Ohio State tight end/fullback Mitch Rossi is among the nominees for this year’s Burlsworth Trophy, which honors college football’s top player who began his career as a walk-on.
Congratulations to that TD-catching, run-blocking, star-special teamer TE and sometimes FB @mitch_rossi5, Ohio State's 2021 nominee for the Burlsworth Trophy, given to the outstanding player in America who began as a walk-on and has shown outstanding performance on the field. pic.twitter.com/mnefTNNEz1
— Jerry Emig (@BuckeyeNotes) November 2, 2021
Rossi, a fifth-year senior who was placed on scholarship by Ohio State in August, has played the third-most snaps among Buckeye tight ends this season (65) and scored the first touchdown of his Ohio State career on a 1-yard catch against Rutgers.
In case you missed it, I wrote a few weeks ago about how hard work has enabled Rossi to go from a walk-on with no Division I offers to a scholarship player making a real impact at Ohio State: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2021/10/125617/hard-w...
