Operating back TreVeyon Henderson returned for his senior season at Ohio State and is mixed with Ole Miss switch Quinshon Judkins to create one of the nation's finest running back duos.
Henderson began the season ranked fifteenth in OSU historical past in dashing yards and solely 808 yards away from breaking into the prime 5 of Buckeye runners. He was a major All-Big Ten choice final 12 months.
Here are three factors to perceive about Henderson:
TreVeyon Henderson appreciates divine intervention
Henderson's non secular religion has deepened at Ohio State and he provides credit score to that for his alternative to return to the Buckeyes for his senior season.
He talked about he'd organized plans to begin coaching for the NFL draft after OSU's Cotton Bowl loss to Missouri.
“My aspirations were right there,” Henderson mentioned. “That's what I've been working for since I was a little kid.”
But Henderson talked with teammates Gee Scott Jr. and Xavier Johnson, who've been companions of their non secular path, they usually prompted him to rethink. It was throughout a church service that he reached his resolution.
“I sensed God was utilizing the pastor to chat with me to get this message across,” Henderson mentioned. “He was informing me, ‘This is where you should be.' I told Gee in the center of the church service, ‘I'm coming back.' It was so much joy, like this burden lifted off my shoulders.”
TreVeyon Henderson conquers a tricky background
Henderson is from Hopewell, Virginia, a metropolis of 23,000 outdoors of Richmond. It's a tough place to develop up, Henderson mentioned.
“There's a lot of violence, shootings almost every day, people get killed almost every day,” he talked about. “Just all types of aggression around there. Most kids don't make it out of my city. Most individuals don't make it past 18.”
But his mother, LaKeesha Hayes-Winfield, was decided that her three sons can be anomalies. She demanded they do nicely in class. As a motivation to her eldest, Ronnie Walker Jr., she offered him $100 if he made straight A's. All of her sons have achieved this.
Her boys realized their work ethic from her.
“Since I've been out of college, I've always worked two jobs,” talked about Hayes-Winfield, who earned an accounting diploma from Virginia State.
Henderson has sustained his educational success at Ohio State, the place he's a Scholar-Athlete for sustaining a grade level common over 3.0.
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This article initially appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State football: Meet TreVeyon Henderson, Buckeyes' star RB
