Mark Sanchez is a popular footballer in the USC and NFL, but did you know that Ohio State almost became his college choice? This was revealed by the man himself during his appearance on the Dan Patrick Show with users of casino en ligne watching.
He said: "I went to Texas, Ohio State, Notre Dame. I looked at UCLA briefly, but yeah. (Former Texas head coach) Mack Brown was great, hard to say no to. But (former Ohio State head coach) Jim Tressel, I remember. We were in the Horseshoe, they had the band. I had an Ohio State jersey.
"They put my highlight tape up on the (video board). The audio dubbed Keith Jackson's voice over it and it was supposed to be like the Rose Bowl, and they were showing my high school highlights on this thing. And I was like, 'I'm a Buckeye. Done. Done deal.' I hear Keith Jackson, 'The young sophomore from Southern California.' And I was like, 'Wow.'
"And we're in Tressel's office and I'm like, 'This is it. I'm about to sign a paper and I'm going to be a Buckeye.' Then he said, 'You know, it's awesome. Every year, we play Michigan right around Thanksgiving. Ten years in a row, great football weather. It's been snowing every game.' And I was like, 'What?' I looked at my dad, I said, 'What did he just say?' I was like, 'Snow? We've got to drive to Big Bear (Lake, California), for snow.' I was like, 'I'm out.' So that was pretty funny. That really just changed my kind of mind right there."
Being a five-star recruit from Mission Viejo, California, Agape Academy, he was made the No. 3 overall prospect by 247Sports Composite, No. 1 pro-style quarterback and No. 1 player in California in the 2005 Class. The player also became the No. 42 all-time recruit as the stats states at best nz online casino. What an impressive record, right? He is just that good.
"It's silly now, looking back," Sanchez continued. "I'm like, 'What a moron.' But I didn't — you look at the jerseys, you look at the coaches. You look at, 'OK, what am I going to do here?' It's, 'Get an education, great.' I didn't think twice about the weather. No clue."
Being a one-year regular at USC, playing as a junior in the 2008 campaign, Sanchez was able to complete 241 of 366 passes for 3,207 yards and 34 touchdowns with 10 interceptions in only 13 games. Seeing this figure, the New York Jets picked Sanchez with the No. 5 overall pick during the 2009 NFL Draft, he went to make his name known in the NFL before finally retiring in 2018.
In the 62 games he starred for the Jets from 2009-12, Sanchez made a 33-29 record and was able to complete 55.1% of his passes, threw for 12,092 yards and registered 68 touchdowns along with 69 interceptions.
