What college did Trey Sermon attend?

Trey Sermon (born January 30, 1999) is an American football running back for the National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers. He was picked by the 49ers in the third round of the 2021 NFL Draft after playing collegiate football at Oklahoma and Ohio State.

Sermon went to Marietta, Georgia’s Sprayberry High School. He reportedly committed to play college football at the University of Oklahoma.

Sermon started three games and appeared in all 14 for Oklahoma as a true freshman in 2017. He rushed for 744 yards and five touchdowns on 121 touches this season. He split time with Kennedy Brooks as a sophomore in 2018, rushing for 947 yards on 164 carries and 13 touchdowns. He appeared in nine games as a junior in 2019, rushing for 385 yards and four touchdowns on 54 carries.

Sermon was a graduate student at Ohio State University in 2020. Sermon’s 331 running yards in the 2020 Big Ten Championship Game versus Northwestern University were the most by an Ohio State athlete in a single game and the most ever in a Football Bowl Subdivision championship game.

He was named MVP of the game. Sermon carried for 193 yards and a touchdown while receiving four passes for 61 yards in a 49-28 victory over Clemson in the 2021 Sugar Bowl. Sermon was hurt on the opening play of the 2021 National Championship Game against Alabama and did not return.