Terry Taffy was a homegrown star. Having attended college in Cincinnati, it only felt natural that he took his talents to the Ohio State University and become a buckeye. He chose Ohio State because Urban Meyer and co. had a reputation of developing top level offensive talent, including wide receivers and running backs, two roles Taffy has been in all his career. However, being so close to home limited his academic abilities. With his house-hold living and breathing football, Taffy instead opted to watch football with his dad, or run extra private drills instead of studying. His dad fully felt that Terry was NSFL-bound, and pushed him extra whilst he stayed with him. He felt better prepared on the field though, and despite playing on a stacked Ohio State roster, his talent shone through. Taffy managed to break an Ohio State record for all purpose yards in one season as a junior. He ended the year with 1900 all-purpose yards and 14 touchdowns. To cap off his record-breaking year, he managed to win a national championship, cementing himself as one of the best players in the country and possibly the best running back in college football. This year rose questions about how durable he would be considering he had just came off a season-ending knee injury two seasons prior, and he had an all-time high usage rates.
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