But I just kept working hard, just kept working on my craft and when the opportunity presented itself, I was able to take advantage of it. "Again, just making the transfer throughout the pandemic and everything and not having the opportunity to be around my new teammates a bunch. The definitive source for all Rivals news. Ohio State struggled to find its offensive balance without Sermon, rushing for just 147 yards and losing the game 52-24. There’s lot of rumors of where Trey Sermon may end up. "It was a tough process in the beginning," Sermon told the NFL Network. I can run great routes, I can catch out of the backfield very well. September 17, 2016: Official Visit. Trey Sermon signs letter of intent to Oklahoma Sooners. The 2021 NFL Draft is set to begin on April 29 and run through May. "I definitely want to run a good 40. Super Clinic. “Trey Sermon, right now, is running the ball as well as any running back in the country,” he said on Monday’s episode of the CFB Podcast with Herbie, Pollack and Negandhi. “Trey Sermon, right now, is running the ball as well as any running back in the country,” he said on Monday’s episode of the CFB Podcast with Herbie, Pollack and Negandhi. After finishing his season with the Buckeyes, Sermon is now down in Mobile, Alabama for the Senior Bowl, prior to hopefully hearing his name called in the 2021 NFL Draft this spring. 870. Latest on Ohio State Buckeyes running back Trey Sermon including complete game-by-game stats on ESPN CAREER Rushing: 339 rushes, 2,076 yards (6.1 ypc), 22 touchdowns Receiving: 36 catches, 391 yards (10.9 ypc), 3 touchdowns. I'm just enjoying the experience out there. And then once we got rolling, we got shut down. Running back Trey Sermon only spent one year at Ohio State and it didn't begin or end the way he wanted it to, but he may have set himself up for success down the line. Adversity struck again in the national championship game when Sermon landed hard on his shoulder on the first play from scrimmage and exited the contest, heading to the locker room. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. But his Buckeye experience did not go smoothly either. Make sure you're in the loop -- take five seconds to sign up for our FREE Buckeyes newsletter now! It's been great so far. After he arrived on campus, he had to be careful with what he did outside of the Woody Hayes Athletic Center to avoid catching the virus, then the Scarlet and Gray's workouts got shut down as the Big Ten canceled the fall sports season. He’s showing power. ", Just show them my speed," Sermon said. ", still in discussions about what the Pro Day will look like. “So hats off to him, but I think a lot of it has to do with our offensive line, our tight ends, and our running game, as well.”. “I just wanted to be able to contribute more and just make the most of my opportunities. Once the season was rescheduled, it was a race to the finish and Sermon struggled early on to get in a rhythm in a new offense with a new offensive line. He’s showing vision, balance. It allowed the offense to be … Ohio State’s Trey Sermon named top 25 RB for 2020 by 247Sports Teams I just started practicing a lot harder than I was, just trying to just do whatever I can to just help myself improve.”. But before that play was even over, Sermon was grabbing his collarbone in pain with his left … So Sermon stayed in the game for one more play, on which Justin Fields threw a pass in his direction. Sermon was asked Monday about the Michigan State game, and how Day said something changed for him in that game. Just talking with teams, just listening in on the meetings, just seeing how they coach and just kind of how they interact and kind of how they do things. "I'm feeling pretty good," the running back said. So those are just some of the things that I'm excited just to show the teams once the Pro Day comes up. Latest on Ohio State Buckeyes running back Trey Sermon including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN However, Day said he was never down about things. Over 500 yards in two of the biggest games of the year, and he has a chance to go down in Ohio State history as one of the best runs ever if he can have another performance in this game like he did the last two. By the end of the year, Sermon found his groove, rushing for 636 yards and four touchdowns in his final three full games. receives Podcast: Football alcohol Kansas State, Oklahoma with Oklahoma DL and Mann Kenneth Trey Sermon Football: RB OU fall AP spot … The graduate transfer from Oklahoma has rushed for 524 yards and three touchdowns in the team’s last two games as the No. Go back, he tore an LCL which took him about four months to recover in the middle of a pandemic and worked hard. Just like Fields, Sermon could see the depth chart situation, understand how his skills would translate into Ryan Day’s offense and had the desire to … In three seasons with the Sooners, Sermon rushed for 2,076 yards and 22 touchdowns. 