LOS ANGELES — Tavion Thomas had visions of becoming a running back at Ohio State. He grew up in Dayton and had looked up to Buckeyes stars such as Braxton Miller and Ezekiel Elliott since middle school. Nearly four years ago, that dream came close to reality as Thomas planned to sign with the Buckeyes. But in the days leading up to national signing day in February 2018, he received disappointing news. Ohio State asked if he would start out at a junior college. Utah running back Tavion Thomas hurdles Stanford cornerback Ethan Bonner. Former coach Urban Meyer feared he wouldn’t be accepted by the university’s admissions office out of high school, prompting him to suggest the detour, according to Darran Powell, who coached Thomas at Dunbar High School. Meyer thought he could successfully transfer to the school once he raised his grades. “He was honest about it,” Powell said.…
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