The Division I college football season starts this week, and 10 players from Columbus are on D-I football rosters this season. That includes seven from Columbus North and three from Columbus East. Here is a little info on each, including when local fans can catch them closest to home:
Tristan Bailey
High school: North
College: Illinois State
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Class: Freshman
Size: 6-3, 195
Position: Wide receiver
Season opener: Saturday vs. St. Xavier (Illinois), 7:30 p.m.
Closest to Columbus: Nov. 10 at Indiana State, 1 p.m.
Mitchell Burton
High school: North
College: Miami (Ohio)
Class: Redshirt-freshman
Size: 6-2, 218
Position: Linebacker
Season opener: Saturday vs. Marshall, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Closest to Columbus: Sept. 8 at Cincinnati (Paul Brown Stadium), 8 p.m. (Raycom/ESPN3)
Harry Crider
High school: East
College: Indiana
Class: Sophomore
Size: 6-4, 306
Position: Center
Season opener: Saturday at Florida International, 7 p.m. (CBSSN)
Closest to Columbus: Seven home games, beginning Sept. 8 vs. Virginia
Jaylen Flemmons
High school: North
College: Ball State
Class: Freshman
Size: 6-1, 188
Position: Wide receiver
Season opener: Thursday vs. Central Connecticut State, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
Closest to Columbus: Sept. 15 at Indiana, noon
J.D. Harris
High school: North
College: Northern Illinois
Class: Freshman
Size: 5-10, 165
Position: Defensive back
Season opener: Saturday at Iowa, 2:30 p.m. (BTN)
Closest to Columbus: Oct. 6 at Ball State, time TBA
Markell Jones
High school: East
College: Purdue
Year: Senior
Size: 5-11, 210
Position: Running back
Season opener: Thursday vs. Northwestern, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Closest to Columbus: Nov. 24 at Indiana, time TBA
Rhett Myers
High school: East
College: Air Force
Class: Junior
Size: 6-4, 255
Position: Tight end
Season opener: Saturday vs. Stony Brook, noon
Closest to Columbus: Nov. 3 at Army, time TBA
David Redding
High school: North
College: Miami (Ohio)
Class: Redshirt-freshman
Size: 6-4, 303
Position: Offensive line
Season opener: Saturday vs. Marshall, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Closest to Columbus: Sept. 8 at Cincinnati (Paul Brown Stadium), 8 p.m. (Raycom/ESPN3)
Drew Schoeberl
High school: North
College: Columbia
Class: Junior
Size: 6-5, 290
Position: Offensive line
Season opener: Sept. 15 at Central Connecticut State
Closest to Columbus: Sept. 22 at Georgetown, 2 p.m.
Thomas Shoaf
High school: North
College: BYU
Class: Redshirt-Junior
Size: 6-5, 300
Position: Offensive line
Season opener: Saturday at Arizona, 7:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Closest to Columbus: Sept. 15 at Wisconsin, 2:30 p.m.
