American college football season
The2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented theOhio State University as a member of theBig Ten Conference during the2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by sixth-year head coachRyan Day and played their home games atOhio Stadium inColumbus, Ohio . It was the Buckeyes' 135th season overall and 112th as a member of the Big Ten.
As the favorites to win the Big Ten, Ohio State started the season 5–0 before falling 32–31 to No. 3Oregon on the road atAutzen Stadium . Subsequent to the loss, the team won its next five, including one on the road against No. 3Penn State and one at home against No. 5Indiana . However, an upset home loss to unrankedMichigan , a fourth consecutive loss in therivalry , knocked them out of theBig Ten Championship Game . Ohio State still qualified for the2024–25 College Football Playoff and was selected as the No. 8 seed. They defeated No. 9 seedTennessee in the first round, 42–17, and avenged their regular season loss against No. 1 seedOregon , defeating them 41–21 in theRose Bowl . They subsequently defeated No. 5 seedTexas 28–14 in theCotton Bowl Classic to advance to theCFP National Championship , where they defeated No. 7 seedNotre Dame 34–23, claiming their first national championship since the2014 season . The Buckeyes were the first 12-team College Football Playoff champion (winning four playoff games), the first team since the2007 LSU Tigers to win a national championship with two losses on the season, the first team to win the national championship without winning their respective conference championship game since the2021 Georgia Bulldogs and the lowest-seeded team in college football history to win a championship.
A record-breaking attendance of 936,550 was recorded at home games in the 2024 season, including the December playoff victory over Tennessee.
Positions key Offense Defense Special teams ^ Sometimes referred to as anedge rusher (EDGE) ^ Includesnose tackle (NT) ^ Includes middle linebacker (MLB or MIKE), outside linebacker (OLB, WILL, SAM), and off-ball linebacker ^ Includes free safety (FS) and strong safety (SS) ^ Also known as a placekicker (PK) ^ Includes kickoff and punt returners
Coaching staff changes [ edit ] Chip Kelly joined the staff as offensive coordinator Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] Source:[ 16]
The Buckeyes lost 26 players to the transfer portal.[ 17] [ 18]
Player Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown New school Omari Abor #23 DE 6'3" 258 Sophomore Duncanville, Texas SMU Jyaire Brown #18 CB 5'11" 183 Sophomore New Orleans, Louisiana LSU Reid Carrico #28 LB 6'2" 235 Junior Ironton, Ohio West Virginia Ja'Had Carter #14 S 6'1" 203 Senior Richmond, Virginia NC State Connor Cmiel[ b] #8 WR 6'2" 200 Senior Rocky River, Ohio Coastal Carolina Victor Cutler Jr. #59 OL 6'3" 300 Graduate West Monroe, Louisiana Louisville Julian Fleming #4 WR 6'2" 210 Senior Catawissa, Pennsylvania Penn State Nigel Glover #37 LB 6'3" 210 Freshman Clayton, Ohio Northwestern Kyion Grayes #7 WR 6'0" 187 Sophomore Chandler, Arizona California Sam Hart #81 TE 6'5" 255 Junior Aurora, Colorado Colorado Will Hartson #30 RB 5'9" 205 Freshman Massillon, Ohio Southern Illinois Cedrick Hawkins #26 S 5'11" 182 Freshman Titusville, Florida UCF Dallan Hayden #5 RB 5'10" 205 Sophomore Memphis, Tennessee Colorado Jakob James #78 OL 6'5" 297 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio Toledo Parker Lewis #23 K 6'3" 220 Senior Phoenix, Arizona Arizona State Cameron Martinez #3 S 5'10" 198 Senior Muskegon, Michigan Boston College Kyle McCord #6 QB 6'3" 215 Junior Mount Laurel, New Jersey Syracuse Jaden McKenzie #90 DT 6'2" 286 Senior Wake Forest, North Carolina East Carolina Jesse Mirco #29 P 6'4" 220 Junior Fremantle, Australia Vanderbilt Evan Pryor #21 RB 5'11" 198 Junior Cornelius, North Carolina Cincinnati Bryson Rodgers #86 WR 6'2" 185 Freshman Zephyrhills, Florida Withdrew Noah Rogers #80 WR 6'2" 201 Freshman Raleigh, North Carolina NC State Joe Royer #84 TE 6'5" 255 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati Kye Stokes #13 S 6'1" 195 Sophomore Seffner, Florida Cincinnati Chip Trayanum #19 RB 5'11" 233 Senior Akron, Ohio Kentucky Ryan Turner #12 CB 5'11" 189 Sophomore Hollywood, Florida Boston College Enokk Vimahi #66 OL 6'4" 313 Senior Kahuku, Hawaii Washington
The Buckeyes added 10 players from the transfer portal.[ 17] [ 18]
Selected Ohio State portal transfers
CB Caleb Downs
QB Will Howard
RB Quinshon Judkins
C Seth McLauglin
Photos from CFP National Championship week.
