Former Ohio State running back Trey Sermon was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the No. 88 overall pick in the third round of Friday night’s NFL Draft. A former four-star prospect from Marietta (Ga.) Sprayberry, Sermon spent the first three years of his career at Oklahoma, where he rushed for more than 2,000 yards and 25 touchdowns for the Sooners. It took a little bit of time for Sermon to get comfortable with his role in the Buckeyes’ offense after arriving as a graduate transfer last spring, as he rushed for just 344 yards and one touchdown in the first five games of the 2020 season. But he broke through in a big way when he set the school single-game rushing record with 331 yards and two scores in a come-from-behind win over Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game. Sermon followed that with another standout performance, rushing…
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