Tuf Borland, Trey Sermon Accept Reese's Senior Bowl Invitations

They are the first two Buckeyes to accept invites this year.

Brendan Gulick | Dec 1, 2020

Tuf Borland, Trey Sermon Accept Reese's Senior Bowl Invitations /

2020 will be the final season in Columbus for Ohio State linebacker Tuf Borland and running back Trey Sermon.

Both Borland and Sermon have accepted invitations to play in the Reese's Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama on January 31, 2021.

Borland and Sermon are both seniors, but the NCAA ruled that no student-athlete would have their eligibility counted against them if he or she chose not to compete during the 2020-21 year because of the pandemic. It also meant that the "clock" on every athlete's time was frozen. So despite the fact that Sermon and Borland are both seniors, both could have chosen to return to Columbus next year if they wanted to do that.

Exited to add @Tuf_Borland to the roster. 2020 tape got him this invite. One of the most improved players from junior tape we evaluated this fall. Rarely see this kind of late-career jump from a guy that entered his senior season with 34 starts. https://t.co/2hz163SAou
— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) December 1, 2020

Borland and Sermon are the first two Buckeyes to accept those invites this season.

Borland was selected by his peers as a captain for the third consecutive season, becoming just the second 3-year captain in the storied history of Buckeye football. He's registered 19 tackles this year with 2.5 tackles for loss through four games, both of which are second on the team.

Trey Sermon came to Columbus as a graduate-transfer from Oklahoma and has split time with Master Teague in the backfield. He has 45 rushes for 232 yards along with four catches for 35 yards so far this season.

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Published Dec 1, 2020

BRENDAN GULICK

Brendan Gulick is the publisher for BuckeyesNow, Cleveland Baseball Insider and Cavs Insider on the FanNation Network. He is also an accomplished host and play-by-play voice on TV and radio, including on Big Ten Network and NCAA.com where he's called 45 NCAA national championships. Gulick is an update anchor and fill-in host at 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland, Ohio.