Freshman Jeremiah Smith was an immediate contributor. College recruiting information (2024)Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date Jeremiah Smith WR Hollywood, Florida Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Dec 14, 2022 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (92)Aaron Scott Jr. CB Holland, Ohio Springfield High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jul 30, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (88)Bryce West CB Cleveland, Ohio Glenville High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jun 24, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (87)Eddrick Houston Edge Buford, Georgia Buford High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 269 lb (122 kg) Aug 22, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (86)Mylan Graham WR New Haven, Indiana New Haven High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 4, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (86)Air Noland QB Fairburn, Georgia Langston Hughes High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 8, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (85)Ian Moore IOL New Palestine, Indiana New Palestine High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 317 lb (144 kg) Oct 20, 2022 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (83)Garrett Stover S Sunbury, Ohio Big Walnut High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Nov 21, 2022 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (83)Jaylen McClain S West Orange, New Jersey Seton Hall Preparatory School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 12, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (83)Max LeBlanc TE Chattanooga, Tennessee Baylor School 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Apr 15, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (82)James Peoples RB San Antonio, Texas Veterans Memorial High School 5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 2, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (82)Payton Pierce LB Lucas, Texas Lovejoy High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Apr 11, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (82)Dominic Kirks DL Painesville, Ohio Riverside High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jan 20, 2024 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (80)Deontae Armstrong OT Lakewood, Ohio St. Edward High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Mar 27, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (80)Devontae Armstrong OT Lakewood, Ohio St. Edward High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 297 lb (135 kg) Mar 27, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (80)Miles Lockhart CB Chandler, Arizona Basha High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 6, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (79)Damarion Witten TE Cleveland, Ohio Glenville High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 24, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (79)Eric Mensah Edge Stafford, Virginia Mountain View High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Sep 15, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (79)Gabe VanSickle IOL Coopersville, Michigan Coopersville High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 283 lb (128 kg) Nov 23, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (78)Sam Williams-Dixon RB Pickerington, Ohio Pickerington High School North 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Apr 15, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (77)Leroy Roker III S Fort Myers, Florida Bishop Verot High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 11, 2023 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (76)Nick McLarty P Melbourne, Victoria Caulfield Grammar School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Mar 8, 2024 Recruit ratings :Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : (N/A)Overall recruit ranking: Rivals : 4 247Sports : 5 ESPN : —Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Recruiting class rankings [ edit ] Website National rank Conference rank 5 star recruits 4 star recruits 3 star recruits Total 247Sports[ 19] 5 2 1 12 8 22 ESPN[ 20] — — 1 14 6 21 Rivals[ 21] 4 2 3 14 4 21
Player Number Position Height Weight Class Hometown Previous school Morrow Evans #41 LS 6'1" 205 Freshman Bellaire, Texas Episcopal High School Glorien Gough[ d] #29 DB 5'11" 175 Sophomore Palos Verdes Estates, California Mater Dei High School [ d] Zach Hayes[ e] #37 LB 6'3" 220 Freshman La Grange Park, Illinois Nazareth Academy [ e] Hadi Jawad #39 P 5'11" 185 Senior Dearborn, Michigan Wayne State Shawn Lodge #80 WR 6'0" 170 Junior Akron, Ohio Presbyterian Simon Lorentz #64 OL 6'3" 280 Freshman Dover, Ohio Dover High School Buakri Miles Jr. #34 CB 6'2" 190 Freshman West Chester Township, Ohio Lakota West High School Nate Riegle #66 LB 6'3" 210 Freshman Findlay, Ohio Findlay High School Eli Riggs #38 LB 6'4" 230 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio Indian Hill High School Rashid SeSay #30 RB 5'11" 190 Freshman Zanesville, Ohio West Muskingum High School Ahmed Tounkara #59 DL 6'1" 260 Freshman Dublin, Ohio Dublin Scioto High School Joey Velazquez #39 LB 5'11" 226 Graduate Columbus, Ohio Michigan Dorian Williams #84 WR 6'2" 200 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton High School
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 3:30 p.m. Akron * No. 2 CBS W 52–6102,011 September 7 7:30 p.m. Western Michigan * No. 2 BTN W 56–0102,665 September 21 12:00 p.m. Marshall * No. 3 FOX W 49–14103,871 September 28 7:30 p.m. atMichigan State No. 3 Peacock W 38–771,114 October 5 3:30 p.m. Iowa No. 3 CBS W 35–7105,135 October 12 7:30 p.m. at No. 3Oregon No. 2 NBC L 31–3260,129 October 26 12:00 p.m. Nebraska No. 4 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Big Noon Kickoff ) FOX W 21–17104,830 November 2 12:00 p.m. at No. 3Penn State No. 4 FOX W 20–13111,030 November 9 12:00 p.m. Purdue No. 2 FOX W 45–0103,463 November 16 12:00 p.m. atNorthwestern No. 2 BTN W 31–738,147 November 23 12:00 p.m. No. 5Indiana No. 2 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (College GameDay ,Big Noon Kickoff ) FOX W 38–15105,751 November 30 12:00 p.m. Michigan No. 2 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry ,Big Noon Kickoff ) FOX L 10–13106,005 December 21 8:00 p.m. (9) No. 7Tennessee * (8) No. 6 ESPN /ABC W 42–17102,819 January 1, 2025 5:00 p.m. vs. (1) No. 1 Oregon* (8) No. 6 ESPN W 41–2190,732 January 10, 2025 7:30 p.m. vs. (5) No. 3Texas * (8) No. 6 ESPN W 28–1474,527 January 20, 2025 7:30 p.m. vs. (7) No. 5Notre Dame * (8) No. 6 ESPN W 34–2377,660
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP 2(15) 2(5) 3(5) 3(5) 3(5) 3(4) 2(9) 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 7 6 1(56) Coaches 2(7) 2(3) 2(3) 3(3) 3(2) 3(7) 2(11) 5 4 4 3 2 2 2 8 7 1(53) CFP Not released 2 2 2 2 6 6 Not released
Akron Zips (0–0) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Zips 3 0 3 0 6 No. 2 Buckeyes 7 10 21 14 52
atOhio Stadium •Columbus, Ohio
Date :August 31 Game time : 3:30 p.m.EDT Game weather : Cloudy •Temperature : 80 °F (27 °C) •Wind : NW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)Game attendance : 102,011Referee : Tim O'DeyTV announcers (CBS ) :Brad Nessler (play-by-play),Gary Danielson (analyst), andJenny Dell (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (8:44) AKR – Garrison Smith 48-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:18;Akron 3–0 ) (2:44) OSU –Jeremiah Smith 16-yard pass fromWill Howard ,Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:00;Ohio State 7–3 ) Second quarter (11:23) OSU – Jayden Fielding 40-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 0:40;Ohio State 10–3 ) (4:30) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 9-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:30;Ohio State 17–3 ) Third quarter (7:53) OSU –Quinshon Judkins 2-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:52;Ohio State 24–3 ) (7:35) OSU –Lathan Ransom 27-yard fumble return, Jayden Fielding kick (Ohio State 31–3 (3:57) AKR – Garrison Smith 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:38;Ohio State 31–6 ) (0:01) OSU –James Peoples 4-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:56;Ohio State 38–6 ) Fourth quarter (10:16) OSU –Carnell Tate 34-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:53;Ohio State 45–6 ) (2:25) OSU – Gabe Powers 29-yard interception return, Jayden Fielding kick (Ohio State 52–6
On August 31, Ohio State opened their season by hosting the in-stateAkron Zips from theMAC . Ohio State looked to continue their 108-year winning streak over in-state opponents. Two weeks before the game,Ryan Day namedKansas State transferWill Howard Ohio State's starting quarterback for the 2024 season.[ 25] Cody Simon and left guardDonovan Jackson .
