Metro College was a university in New Jersey.[2] Its alumni include Jean Grey, Johnny Storm, Ted Roberts, Misty Knight, Cal Rankin, and Wyatt Wingfoot. Of these, only Wingfoot was known to be a graduate.
Sam Thorne was an athletics coach, who was training the Metro College football team.[1] He was team-mate with Will Wingfoot, the greatest US Olympic decathlon star. Seeing potential in Will's son, he offered Wyatt Wingfoot a place in the college team, but he refused.[3] During a gridiron football match against the E.S.U., Coach Thorne witnessed Crystal and Lockjaw appear on the field out of nowhere, looking for Johnny Storm.[4]
- August Hopper was a former Metro professor. Sam Thorne, a classmate of Reed Richards and Victor von Doom was once, and perhaps still is, the school's football coach.
- Peter Parker has been seen covering the spirited football rivalry between Metro College and his alma mater Empire State University for the Daily Bugle. Mary Jane Watson, Parker's future wife and fellow E.S.U. student, has also been spotted on Metro's campus.