Jayme Thompson may have left Ohio State, but, as it turns out, he hasn’t permanently left the Big Ten.
The former Buckeye defensive back posted a tweet to his personal Twitter account in which he revealed that he will be continuing his collegiate playing career at Indiana. As Thompson spent the 2014 season at Iowa Western Community College, he will be eligible to play immediately for the Hoosiers in 2015.
And he will play against his former team as well as the Hoosiers will play host to the Buckeyes Oct. 3.
The Toledo, OH, high schooler was a four-star member of OSU’s 2013 recruiting class, rated as the No. 29 safety in the country and the No. 11 player at any position in the state of Ohio. He missed all of his true freshman season due to a broken ankle, but had participated in spring practice the following year before deciding to transfer in mid-April of last year.
Prior to landing at IU, Kentucky, Louisville, Penn State, Rutgers and West Virginia — Thompson verbally committed to WVU before flipping to OSU — were rumored as potential destinations as well.
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UPDATED 7:01 p.m. ET: As it turns out, Thompson will be a part of IU’s 2016 recruiting class and will not play for the Hoosiers until next season. He will spend the 2015 season at a JUCO.