Ohio State got the ball first and went three-and-out after highly touted freshmanJeremiah Smith dropped his first career target, followed by a false start penalty and an incompletion. On Akron's first play, Ohio State cornerbackDavison Igbinosun was nearly ejected for targeting after a late hit on sliding Akron quarterbackBen Finley , but it was overturned upon review. Backup quarterback Tahj Bullock would enter the game and lead the Zips down the field; they would take a 3–0 lead after a 48-yard field goal by Garrison Smith. Jeremiah Smith would make his first career catch on the next drive, an 11-yard reception to convert third-and-10. He would catch his first career touchdown on a 16-yard pass from Howard later in the drive, which gave Ohio State a 7–3 lead. A sack on second down by Buckeye linebackerC. J. Hicks would cause Akron's next drive to stall. Ohio State then drove down to the Akron 25, but turned it over on downs after an incompletion from Howard toEmeka Egbuka . Two plays later, Ohio State would get the ball back after an interception of Finley byDenzel Burke . The Buckeyes would cash in the short field with a 40–yard field goal byJayden Fielding to increase their lead to 10–3. Akron went three-and-out again on their next drive after a third-down sack of Finley byJT Tuimoloau . Ohio State would subsequently orchestrate another touchdown drive, with Howard completing a 16-yard pass toCarnell Tate to convert third-and-8 before throwing a 9-yard touchdown pass to Smith to extend the lead to 17–3. Akron's next drive reached Ohio State territory, but stalled out at the 34 after Finley ran out of bounds on fourth-and-5. The half ended with Ohio State holding a 17–3 lead.
Akron held the ball for over six minutes of game clock on their first drive of the second half, but eventually punted. On Ohio State's second play of their next drive, Howard connected with Smith on a 45-yard deep pass, beforeQuinshon Judkins plunged in for a 2-yard touchdown run, his first as a Buckeye, extending Ohio State's lead to 24–3. On Akron's next drive, juniorCaden Curry forced a Bullock fumble on a hit from behind, which was recovered by safetyLathan Ransom and returned for a touchdown, giving Ohio State a 31–3 lead. Akron's next drive was successful, getting inside the Ohio State 30 before Smith hit his second field goal of the day, this one a 49-yarder to trim the deficit to 31–6. Ohio State scored another touchdown on their next drive via a 4-yard run byJames Peoples , extending their lead to 38–6. After forcing another punt, the Buckeyes would score again on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Howard to Tate, increasing the lead to 45–6. After a trade of punts, Ohio State would score for the final time on a pick-six by junior linebacker Gabe Powers, placing the final score at 52–6.
