After nearly signing with Ohio State out of high school, Utah running back and Ohio native Tavion Thomas wants to “show them what they missed out on” in the Rose Bowl.
As one of the top running backs in the state of Ohio in the recruiting class of 2018, Tavion Thomas nearly ended up at Ohio State.
Now, after ultimately making a one-year stop at Independence Community College following two years at Cincinnati, Thomas is the starting running back at Utah, who will play Ohio State in the Rose Bowl on Saturday. Ohio State defensive end Tyreke Smith said Thomas, who’s listed at 6-foot-2 and 221 pounds, has “a bigger frame than a lot of the backs we've played,” which means the Buckeyes have to be sound in their tackling fundamentals.
Down the stretch of the season, though, Thomas has been the unit’s workhorse, carrying the ball at least 16 times and scoring at least one touchdown in eight of the Utes’ last nine games. Thomas said he used to think about whether he should have just gone to a junior college in the first place to potentially get the chance to play at Ohio State, but he isn’t thinking about that anymore. When asked if he was happy he ended up at Utah, Thomas responded without hesitation.
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