As he looked ahead this spring to what would ultimately be his final season at Ohio State, J.K. Dobbins made a bold proclamation.
“I just want to be legendary,” Dobbins said in March. “I want to be like Ezekiel Elliott and Archie Griffin and guys like that. Write my name in stone.”
Dobbins wanted to cement his status as one of Ohio State’s all-time greats this season, and that’s exactly what he did.
Going into his junior year, which was always expected to be his last year at Ohio State before he entered the NFL draft – a decision he made official on Monday – Dobbins needed a big season to prove that his name belonged alongside the likes of Griffin, Elliott and Eddie George, and he knew it.