Statistics AKR OSU First downs 11 24 Plays–yards 64–177 64–404 Rushes–yards 35–47 33–170 Passing yards 130 234 Passing:comp– att– int 18–29–2 18–31–0 Time of possession 34:03 25:57
Team Category Player Statistics Akron Passing Tahj Bullock 9/13, 68 yards Rushing Tahj Bullock 14 carries, 42 yards Receiving Jake Newell 2 receptions, 41 yards Ohio State Passing Will Howard 17/28, 228 yards, 3 TD Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 8 carries, 65 yards Receiving Jeremiah Smith 6 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
vs Western Michigan [ edit ] Western Michigan Broncos (0–1) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 0 0 0 0 0 No. 2 Buckeyes 21 14 14 7 56
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date :September 7 Game time : 7:30 p.m.EDT Game weather : Clear •Temperature : 64 °F (18 °C) •Wind : NW at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)Game attendance : 102,665Referee : Jeffrey ServinskiTV announcers (BTN ) :Jeff Levering (play-by-play),Jake Butt (analyst), andBrooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (11:04) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 3-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:35;Ohio State 7–0 ) (4:00) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 70-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:28;Ohio State 14–0 ) (1:02) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 23-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:39;Ohio State 21–0 ) Second quarter (8:28) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 23-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:17;Ohio State 28–0 ) (4:20) OSU – Will Howard 6-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:34;Ohio State 35–0 ) Third quarter (6:44) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 16-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:15;Ohio State 42–0 ) (0:05) OSU – James Peoples 12-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:13;Ohio State 49–0 ) Fourth quarter (5:01) OSU – Bennett Christian 55-yard pass fromJulian Sayin , Austin Snyder kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:05;Ohio State 56–0 )
Statistics WMU OSU First downs 6 30 Plays–yards 48–99 72–683 Rushes–yards 31–28 39–273 Passing yards 71 410 Passing:comp– att– int 8–17–0 25–33–0 Time of possession 25:24 34:36
Team Category Player Statistics Western Michigan Passing Hayden Wolff 8/15, 71 yards Rushing Keshawn King 8 carries, 22 yards Receiving Anthony Sambucci 3 receptions, 41 yards Ohio State Passing Will Howard 18/26, 292 yards, 1 TD Rushing Quinshon Judkins 9 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jeremiah Smith 5 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD
Marshall Thundering Herd (1–1) vs No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 7 7 0 0 14 No. 3 Buckeyes 7 21 14 7 49
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date :September 21 Game time : 12:00 p.m.EDT Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C) •Wind : W at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)Game attendance : 103,871Referee : Bryan BanksTV announcers (FOX ) :Gus Johnson (play-by-play),Joel Klatt (analyst), andJenny Taft (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (8:14) MRSH – Ethan Payne 1-yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:46;Marshall 7–0 ) (7:32) OSU –Emeka Egbuka 68-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:42;Tied 7–7 ) Second quarter (12:31) OSU – Will Howard 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:26;Ohio State 14–7 ) (10:50) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 86-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 1 play, 86 yards, 0:12;Ohio State 21–7 ) (3:33) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 14-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:30;Ohio State 28–7 ) (0:06) MRSH – Elijah Metcalf 13-yard pass from Stone Earle, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:27;Ohio State 28–14 ) Third quarter (11:48) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 40-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:12;Ohio State 35–14 ) (3:31) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 53-yard pass from Will Howard, Austin Snyder kick (Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:09;Ohio State 42–14 ) Fourth quarter (13:46) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 6-yard run, Austin Snyder kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:15;Ohio State 49–14 )
Statistics MRSH OSU First downs 18 23 Plays–yards 70–264 57–569 Rushes–yards 43–125 31–280 Passing yards 139 289 Passing:comp– att– int 18–27–0 18–26–1 Time of possession 36:15 23:45
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Stone Earle 16/21, 132 yards, 1 TD Rushing A. J. Turner 7 carries, 32 yards Receiving Elijah Metcalf 8 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD Ohio State Passing Will Howard 16/20, 275 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 14 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD Receiving Emeka Egbuka 5 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD
Game information First quarter (9:15) OSU – Jayden Fielding 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:45;Ohio State 3–0 ) Second quarter (14:04) OSU –Gee Scott Jr. 3-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:08;Ohio State 10–0 ) (9:41) MSU – Jaron Glover 12-yard pass fromAidan Chiles , Jonathan Kim kick (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:07;Ohio State 10–7 ) (7:22) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 19-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:19;Ohio State 17–7 ) (0:29) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 17-yard pass fromDevin Brown , Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 0:44;Ohio State 24–7 ) Third quarter (4:57) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 33-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 7:11;Ohio State 31–7 ) (2:05) OSU – Will Howard 6-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:19;Ohio State 38–7 ) Fourth quarter
Statistics OSU MSU First downs 23 13 Plays–yards 75–483 51–246 Rushes–yards 35–185 26–47 Passing yards 289 199 Passing:comp– att– int 26–40–1 16–25–1 Time of possession 35:43 24:17
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Will Howard 21/31, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 7 carries, 69 yards Receiving Emeka Egbuka 7 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 13/19, 167 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 9 carries, 35 yards Receiving Jaron Glover 4 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD
Iowa Hawkeyes (3–1) vs No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Hawkeyes 0 0 0 7 7 No. 3 Buckeyes 7 0 21 7 35
