BEREA: Defensive back Jabrill Peppers, drafted by the Browns with the 25th choice of the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday, is ready to leave the arguments associated with college rivalries behind.
If this were a rivalry at a Division III football level, no one would bat an eye. But Peppers went to “that school up North,” Ohio State’s archrival Michigan.
That rivalry burns bright among area football fans, but with a simple statement, Peppers is ready to move on.
“I’m not really worried about the Buckeyes. I’m happy to be a member of the Cleveland Browns organization,” he said.