Herd Insider · Apr 9, 2016
The Thundering Word: Pearson brings deep resume to Herd backfield job
– In his high school, college and pro football career, Pepe Pearson rushed for nearly 5 miles.HUNTINGTON
He starred at Euclid High in suburban Cleveland – 4,447 yards, 43 touchdowns – then gained 3,076 yards as a four-season starter (1994-97) at Ohio State, where he was a team MVP, won a Big Ten title and Rose Bowl, gained a degree in sociology and also played in the Citrus and Sugar bowls for teams that went a combined 41-10.
He bounced around multiple NFL camps and NFL practice squads, and helped the Rhein Fire win an NFL Europe title in the 2000 World Bowl in his two overseas seasons that included 1,083 rushing yards.