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==College career== Carter was heavily recruited out of high school for both basketball and football. He accepted the offer to attend [[Ohio State University]] from [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Buckeyes]] head coach [[Earle Bruce]]. Carter became a consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] selection after his junior season, Ohio State's first All American at wide receiver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.landgrantholyland.com/2013/2/2/3945464/former-buckeye-cris-carter-makes-nfl-hall-of-fame |title=Former Ohio State receiver Cris Carter makes NFL Hall of Fame |publisher=Land-Grant Holy Land |date=February 2, 2013 |access-date=August 7, 2013}}</ref> Carter had intended to play both football and basketball at Ohio State, but decided to focus on football after making an immediate impact his freshman year. That year, he set a [[Rose Bowl (game)|Rose Bowl]] record with nine receptions for 172 yards. In his junior season, he caught 69 passes for 1,127 yards and 11 touchdowns. [[File:Ohio State Buckeyes versus the Colorado Buffaloes football game - DPLA - 21661ddbb459d47bc4186a00ff2ff20d (cropped).jpg|thumb|Carter at Ohio State in 1986|left]] Carter was known for great hands, running precise routes, and for acrobatic leaps. He had remarkable body control and footwork when making catches near the sidelines. At the [[Citrus Bowl]] at the end of the [[1985 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|1985 season]], Carter caught a ball that [[quarterback]] [[Jim Karsatos]] was intending to throw away.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80sLiZ-eh-E| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211107/80sLiZ-eh-E| archive-date=2021-11-07 | url-status=live|title=Cris Carter's One-Handed Grab -- 1985 Citrus Bowl| date=November 26, 2012|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Karsatos has claimed that catch by Carter was the greatest in the history of college football: "When I finally saw it on film, he was tiptoeing the sidelines and he jumped up and caught the ball left-handed by the point of the football at least a yard out of bounds. Then he somehow levitated back in bounds to get both his feet in bounds. I swear to this day he actually levitated to get back in bounds. When I saw it on film, it just blew me away." Prior to Carter's senior season, he secretly signed with notorious [[sports agent]] [[1988 in organized crime|Norby Walters]]. When the contract was discovered, Carter was ruled ineligible. The absence of Carter in the [[1987 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|1987]] offense contributed to a disappointing 6–4–1 season and the firing of Coach Bruce. Missing this season also cost him a chance at evening his personal record against Michigan; Carter finished 1β2, his lone taste of victory in the series being his freshman year. Despite losing his senior year, Carter left Ohio State holding the school record for receptions (168), gaining 2,725 yards and 27 touchdowns from them. In 2000, he was selected as a member of the [[Ohio State Football All-Century Team]]. In 2003, he was inducted into the [[Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame]].
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