Sunday was graduation day at Ohio State, and we got to see it all go down in person at the ‘Shoe. That’s a welcome change to all the virtual commencements that became the norm during the COVID-19 pandemic.
We always like to keep tabs on the Buckeye football players that accept their degrees, and this time around there are ten total that received the honor at spring commencement that nobody can take away from them.
University president Kristina M. Johnson presided over two commencements Sunday with JP Morgan Chase chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon making commencement remarks virtually.
“Your celebration comes after a year that was extraordinary by any measure,” Dimon said. “We’ve been through a global pandemic, a global recession, unprecedented government actions, turbulent elections, and deeply felt social and racial injustice. All of you have been affected by COVID-19 in different ways. Your future is bright, but as you grow older it’s inevitable that you will face tough times and failure – both personally and professionally. We all do. How you deal with failure may be the most important thing in whether you succeed.”
Current members of the team who graduated Sunday include Demario McCall (sport industry), Bradley Robinson (human development and family sciences), Mitch Rossi (finance), and Ellijah Gardiner (human development and family sciences).
On Sunday, 172 current & former Ohio State student-athletes received their degrees at the spring commencement ceremonies! https://t.co/LAKfPmrnP1
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— Ohio State Buckeyes 🌰 (@OhioStAthletics) May 10, 2021
Ohio State has also seen former players graduate through the Department of Athletics Degree Completion Program (DCP), and Bradly Roby took advantage and walked out with a degree Sunday.
All told, ten former and current players received their degrees:
- OL Gavin Cupp – Master’s in kinesiology
- WR Ellijah Gardiner– Human development and family sciences
- DT Zaid Hamdan – Criminology
- CB Demario McCall – Sport industry
- LS Bradley Robinson – human development and family sciences
- CB *Bradley Roby – Communications
- TE Mitch Rossi – Finance
- LB Ben Schmiesing – Finance
- LB Trayvon Wilburn – Family resource management
- OT Max Wray – Communications
Congrats to all these Buckeyes that will forever be alumni of one of the greatest educational institutions in the world.
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