Philadelphia Eagles RB Trey Sermon continues Ohio State football Super Bowl streak
Colin GayTrey Sermon will continue a streak for Ohio State football Sunday.
The Philadelphia Eagles running back will the Buckeyes sole representatve in Super Bowl LVII against the Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona Sunday night.
Sermon will mark the second-straight season where at least one Ohio State football player will play for a Super Bowl ring after Eli Apple, Vonn Bell, Isaiah Prince, Sam Hubbard, along with Buckeye transfer Joe Burrow, and the Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Los Angeles Rams in 2022.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' win against the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021 marked the end of a six-Super Bowl run where either an AFC or NFC champion had at least one former Ohio State player, which started after the 2014 game between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos.
Trey Sermon didn't have much playing time with the Philadelphia Eagles
Sermon, who spent one season with the Buckeyes, was picked up off waivers by the Eagles in September after being a third-round draft pick by the San Francisco 49ers in 2021.
But Sermon said he learned a lot from his time in Columbus.
"It was special just being there," Sermon said. "We were talented across the board, and I really think I developed as a player and continue to develop my knowledge of the game. That was really big for me in my last year there. It really kind of showed in those games."
Sermon received rushes in only one game for the Eagles this season, recording 19 yards on two carries in five snaps against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He also recorded three snaps against the Arizona Cardinals.
Spending one season in running back coach Tony Alford's room after three seasons at Oklahoma, Sermon recorded 870 rushing yards on 116 carries with four touchdowns, averaging a career-high 7.5 yards per carry.
"Proud of you Trey and good luck tomorrow my man," responding to Ohio State football's Twitter post about Sermon.
In three years with the Sooners, Sermon recorded 2,076 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns, including a season-high 13 in 2018.
Ohio State football schedule 2023
Here's what Ohio State's 2023 football schedule looks like.
- Sept. 2: Ohio State vs. Indiana, Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
- Sept. 9: Ohio State vs. Youngstown State, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Sept. 16: Ohio State vs. Western Kentucky, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Sept. 23: Ohio State vs. Notre Dame, Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
- Oct. 7: Ohio State vs. Maryland, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Oct. 14: Ohio State vs. Purdue, Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, Indiana
- Oct. 21: Ohio State vs. Penn State, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Oct. 28: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin, Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin
- Nov. 4: Ohio State vs. Rutgers, SHI Stadium, Piscataway, New Jersey
- Nov. 11: Ohio State vs. Michigan State, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Nov. 18: Ohio State vs. Minnesota, Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Nov. 25: Ohio State vs. Michigan, Michigan Stadium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
