GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Torrance Gibson isn't going anywhere.

"I'm back for sure next year," Gibson said after Ohio State's 44-28 Fiesta Bowl win over Notre Dame on Friday. "Why would I leave Columbus? It's an easy question to answer. Urban Meyer, I trust him with my future. I'm going to give him 110 percent on the field and I hope he believes in me."

One reason for Meyer to believe in Gibson? Sneaky quarterback work.

Gibson, a top 100 recruit in the Class of 2015 and a 6-foot-4 speedster with a strong arm and developing hands, switched to receiver in his first year at college. He spent all his time in the meeting room with receivers coach Zach Smith and never got on the field. A year of redshirting means he has four years of eligibility remaining.

But Gibson admitted he's still a quarterback at heart.

"Oh yeah, always," Gibson said.

That's why he spent time on his own at Ohio State's headquarters throwing the football.

"I did quarterback stuff when nobody was in the Woody," Gibson said.

A first-year player was sought out in a victorious bowl locker room, and these questions were asked, because an elite high school player who sits his first season always creates questions. He suffered an ankle injury early in the season, then didn't dress for a time in the middle of the season because Meyer said he didn't earn it.

That could be a formula for departing. It has been for others before. For Gibson, it sounds only like a formula for intrigue.

What is this guy going to be? And when?

"It's undetermined right now," Gibson said, speaking to reporters for the first time since the preseason. "You have to leave everything up to the head coach, but I'm still a quarterback part-time."

He has given his trust to Meyer. But what does he want to play?

"What I want? I just want to play, basically, help this team win a national championship again," Gibson said. "And basically, that's all I want, is to play."

A player that eager to contribute was denied the chance to even dress or warm up for a few games in the middle of the season. Meyer took that away.

"Yeah, I didn't deserve to dress," Gibson said. "I had academic issues. I took it all for a joke. Coming out of high school, I thought I was a hot shot, I thought I was this, I thought I was that.

"He humbled me. He told me that it's not about you, it's about the team, you've got to want to play on this team. And he's right. I want to play on this team and I want to be a part of this team. And I guess he humbled me this season."

Gibson didn't want to talk about what kind of player he thinks he could be. But he said he made a lot of strides at receiver under the tutelage of Michael Thomas and Jalin Marshall.

"Being a receiver came naturally to me," said Gibson, who had played it a few times at camps. "So I was used to it."

He wasn't used to this kind of football season. He said his ankle injury was painful and took longer to come back from than he expected. And no young player likes to sit.

Now it's on to next year, when Gibson should have a role.

"I think Wildcat quarterback or something like that," Gibson said, dropping a tantalizing idea as a change-of-pace threat in the backfield. "You never know, so keep your eyes open."

Gibson will be in Columbus for you to watch.