2019 Rushing: 54 rushes, 385 yards (7.1 ypc), 4 touchdowns Receiving: 8 catches, 71 yards (8.9 ypc), 1 touchdown. From the Michigan State game on, just a different guy.”. Use this forum to discuss SU basketball recruiting. CHECK OUT MY COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW HERE. And it’s crazy. The 6-foot-1, 206-pounder plays multiple … But I just kept working hard, just kept working on my craft and when the opportunity presented itself, I was able to take advantage of it.". 3 Buckeyes (7-0) get ready to play No. Trey Sermon was a top Buckeyes target back in the Class of 2017, as a reminder. Running back Trey Sermon only spent one year at Ohio State and it didn't begin or end the way he wanted it to, but he may have set himself up for success down the line. Ohio State running back Trey Sermon has come on in a big way since the Big Ten Championship game against Northwestern. On Wednesday, Sermon spoke with the NFL Network from onsite in Mobile and gave an update on his shoulder. NEWS SOCIAL STATS VIDEOS. Just talking with teams, just listening in on the meetings, just seeing how they coach and just kind of how they interact and kind of how they do things. "I definitely want to run a good 40. In 2018, Sermon had a career year when he finished with 947 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns, averaged 5.8 yards per carry, caught 12 passes and had 181 receiving yards. Rushing Yards. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. asked Monday about the Michigan State game. College Basketball Recruiting. It's been a great experience.". Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sermon didn't have a normal experience during his senior year in Columbus, even for a transfer player. ", It was a tough process in the beginning," Sermon told the NFL Network. What's next for the Buckeyes? CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. NEWS SOCIAL STATS VIDEOS. Trey Sermon enrolls at Oklahoma Sooners. And then once we got rolling, we got shut down. However, Sermon is unable to work out or participate this week due to a shoulder injury suffered in the College Football Playoff national championship game against Alabama on Jan. 11. " Trey Sermon is a really, really good player," Saban said. Try our 7-DAY FREE TRIAL AND BECOME A BUCKNUTS SUBSCRIBER! As a … He went down to Houston, worked with his speed coach came back and even then, the first three or four games of the season, he was just feeling his way into the system. Following a knee injury in November of 2019, and seeing he wasn't going to get the carries he desired, Sermon elected to enter the transfer portal and wound up at Ohio State. Players. December 15, 2016: Signing. Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. 247 RATING:.9232 STARS: 4 YEAR: Senior POSITION RANK: 13. I mean, I feel like before, I just wasn't playing my best,” the running back said. The football scores in the live footy scores service refresh live (real-time scores). The running back was done for the game, going to a local hospital in Miami for further testing. Trey Sermon, a four-star prospect out of Marietta, Georgia, is among the top targets. "I've got good mobility. 116 ATT. “He’s showing elusiveness. Organizers maintained a "watch list" of 250 players as potential invitees. So those are just some of the things that I'm excited just to show the teams once the Pro Day comes up.". 1 Alabama (11-0) for the national title. As Oklahoma finishes the season against West Virginia, the injury status of running backs Trey Sermon and T.J. Pledger are still in question. 870 YDS. He’s a complete back. It’s given some Buckeye fans flashbacks to Ezekiel Elliot in 2014, when he ran wild in the last three games. And since the Buckeyes didn’t even do that for Justin Fields last year, that’s obviously never going to happen for any transfers looking for a new home. NEW TREY SERMON Iowa 37-27 OU Sooners (photos football: beat State suffers apparent OU football: Trey in injury Sermon KFOR.com | Trey Sermon Announces OU from Transferring He’s Ducks RB, Oregon Sermon, 4 Trey nation's No. Watch Trey Sermon's videos and check out their recent activity on Hudl Sermon had a nice game in the Buckeyes’ final regular season win against Michigan State as well, carrying 10 times for 112 yards and a score, and ESPN College GameDay analyst Kirk Herbstreit believes this was the turning point. He’s a grad transfer so he can play right away! It's been a great experience. Ohio State running back Trey Sermon is listed as a top 25 college back heading into 2020 by 247Sports. — ☄Trey Sermon☄️ (@treyera) ... (247 Composite), and he’s received offers from Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Nebraska, Notre … "Again, just making the transfer throughout the pandemic and everything and not having the opportunity to be around my new teammates a bunch. — Trey Sermon (@treyera) March 14, 2020. © 2005-2021 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Trey Sermon really got hot towards the end of the season. On January 18, Heisman Trophy winner DeVonta Smith accepted an invitation to the game, but did not play; the most … They're definitely in the mix. His best season came … Hometown Marietta, Ga. School Sprayberry High School; Position Running Back; Status Signed Oklahoma 04/29/2016 Scout Grade. "The coaches, they're all great guys. Trey Sermon wasn’t expecting Ohio State to guarantee him a position. While Sermon was a 4-star prospect (.9232 rating) coming out of high school, he was dropped to a 3-star prospect (.8900) as a transferee, despite his success at Oklahoma (maybe his injury history had … It probably wasn't 247 who had Sermon rated so highly. Here’s some of his 2018 and 2019 highlights. 4 TD. "Ohio State has a really good offensive scheme. 6-1, 214 | Class of 2017. They're one of my top schools that I'm looking at." I'm just enjoying the experience out there. Let them know that I'm still a great receiving back. SUBSCRIBE and press the bell button for channel updates https://www.youtube.com/markrogerstv?sub_confirmation=1Thank you. Let them know that I'm still a great receiving back. Sermon hadn’t topped 100 yards in the Buckeyes’ first four games. “The best part about Trey is when all that was going on, he never came into my office, never complained, never said I need more carries, none of that stuff. So just really getting a feel for the offense and my new teammates, it was tough in the beginning. I think that is the best part of this whole story, is he just kept going every single day to work and never said anything about it, and how he's playing at a high, high level. Just kept his mouth shut and kept going to work. Sermon spent the first three years of his college experience at Oklahoma where he had moderate success as part of a committee of backs. He had 636 yards and four touchdowns so really came on as the lead dog in that running back room and you know if you watch the game against Clemson. Yes, Justin Fields was great, but Trey Sermon had a great day as well. NEWS SOCIAL STATS VIDEOS. I'm feeling pretty good," the running back said. Trey Sermon knew he was hurt after landing on his shoulder on the first play from scrimmage of the national championship game, but he didn’t want to come off the field. I can run great routes, I can catch out of the backfield very well. Now Sermon is on to the next stage of his career and preparing as much as he can for the NFL Draft. Trey Sermon. “I mean, it just kind of started in practice. Trey Sermon profile page, biographical information, injury history and news Uh the last three games before the national Championship game. RYDS. In fact, 247 re-rates (at least some) players who transfer. The Buckeyes are still in discussions about what the Pro Day will look like this year, given the pandemic, and when it will be, head coach Ryan Day said recently. Sermon has the chance to have his own three-game stretch and cap off history Monday night. All rights reserved. "I just love how they make me feel at home," Sermon told AL.com Sunday during Nike's The Opening Atlanta Regional camp. In early October 2020, the first invitation to the 2021 Senior Bowl was issued to Dillon Radunz, an offensive tackle for North Dakota State of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). "It's been great so far. While he isn't able to do all the physical activities at the Senior Bowl, he did tell the NFL Network he will be ready to go for Ohio State's Pro Day and wants to showcase his ability for NFL teams once again. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about running back Kennedy Brooks on ESPN. "I've got good mobility. Trey Sermon vs … TREY SERMON #8 - RUNNING BACK - OHIO STATE BUCKEYES. Want the latest scoops and news on the Buckeyes? So just really getting a feel for the offense and my new teammates, it was tough in the beginning. Trey Sermon (4) Running Back - 2019 Named to Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... played in nine games ... injured versus Iowa State (11/9) and missed final five “It's really remarkable what he's done. © 2005-2021 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Will the building of the third temple usher in the Messiah’s earthly reign? Ohio State has four of the top 10 commitments in the final 247Sports 2021 class rankings Watch: Trey Sermon speaks to NFL Network about time at Ohio State and the 'smirk' Advertisement. "Just show them my speed," Sermon said. © 2021 Verizon Media.