Thirteen Football and Men's Basketball Players Among 49 Ohio State Athletes Graduating Sunday

By 11W Staff on December 16, 2017 at 7:00 pm
Oct 28, 2017; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Sam Hubbard (6) and defensive lineman Dre'Mont Jones (86) react to a defensive play against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the second half at Ohio Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
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Forty-nine Ohio State student-athletes representing 20 sports will graduate from the university tomorrow. Commencement ceremonies begin at noon in the Schott.

The group includes two current men's basketball starters, seven starters from the football team and Dionte Allen, who came back to finish his degree after last playing for the Buckeyes six seasons ago following his transfer in from Florida State.

OHIO STATE STUDENT-ATHLETE GRADUATES | AUTUMN 2017
STUDENT-ATHLETE SPORT DEGREE YEARS ACTIVE
KEITA BATES-DIOP Basketball Economics 2014-current
JAE'SEAN TATE Basketball Sport Industry 2014-current
DIONTE ALLEN Football Criminiology 2007-2011
Marcus Baugh Football Criminology 2013-current
Elijaah Goins Football Pharmacy Science 2015-current
Sam Hubbard Football Finance 2014-current
TREY JOHNSON Football Sport Industry 2013-2014
Jamarco Jones Football Family Resource Management 2014-current
Demetrius Knox Football Sport Industry 2014-current
Terry McLaurin Football Communication 2014-current
Zach Turnure Football Communication 2014-current
Damon Webb Football Sport Industry 2014-current
Chris Worley Football Communication 2014-current

Five other current members of the Ohio State football team – J.T Barrett, Tyquan Lewis, Billy Price, Tracy Sprinkle and Michael Hill (all starters except for Hill) – already earned their degrees from Ohio State before this semester.

The entire list of Buckeye athletes getting their degrees tomorrow can be found here. Thank you for playing school, ladies and gentlemen, and thanks for your contributions to Ohio State.

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