It’s taken less than two years, and the journey has been breathtaking in its speed.
Here’s A.J. Ouellette, the quintessential throw-back football player, who has navigated his way through the world of Division I football in the same fashion he runs the football: relentless, powerful and without a hitch.
Ouellette is now a junior with the Ohio University Bobcats. He’s led the team in rushing in each of his first two seasons, and this spring was named one of the ‘Cats four team captains via a player vote.
Not so long ago, he came to Athens as an unknown, as a walk-on.