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date :October 5 Game time : 3:30 p.m.EDT Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 76 °F (24 °C) •Wind : NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Game attendance : 105,135Referee : Jeffrey ServinskiTV announcers (CBS) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (3:41) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 14-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 7:36;Ohio State 7–0 ) Second quarter Third quarter (9:34) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 4-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 5:17;Ohio State 14–0 ) (7:59) OSU – Will Howard 4-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:22;Ohio State 21–0 ) (0:13) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 15-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:40;Ohio State 28–0 ) Fourth quarter (10:58) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 3-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:54;Ohio State 35–0 ) (8:07) IOWA –Kaleb Johnson 28-yard run, Drew Stevens kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:51;Ohio State 35–7 )
Statistics IOWA OSU First downs 10 21 Plays–yards 48–226 65–412 Rushes–yards 26–116 39–203 Passing yards 110 209 Passing:comp– att– int 15–21–1 21–25–1 Time of possession 25:14 34:46
Team Category Player Statistics Iowa Passing Cade McNamara 14/20, 98 yards, 1 INT Rushing Kaleb Johnson 15 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD Receiving Luke Lachey 5 receptions, 39 yards Ohio State Passing Will Howard 21/25, 209 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 13 carries, 78 yards Receiving Jeremiah Smith 4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–0) at No. 3 Oregon Ducks (5–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 Buckeyes 7 14 7 3 31 No. 3 Ducks 6 16 0 10 32
atAutzen Stadium •Eugene, Oregon
Game information First quarter (10:00) OSU – Will Howard 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:00;Ohio State 7–0 ) (5:51) ORE –Jordan James 3-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:43;Ohio State 7–6 ) Second quarter (14:22) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:21;Ohio State 14–6 ) (12:31) ORE –Evan Stewart 10-yard pass fromDillon Gabriel , two-point run failed (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:51;Ohio State 14–12 ) (10:09) ORE – Atticus Sappington 27-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:17;Oregon 15–14 ) (3:53) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 15-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16;Ohio State 21–15 ) (1:17) ORE –Tez Johnson 48-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36;Oregon 22–21 ) Third quarter (9:27) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 6-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:08;Ohio State 28–22 ) Fourth quarter (13:20) ORE – Dillon Gabriel 27-yard run, Andrew Boyle kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:51;Oregon 29–28 ) (6:00) OSU – Jayden Fielding 40-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 7:20;Ohio State 31–29 ) (1:47) ORE – Atticus Sappington 19-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:13;Oregon 32–31 )
Statistics OSU ORE First downs 22 18 Plays–yards 68–467 65–496 Rushes–yards 32–141 31–155 Passing yards 326 341 Passing:comp– att– int 28–35–0 23–34–0 Time of possession 33:09 26:51
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Will Howard 28/35, 326 yards, 2 TD Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 10 carries, 87 yards Receiving Jeremiah Smith 9 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD Oregon Passing Dillon Gabriel 23/34, 341 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jordan James 23 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD Receiving Evan Stewart 7 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD
Nebraska Cornhuskers (5–2) vs No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cornhuskers 0 6 3 8 17 No. 4 Buckeyes 7 7 0 7 21
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date :October 26 Game time : 12:00 p.m.EDT Game weather : Clear •Temperature : 56 °F (13 °C) •Wind : N at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)Game attendance : 104,830Referee : Jeffrey ServinskiTV announcers (FOX) : Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (0:29) OSU – Carnell Tate 40-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 3:02;Ohio State 7–0 ) Second quarter (10:21) NEB – John Hohl 39-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:08;Ohio State 7–3 ) (8:21) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 60-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:00;Ohio State 14–3 ) (0:00) NEB – John Hohl 54-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 2:02;Ohio State 14–6 ) Third quarter (7:29) NEB – John Hohl 47-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:51;Ohio State 14–9 ) Fourth quarter (10:47) NEB –Dante Dowdell 1-yard run, Nate Boerkircher pass fromDylan Raiola (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:06;Nebraska 17–14 ) (6:04) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 9-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:43;Ohio State 21–17 )
Statistics NEB OSU First downs 18 11 Plays–yards 66–273 47–285 Rushes–yards 33–121 28–64 Passing yards 152 221 Passing:comp– att– int 21–32–1 13–16–1 Time of possession 35:07 24:53
Team Category Player Statistics Nebraska Passing Dylan Raiola 21/32, 152 yards, 1 INT Rushing Dante Dowdell 14 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD Receiving Thomas Fidone 4 receptions, 55 yards Ohio State Passing Will Howard 13/16, 221 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 10 carries, 29 yards Receiving Carnell Tate 4 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD
[ edit ] No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1) at No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 4 Buckeyes 7 7 3 3 20 No. 3 Nittany Lions 10 0 3 0 13
atBeaver Stadium •University Park, Pennsylvania
Date :November 2 Game time : 12:00 p.m.EDT Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 52 °F (11 °C) •Wind : NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Game attendance : 111,030Referee : Kole KnueppelTV announcers (FOX) : Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (6:54) PSU – Ryan Barker 29-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 8:00;Penn State 3–0 ) (5:37) PSU – Zion Tracy 31-yard interception return, Ryan Barker kick (Penn State 10–0 (1:59) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 25-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:32;Penn State 10–7 ) Second quarter (11:54) OSU –Brandon Inniss 21-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:42;Ohio State 14–10 ) Third quarter (10:40) OSU – Jayden Fielding 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:20;Ohio State 17–10 ) (5:03) PSU – Ryan Barker 44-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:32;Ohio State 17–13 ) Fourth quarter (10:13) OSU – Jayden Fielding 39-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:02;Ohio State 20–13 )
