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Why former Ohio State commit Tre Avery changed his name and followed Chris Ash to Rutgers

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PISCATAWAY -- By the time that Tre Avery makes his Rutgers debut in 2018, it will be three years, two schools and one name change after he committed to Ohio State in May 2015.

"I feel like it's definitely worth it," Avery told NJ Advance Media about his journey. "Playing in the Big Ten when it's my time."

Avery -- who previously went by the name Kareem Felder -- remembers sitting in Ohio State coach Urban Meyer's office on an official visit. As he recalls, it was just the two of them and then-defensive coordinator Chris Ash, who left a few months later to become Rutgers coach.