Ohio State football | Q&A with former Buckeyes running back Pepe Pearson

Enlarge Image Request to buy this photoPepe Pearson in fall 1997 Enlarge Image Request to buy this photoDispatch sports reporter/columnist Rob Oller each week finds a former Buckeye for a question-and-answer session.

Pepe Pearson

Age: 40

Years at Ohio State: 1994-97

Current residence: Huntington, West Virginia

Pepe Pearson finished his career at Ohio State fifth in career rushing, then spent four seasons with seven NFL teams, including the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Bears. The Euclid native also played in NFL Europe, where in 2000 he scored the winning touchdown for the Rhein Fire in the World Bowl. He married Semoine over the summer and has three sons, Mychal, 19, London, 18, and Roman,…