Statistics OSU PSU First downs 22 15 Plays–yards 64–358 53–270 Rushes–yards 38–176 32–120 Passing yards 182 150 Passing:comp– att– int 16–24–1 13–21–1 Time of possession 31:22 28:38
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Will Howard 16/24, 182 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 14 carries, 95 yards Receiving Jeremiah Smith 4 receptions, 55 yards Penn State Passing Drew Allar 12/20, 146 yards, 1 INT Rushing Tyler Warren 3 carries, 47 yards Receiving Nicholas Singleton 6 receptions, 54 yards
Purdue Boilermakers (1–7) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Boilermakers 0 0 0 0 0 No. 2 Buckeyes 7 14 17 7 45
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date :November 9 Game time : 12:00 p.m.EST Game weather : Cloudy •Temperature : 56 °F (13 °C) •Wind : NE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)Game attendance : 103,463Referee : Chris CoyteTV announcers (FOX) : Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (6:02) OSU – Will Howard 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:59;Ohio State 7–0 ) Second quarter (8:30) OSU – Gee Scott Jr. 15-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:42;Ohio State 14–0 ) (0:27) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 17-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:13;Ohio State 21–0 ) Third quarter (8:34) OSU – Jayden Fielding 42 yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 6:21;Ohio State 24–0 ) (3:07) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 19-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:36;Ohio State 31–0 ) (2:59) OSU –Jack Sawyer 11-yard fumble return, Jayden Fielding kick (Ohio State 38–0 Fourth quarter (14:05) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 10-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:58;Ohio State 45–0 )
Statistics PUR OSU First downs 15 23 Plays–yards 59–206 66–433 Rushes–yards 38–98 35–173 Passing yards 108 260 Passing:comp– att– int 9–21–1 21–31–0 Time of possession 29:11 30:49
Team Category Player Statistics Purdue Passing Hudson Card 9/19, 108 yards, 1 INT Rushing Devin Mockobee 13 carries, 73 yards Receiving Shamar Rigby 1 reception, 29 yards Ohio State Passing Will Howard 21/26, 260 yards, 3 TD Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 6 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jeremiah Smith 6 receptions, 87 yards, 1 TD
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (8–1) at Northwestern Wildcats (4–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 2 Buckeyes 0 21 10 0 31 Wildcats 0 7 0 0 7
atWrigley Field •Chicago, Illinois
Date :November 16 Game time : 12:00 p.m.EST Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 52 °F (11 °C) •Wind : S at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)Game attendance : 38,147Referee : Mark KluczynskiTV announcers (BTN) : Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter Second quarter (12:34) NU –Jack Lausch 8-yard run, Luke Akers kick (Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:30;Northwestern 7–0 ) (6:59) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:29;Tied 7–7 ) (4:19) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:56;Ohio State 14–7 ) (0:47) OSU – Carnell Tate 25-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:57;Ohio State 21–7 ) Third quarter (12:11) OSU – Carnell Tate 8-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 2:44;Ohio State 28–7 ) (0:44) OSU – Jayden Fielding 28-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:14;Ohio State 31–7 ) Fourth quarter
Statistics OSU NU First downs 19 17 Plays–yards 57–420 66–251 Rushes–yards 33–173 28–50 Passing yards 247 201 Passing:comp– att– int 15–24–0 21–36–0 Time of possession 28:00 32:00
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Will Howard 15/24, 247 yards, 2 TD Rushing Quinshon Judkins 15 carries, 76 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jeremiah Smith 4 receptions, 100 yards Northwestern Passing Jack Lausch 21/35, 201 yards Rushing Cam Porter 10 carries, 37 yards Receiving Bryce Kirtz 7 receptions, 92 yards
No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers (10–0) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (9–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 5 Hoosiers 7 0 0 8 15 No. 2 Buckeyes 0 14 14 10 38
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date :November 23 Game time : 12:00 p.m.EST Game weather : Cloudy •Temperature : 46 °F (8 °C) •Wind : NW at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)Game attendance : 105,751Referee : Jerry McGinnTV announcers (FOX) : Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (6:52) IU – Ty Son Lawton 2-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 6:12;Indiana 7–0 ) Second quarter (7:22) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 11-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:20;Tied 7–7 ) (0:21) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 4-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:20;Ohio State 14–7 ) Third quarter (12:44) OSU –Caleb Downs 79-yard punt return, Jayden Fielding kick (Ohio State 21–7 (6:02) OSU – Jelani Thurman 1-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:45;Ohio State 28–7 ) Fourth quarter (8:56) OSU – Jayden Fielding 45-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 43 yards, 5:51;Ohio State 31–7 ) (1:53) IU – Ty Son Lawton 2-yard run,Omar Cooper Jr. pass fromKurtis Rourke (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:03;Ohio State 31–15 ) (0:35) OSU – Will Howard 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:18;Ohio State 38–15 )
Statistics IU OSU First downs 16 14 Plays–yards 59–151 55–316 Rushes–yards 40–86 29–115 Passing yards 68 201 Passing:comp– att– int 8–18–0 22–26–1 Time of possession 30:40 29:20
Team Category Player Statistics Indiana Passing Kurtis Rourke 8/18, 68 yards Rushing Ty Son Lawton 15 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD Receiving Elijah Sarratt 3 receptions, 40 yards Ohio State Passing Will Howard 22/26, 201 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 9 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD Receiving Emeka Egbuka 7 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
[ edit ] Michigan Wolverines (6–5) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (10–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Wolverines 0 10 0 3 13 No. 2 Buckeyes 3 7 0 0 10
