the coronavirus pandemic force all Buckeyes off campus. Sermon also was continuing his rehabilitation from knee surgery that had marked an early end to his junior season at Oklahoma. Unable to be with his new teammates, Sermon trained in Texas with no way of knowing if he’d ever play for the Buckeyes. It certainly looked unlikely when the Big Ten postponed the fall season in August. “It was really tough,” Sermon said last week in his first media availability as a Buckeye. “My mindset at the time was that I just have to focus on getting better. I have to stay ready because once the opportunity does come and they say we get to play, I…

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