Every football player that is recruited by and commits to Ohio State does so with a dream that the Buckeye program will put him in the NFL for long and successful careers. While the Scarlet and Gray do send their fair share of players to the League, and plenty do go on to become stars, that dream does not work out for everyone.

Fortunately, for those players where the NFL doesn't become a means of a consistent income, there have been and will be other options in the United States. Despite the recent failure of the Alliance of American Football, the XFL begins play in February 2020, and over the summer, the league has been holding tryouts for players across the country in the cities that will house teams.

Over the weekend, the XFL held two tryouts, in New York on Friday and in Washington D.C. on Saturday. Former Ohio State running back Bri'onte Dunn was on hand in New York while former Buckeye H-Back Jalin Marshall took part in the audition in D.C.

Dunn was a four-star running back out of Canton, Ohio, who committed to play at Ohio State under former Buckeye head coach Jim Tressel. Dunn struggled to find playing time, including redshirting for his true sophomore season, during his four years in Columbus while serving as the backup to Carlos Hyde and Ezekiel Elliott while also playing on special teams.

As a member of the Scarlet and Gray's undefeated 2012 team as a freshman, Dunn carried the ball 25 times for 133 yards. When he returned from his redshirt year, Dunn lost the competition for the starting job to Elliott and had just nine carries for 63 yards in 2014. In his final season at Ohio State in 2015, Dunn received 15 carries for 93 yards, giving him 49 career carries for 291 yards and three touchdowns.

Dunn was dismissed from the Buckeye football team in July of 2016 after an altercation with his then-girlfriend and has not played football since.

Marshall was one of the top high school prospects coming out of Middletown, Ohio in 2013. He committed to Ohio State as the country's fourth-ranked wide receiver according to the 247Sports Composite. Marshall redshirted his first year with the Buckeyes but became an important contributor over his second and third seasons in Columbus.

As a redshirt freshman in 2014, Marshall played in all 15 games for the Scarlet and Gray, recording 38 receptions for 499 yards and six touchdowns to go along with 24 carries for 145 yards and an additional score in the Buckeyes' H-Back role. Marshall also returned 24 punts for 283 yards and a touchdown. That year, the Scarlet and Gray won the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship.

In 2015, Marshall was once again productive, recording 36 catches for 477 yards and five touchdowns and carrying the ball twice for 30 yards. He also registered 28 punt returns for 379 yards. Following the season, Marshall declared for the NFL Draft despite having two years of eligibility remaining. He was not selected in the 2016 NFL Draft, but Marshall signed with the New York Jets. He played 10 games, starting one, and recording 14 receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns for New York in 2016. Marshall also had 18 punt returns for 100 yards with a long of 19 yards and 13 kick returns for 324 yards.

After being cut and not latching on with another NFL team, Marshall had a short stint with the Dayton Hornets, a semi-professional football team, before signing with the AAF's Orlando Apollos for the league's inaugural season in 2019. Through eight games with the Apollos, Marshall recorded 26 catches for 364 yards and three touchdowns, as well as one carry for two yards and one pass completion for five yards and a touchdown before the league folded.

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While both Dunn and Marshall came to Ohio State with dreams of long NFL careers, both players would be happy with an opportunity to play professional football again in the XFL.