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date :November 30 Game time : 12:00 p.m.EST Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 27 °F (−3 °C) •Wind : W at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)Game attendance : 106,005Referee : Larry SmithTV announcers (FOX) : Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline reporter), andTom Rinaldi (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (6:14) OSU – Jayden Fielding 29-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:19;Ohio State 3–0 ) Second quarter (12:37) MICH –Kalel Mullings 1-yard run,Dominic Zvada kick (Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:44;Michigan 7–3 ) (2:15) MICH – Dominic Zvada 54-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 2:02;Michigan 10–3 ) (0:30) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 10-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:45;Tied 10–10 ) Fourth quarter (0:45) MICH – Dominic Zvada 21-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:28;Michigan 13–10 )
Statistics MICH OSU First downs 13 15 Plays–yards 58–234 59–252 Rushes–yards 41–172 26–77 Passing yards 62 175 Passing:comp– att– int 9–16–2 19–33–2 Time of possession 33:35 26:25
Team Category Player Statistics Michigan Passing Davis Warren 9/16, 62 yards, 2 INT Rushing Kalel Mullings 32 carries, 116 yards, 1 TD Receiving Peyton O'Leary 1 reception, 18 yards Ohio State Passing Will Howard 19/33, 175 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Quinshon Judkins 12 carries, 46 yards Receiving Carnell Tate 6 receptions, 58 yards
[ edit ] No. 7 Tennessee Volunteers (10–2) vs No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (10–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 7 Volunteers 0 10 0 7 17 No. 6 Buckeyes 21 0 14 7 42
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Game information First quarter (12:46) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 37-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14;Ohio State 7–0 ) (8:09) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:39;Ohio State 14–0 ) (3:27) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 29-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:22;Ohio State 21–0 ) Second quarter (6:39) TENN – Max Gilbert 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:23;Ohio State 21–3 ) (0:20) TENN –Nico Iamaleava 2-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 4:03;Ohio State 21–10 ) Third quarter (9:16) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 22-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 3:14;Ohio State 28–10 ) (1:18) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:46;Ohio State 35–10 ) Fourth quarter (10:53) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 24-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 2:26;Ohio State 42–10 ) (1:56) TENN – Nico Iamaleava 2-yard run, Max Gilbert kick (Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:19;Ohio State 42–17 )
This game marked the first time a Buckeyes game would air on ABC since2022 .[ 26]
Statistics TENN OSU First downs 17 24 Plays–yards 70–256 64–473 Rushes–yards 39–152 33–156 Passing yards 104 317 Passing:comp– att– int 14–31–0 25–31–1 Time of possession 27:10 32:50
Team Category Player Statistics Tennessee Passing Nico Iamaleava 14/31, 104 yards Rushing Peyton Lewis 10 carries, 77 yards Receiving Bru McCoy 4 receptions, 40 yards Ohio State Passing Will Howard 24/29, 311 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 10 carries, 80 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jeremiah Smith 6 receptions, 103 yards, 2 TD
[ edit ] 2025 Rose Bowl
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Buckeyes 14 20 7 0 41 No. 1 Ducks 0 8 7 6 21
atRose Bowl •Pasadena, California
Date :January 1, 2025 Game time : 5:00 p.m.EST Game weather : Sunny •Temperature : 70 °F (21 °C) •Wind : N at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)Game attendance : 90,732Referee : Adam SavoieTV announcers (ESPN) : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter), and Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (14:00) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 45-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:00;Ohio State 7–0 ) (7:31) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 42-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:05;Ohio State 14–0 ) Second quarter (14:50) OSU – Jayden Fielding 46-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 3:53;Ohio State 17–0 ) (10:28) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 43-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:43;Ohio State 24–0 ) (8:47) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 66-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:10;Ohio State 31–0 ) (2:59) OSU – Jayden Fielding 36-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:50;Ohio State 34–0 ) (0:00) ORE –Traeshon Holden 5-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel,Justius Lowe pass from Dillon Gabriel (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:59;Ohio State 34–8 ) Third quarter (8:55) ORE –Noah Whittington 2-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:05;Ohio State 34–15 ) (2:19) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 8-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:16;Ohio State 41–15 ) Fourth quarter (10:00) ORE – Traeshon Holden 27-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, two-point run failed (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 3:36;Ohio State 41–21 )
Statistics OSU ORE First downs 20 15 Plays–yards 57–500 70–276 Rushes–yards 31–181 28– -23 Passing yards 319 299 Passing:comp– att– int 17–26–0 29–42–0 Time of possession 29:05 30:55
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Will Howard 17/26, 319 yards, 3 TD Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 8 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jeremiah Smith 7 receptions, 187 yards, 2 TD Oregon Passing Dillon Gabriel 29/41, 299 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jordan James 7 carries, 14 yards Receiving Traeshon Holden 7 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
[ edit ] 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Buckeyes 7 7 0 14 28 No. 3 Longhorns 0 7 7 0 14
atAT&T Stadium •Arlington, Texas
Date :January 10, 2025 Game time : 7:30 p.m.EST Game weather : None (indoor stadium)Game attendance : 74,527Referee : Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ESPN) : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst),Laura Rutledge (sideline reporter), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (7:24) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 9-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:18;Ohio State 7–0 ) Second quarter (0:29) TEX –Jaydon Blue 18-yard pass fromQuinn Ewers , Will Stone kick (Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 1:22;Tied 7–7 ) (0:13) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 75-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:16;Ohio State 14–7 ) Third quarter (3:12) TEX – Jaydon Blue 26-yard pass from Quinn Ewers, Will Stone kick (Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 5:18;Tied 14–14 ) Fourth quarter (7:02) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 13 plays, 88 yards, 7:45;Ohio State 21–14 ) (2:13) OSU – Jack Sawyer 83-yard fumble return, Jayden Fielding kick (Ohio State 28–14
