The NCAA wouldn't allow such a thing, but Ohio State big man Jared Sullinger and Subway pitchman Jared Fogle would work well together selling sandwiches.
Like Fogle,
Sullinger has before-and-after photos he's willing to share in a public forum to show off how much weight he's lost. And it's clear that Sullinger has the personality to do it.
Purdue fans heckled the 6-foot-9, 280-pound forward with
chants of "Subway Diet" during a game last season. Sullinger acknowleged hearing the taunts and called them "entertaining" in an offseason
interview with Athlon.
Sullinger actually did end up using Subway to help lose weight, according to
USA Today.
Afterward, Sullinger started studying game film, worked on his conditioning and offensive moves and cut back on Wendy's and McDonald's in favor of Subway and salads. "It really helped me out, because my game has stepped to another level," he says. "And it's going to improve from there."
[Coach Thad] Matta expects Sullinger to be quicker on the perimeter. Known for his post play, Sullinger could use a face-up game to confound opponents.
As a result of the dieting, Sullinger was all the way down to 264 pounds at Ohio State's media day, according to the
Akron Beacon Journal.