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The list of memorable Ohio State players to wear No. 3 is very, very slim. Which is sort of shocking, but none were better than Michael Thomas.
The nephew of NFL great and Super Bowl champion Keyshawn Johnson, Thomas led Ohio State in receptions in both 2014 and 2015, catching 18 touchdown passes in the process, which ranks eighth in program history.
With 1,602 career receiving yards to his name, he ranks inside the top 20 in Ohio State history in that category.
After playing sparingly as a true freshman in 2012 and redshirted in 2013 Thomas burst on the scene in 2014 with 54 catches for 799 yards and nine touchdowns that season, but we all remember the catch against Alabama in the 2015 Sugar Bowl.
Alabama Corner Cyrus Jones trying to talk smack at @Cantguardmike same dude that got Randy Moss'ed in the Sugar Bowl pic.twitter.com/joTBdCWf5P
— jbook™ (@jbook37) December 1, 2015
Now as for which was better: the catch by Thomas or the throw from Evan Spencer, is a different subject for another day. But the fact remains that among all the No. 3’s at Ohio State, Thomas is the best.
I mean, you don’t get the nickname ‘Can’t Guard Mike’ for nothing.
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