Statistics OSU TEX First downs 18 21 Plays–yards 57–370 68–341 Rushes–yards 24–81 29–58 Passing yards 289 283 Passing:comp– att– int 24–33–1 23–39–1 Time of possession 31:38 28:22
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Will Howard 24/33, 289 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 6 carries, 42 yards Receiving Carnell Tate 7 receptions, 87 yards Texas Passing Quinn Ewers 23/39, 283 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Quintrevion Wisner 17 carries, 46 yards Receiving Jaydon Blue 5 receptions, 59 yards, 2 TD
[ edit ] 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Buckeyes 0 21 10 3 34 No. 5 Fighting Irish 7 0 8 8 23
atMercedes-Benz Stadium •Atlanta, Georgia
Date :January 20, 2025 Game time : 7:30 p.m.EST Game weather : None (indoor stadium)Game attendance : 77,660Referee : Steve MarloweTV announcers (ESPN) : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter), andMolly McGrath (sideline reporter)Box score ,Recap
Game information First quarter (5:15) ND –Riley Leonard 1-yard run, Mitch Jeter kick (Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 9:45;Notre Dame 7–0 ) Second quarter (14:10) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 8-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:05;Tied 7–7 ) (6:15) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 9-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 6:06;Ohio State 14–7 ) (0:27) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 6-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:26;Ohio State 21–7 ) Third quarter (12:46) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14;Ohio State 28–7 ) (7:52) OSU – Jayden Fielding 46-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 5 yards, 3:26;Ohio State 31–7 ) (3:03) ND –Jaden Greathouse 34-yard pass from Riley Leonard,Jeremiyah Love pass from Riley Leonard (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49;Ohio State 31–15 ) Fourth quarter (4:15) ND – Jaden Greathouse 30-yard pass from Riley Leonard,Beaux Collins pass fromJordan Faison (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:10;Ohio State 31–23 ) (0:26) OSU – Jayden Fielding 33-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:44;Ohio State 34–23 )
Statistics OSU ND First downs 22 19 Plays–yards 62–445 58–308 Rushes–yards 41–214 26–53 Passing yards 231 255 Passing:comp– att– int 17–21–0 22–32–0 Time of possession 32:25 27:35
Team Category Player Statistics Ohio State Passing Will Howard 17/21, 231 yards, 2 TD Rushing Quinshon Judkins 11 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jeremiah Smith 5 receptions, 88 yards, 1 TD Notre Dame Passing Riley Leonard 22/31, 255 yards, 2 TD Rushing Riley Leonard 17 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jaden Greathouse 6 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 19 Nick McLarty Fr P 35 Anthony Venneri Jr K 38 Jayden Fielding Jr P 39 Hadi Jawad Sr LS 41 Morrow Evans Fr P 42 Joe McGuire So LS 43 John Ferlmann Sr LS 48 Max Lomonico Sr K 95 Casey Magyar Sr LS 96 Collin Johnson Sr K 98 Austin Snyder Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Chip Kelly –Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Jim Knowles –Defensive coordinator Keenan Bailey –Tight ends Justin Frye –Run game coordinator/offensive line Matt Guerrieri –Safeties Brian Hartline –Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers Larry Johnson –Associate head coach/defensive line James Laurinaitis –Linebackers Carlos Locklyn –Running backs Tim Walton –Assistant head coach/secondary/cornerbacks Mickey Marotti –Associate AD/director of football sport performance Brent Zdebski –Quality control - defense Rob Keys –Quality control - kicking Sam McGrath –Quality control - defense Joe Lyberger –Quality control - defense Tim Drevno –Quality control - offense LaAllan Clark –Graduate assistant - defense Mike Sollenne –Graduate assistant - offense Sean Binckes –Graduate assistant - offense Michael Hunter –Graduate assistant - defense Riley Larkin –Program assistant - offense Gunner Daniel –Program assistant - special teams Devin Jordan –Program assistant - offense Gerren DuHart –Program assistant - defense Joshua Chorba –Program assistant - defense Tony Johnson –Senior advisor/analyst Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
As of January 20, 2025. Depth chart
Ohio State Opp Points per game 35.7 12.9 Total 571 206 First downs 332 241 Rushing 135 97 Passing 183 117 Penalty 14 27 Rushing yards 2,662 1,402 Avg per rush 5.0 2.6 Avg per game 166.4 87.6 Rushing touchdowns 34 13 Passing yards 4,208 2,672 Att-Comp-Int 455-325-10 442-267-10 Avg per pass 9.3 6.1 Avg per game 263.0 167.0 Passing touchdowns 37 10 Total Offense 6,870 4,074 Avg per Play 6.9 4.2 Avg per Game 429.4 254.6 Fumbles-Lost 15-5 23-9 Penalties-Yards 72-653 58-467 Avg per Game 40.8 29.2 Punts-Yards 49-2,042 87-3,674 Avg per Punt 39.0 38.1 Time of Possession/Game 30:18 29:42 3rd Down Conversions 81-186 80-229 4th Down Conversions 20-28 15-33 Sacks-Yards 53-362 16-96 Touchdowns Scored 76 24 Field Goals-Attempts 13-17 12-18 PAT-Attempts 76-76 16-16
Passing statistics # NAME POS RAT CMP ATT YDS AVG/G CMP% TD INT LONG 18 Will Howard QB 175.3 309 423 4,010 250.6 73.1% 35 10 75 33 Devin Brown QB 119.4 11 20 114 12.7 55.0% 1 0 27 10 Julian Sayin QB 128.0 5 12 84 21.0 41.7% 1 0 55
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties
Kickoff statistics # NAME POS KICKS YDS AVG TB OB
Punting statistics # NAME POS PUNTS YDS AVG LONG TB FC I–20 50+ BLK
Kick return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LNG
Punt return statistics # NAME POS RTNS YDS AVG TD LONG
Weekly Individual Awards [ edit ] Post-season awards and honors [ edit ] CFP awards and honors [ edit ] All-CFP Team Player Position Outlet Will Howard QB SI ,CBS ,ATH ,AP Quinshon Judkins RB CBS ,ATH ,AP TreVeyon Henderson RB ATH ,AP Jeremiah Smith WR SI ,CBS ,ATH ,AP Donovan Jackson OG SI ,CBS ,ATH ,AP Carson Hinzman C AP JT Tuimoloau DE SI ,CBS ,ATH ,AP Jack Sawyer DE SI ,CBS ,ATH ,AP Tyleik Williams DT CBS Sonny Styles LB CBS ,ATH ,AP Cody Simon LB SI ,CBS ,ATH ,AP Caleb Downs S SI ,CBS ,ATH ,AP Jayden Fielding K ATH
Sources: Sports Illustrated,[ 31] [ 32] [ 33]
Other awards and honors [ edit ] Archie Griffin awards [ edit ] On Saturday, August 17, a statue ofArchie Griffin was revealed atRose Bowl Stadium inPasadena, California .[ 34] [ 35] [ 36]
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