In the fall of 2007, Honduran native Roger Espinoza was a junior at Ohio State University, transferring there after being named the runner-up for the National Junior-College Player of the Year at Yavapai College, an Arizona community college. Even though his college career had begun small, he had a dream.
“I wanted to play pro,” said Espinoza. “Once I got to play Division I, I knew that I had to play well there and prove myself there. I said to myself, ‘This is where it’s at.’”
In the only time that Espinoza says he felt he had to prove himself in his career, he earned first-team Big 10 All-Conference and took the Buckeyes to the College Cup final, a first for the program.