Sweater Vest Award: Noah Ruggles and Jesse Mirco.Ĭhecking in on the Buckeyes Special Teams and despite a rare miss (only his third ever as a Buckeye) by Noah Ruggles, he and punter Jesse Mirco played well. Harrison is coming into his own at the perfect time for him and the Buckeyes. Against Iowa and Penn State he has six tackles, two tackles for a loss, a sack, two quarterback hurries, a pass broken up, a forced fumble, and an interception. In his senior season, Harrison has come alive in the past two games. His career has been solid but not the all-American caliber expected from fans and Harrison himself40-yard. Zach Harrison had been expected to be the next Chase Young and fill those giant shoes when he came to Ohio State. Zach Harrison (9) after intercepting Sean Clifford’s pass. Henderson however, has the shoulders, skill, and character to carry the load. The Buckeyes will have to depend on #32 a lot for the rest of the year as they are thin at running back. Henderson’s fighting back kept the running game in as a threat for Ohio State and was a big part of the victory. He bounced bag big and finished with 57 yards on six carries and two touchdowns for a total of 16 carries 78 yards and two touchdowns. He started the game with only 28 yards on 10 carries. This game started rather roughly for Henderson. Henderson silences the Beaver Stadium faithful with a 41-yard touchdown run. Taylor Decker Award: TreVeyon Henderson. He has quietly done his job all season and is having one of the best years for a tight end in Buckeye history. Stroud pass into the endzone for a touchdown. On the next Ohio State possession, Stover himself would take a 24-yard C.J. That score gave the Buckeyes a 23-21 lead which they would never relinquish. He threw the biggest blocks on TreVeyon Henderson’s 41-yard touchdown run. (Photo by Adam Cairns-The Columbus Dispatch)Ĭade Stover had a fantastic game both receiving and blocking. Buckeye Cade Stover threw the key blocks for Henderson’s 41-yard touchdown. Tuimoloau broke out in his sophomore season on the road against Penn State like the great Chase Young. He had six tackles, three tackles for a loss, two sacks, a fumble forced, a fumble recovered, and two interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. Tuimoloau is every snap for the rest of this year and next. Opposing offenses will have to know where J.T. This was a debut to be a known name on the national stage. Tuimoloau (44) had the best game of his career in the Buckeyes win. He picked the perfect time to have a career game and can be a huge weapon for the Buckeyes going forward. It was that level of dominance that Chase Young would have in his record-setting season of 2019. (Photo by Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch)Īppropriately this was the best performance by a Buckeye defender since Chase Young was wearing the scarlet and gray. Chase Young Defensive Player of the Game: J.T. He did everything for the Buckeyes and it can’t be stated enough how much he led this team to their best win of the season. He was a five-star, super-hyped recruit and proved why today. Tuimoloau was easily the best player on the field in this game and that says a lot about the talent that both of these programs put out there. Tuimoloau with his first interception of the game. Dwayne Haskins (Player of the Game) Award: J.T. Penn State was on the ropes at this point down 37-24 with less than three minutes to go and this was the knockout punch that put the Nittany Lions on the mat and they didn’t get back up. Tuimoloau had a huge game and no play was larger than the fourth quarter40-yard interception that he returned 14 yards for a touchdown. Tuimoloau with his second interception, this one returned for a touchdown. If they score 20 or more next week to make 70, they will move alone into the lead for that record. I know they needed some luck to not have any of their own but forcing four was critical to this defense, and most critical to the Buckeyes’ victory.Īnother Buckeye stat I love to see is Ohio State has now scored at least 20 or more points in 69 straight games, tying the football bowl subdivision record. The Buckeyes had quite an up-and-down game, but forcing four turnovers and committing none is a huge upside in any game against any opponent. That is quite the feat at that notoriously difficult place to travel to and win.
(Photo by Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch)Ĥ4 points is the most ever given up by Penn State in a loss at home in the 52 year history of Beaver Stadium. Stroud scrambles for some needed rushing yards. Favorite Stats of the Game: Ohio State was plus-four in the turnover margin. For those of you who are first-time readers, welcome! Here is a link explaining my process of how I recap Buckeye games while paying respect to the rich historical tradition of the team I love, The Ohio State Buckeyes.
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