2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football
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ConferenceBig Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
CFPNo. 2
Record9–0 (6–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Wilson (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
CaptainKamryn Babb
Tommy Eichenberg
Tyler Friday
Teradja Mitchell
Cade Stover
C. J. Stroud
Kourt Williams
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
(capacity: 102,780)
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Michigan   6 – 0     9 – 0  
No. 2 Ohio State   6 – 0     9 – 0  
No. 14 Penn State   4 – 2     7 – 2  
Maryland   3 – 3     6 – 3  
Michigan State   2 – 4     4 – 5  
Rutgers   1 – 5     4 – 5  
Indiana   1 – 5     3 – 6  
West Division
No. 21 Illinois   4 – 2     7 – 2  
Wisconsin   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Purdue   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Iowa   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Minnesota   3 – 3     6 – 3  
Nebraska   2 – 4     3 – 6  
Northwestern   1 – 5     1 – 8  
Championship: December 3, 2022
As of November 11, 2022
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represent Ohio State University as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ryan Day, the Buckeyes play home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It is the Buckeyes' 133rd season overall and 110th as a member of the Big Ten.[1]

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2021 season 11–2, 8–1 in Big Ten play to finish second place in the East Division. They failed to reach the Big Ten Championship for the first time since 2016 after losing to Michigan for the first time since 2011. The Buckeyes received a bid to the Rose Bowl where they defeated Utah on a game winning field goal, 48–45.

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Coaching staff departures

Name Position Following Team Following Position
Kerry Coombs Defensive Coordinator Cincinnati Cornerbacks Coach / Special Teams Coordinator
Al Washington Linebackers Coach Notre Dame Defensive Line Coach / Defensive Run Game Coordinator
Matt Barnes Secondary Coach Memphis Defensive Coordinator
Greg Studrawa Offensive Line Coach — —

Coaching staff additions

Name Position Previous Team Previous Position
Justin Frye Associate Head Coach for Offense / Offensive Line Coach UCLA Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Coach
Jim Knowles Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach Oklahoma State Defensive Coordinator
Tim Walton Secondary Coach / Cornerbacks Coach Jacksonville (NFL) Cornerbacks Coach
Perry Eliano Safeties Coach Cincinnati Cornerbacks Coach

Transfers

Transfers out

The Buckeyes lost 19 players to the transfer portal.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer to
Dallas Gant #19 LB 6’3 235 Senior Toledo, Ohio Toledo
K'Vaughan Pope #36 LB 6’1 225 Senior Dinwiddie, Virginia Tennessee State
Amir Riep #10 CB 6’0 195 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio -
Jack Miller III #9 QB 6’3 215
Redshirt
Freshman		 Scottsdale, Arizona Florida
Quinn Ewers #3 QB 6’2 200 Freshman Southlake, Texas Texas
Craig Young #15 SAF 6'3 223 Sophomore Fort Wayne, Indiana Kansas
Jagger LaRoe #19 QB 6'3 225 Senior Colleyville, Texas Texas A&M–Commerce
Ryan Watts #16 CB 6'3 205
Redshirt
Freshman		 Little Elm, Texas Texas
Darrion Henry-Young #59 DL 6’4 265
Redshirt
Freshman		 Cincinnati, Ohio Kentucky
J.P. Andrade #18 QB 6’2 210 Junior La Verne, California Jackson State
Sevyn Banks #7 CB 6’1 200 Senior Orlando, Florida LSU
Cormontae Hamilton #83 DL 6’2 265 Sophomore Memphis, Tennessee Memphis
Jahsen Wint #23 SAF 5'10 200 Senior Brooklyn, New York -
Lejond Cavazos #4 CB 6'0 192 Sophomore San Antonio, Texas North Carolina
Bryson Shaw #17 SAF 6'0 195 Junior Eldersburg, Maryland USC
Jacolbe Cowan #93 DL 6'4 272 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina North Carolina
Andre Turrentine #34 SAF 5’11 195
Redshirt
Freshman		 Nashville, Tennessee Tennessee
Marcus Hooker #23 SAF 5'11 200 Senior New Castle, Pennsylvania Youngstown State
Noah Potter #97 DL 6’6 275 Junior Mentor, Ohio Cincinnati

Transfers in

The Buckeyes added three players via transfer.

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Transfer from
DeaMonte "Chip" Trayanum #19 LB 5’11 227 Junior Akron, Ohio Arizona State
Parker Lewis - K 6’3 220 Junior Scottsdale, Arizona USC
Tanner McCalister #15 SAF 5’11 192 Graduate Rockwall, Texas Oklahoma State

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2022 NFL Draft
Round Pick NFL Team Player Position
1 10 New York Jets Garrett Wilson WR
1 11 New Orleans Saints Chris Olave WR
3 69 Tennessee Titans Nicholas Petit-Frere OT
3 101 New York Jets Jeremy Ruckert TE
5 158 Seattle Seahawks Tyreke Smith DE
7 238 Las Vegas Raiders Thayer Munford OT

Preseason

Spring Game

The 2022 Spring Game was held at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, April 16, 2022, where the Scarlet team (offense) defeated the Gray team (defense), 34–26.[2]

Date Time Spring Game Site TV Result Attendance
April 16 12:00 pm Scarlet vs. Gray Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH BTN Scarlet 34–26 60,007

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:30 p.m.No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 2
ABCW 21–10106,594
September 1012:00 p.m.Arkansas State*No. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
BTNW 45–12100,067
September 177:00 p.m.Toledo*No. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
FOXW 77–21105,398
September 247:30 p.m.WisconsinNo. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
ABCW 52–21105,473
October 13:30 p.m.RutgersdaggerNo. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
BTNW 49–10104,245
October 84:00 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 3
ABCW 49–2072,809
October 2212:00 p.m.IowaNo. 2
FOXW 54–10104,848
October 2912:00 p.m.at No. 13 Penn StateNo. 2
FOXW 44–31108,433
November 512:00 p.m.at NorthwesternNo. 2
ABCW 21–742,774
November 1212:00 p.m.IndianaNo. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
FOX
November 1912:00 p.m./3:30 p.m.at Maryland
ABC
November 2612:00 p.m.Michigan
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff)
FOX

Game summaries

vs No. 5 Notre Dame

See also: 2022 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) vs No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 5 Notre Dame 3 7 0010
No. 2 Ohio State 7 0 7721

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 106,594
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State −17 • Odds to win: Ohio State 83.5% • [1]
Game information
First quarter
  • 12:13 ND – Blake Grupe kicks a 35 yard FG – Notre Dame 3–0, Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:37
  • 5:32 OSU – Emeka Ebuka 31–yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 7–3, Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:34
Second quarter
  • 11:56 ND – Audric Estime 1–yard run (Blake Grupe kick) – Notre Dame 10–7, Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 5:10
Third quarter
  • 0:17 OSU – Xavier Johnson 24–yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 14–10, Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:43
Fourth quarter
  • 4:51 OSU – Miyan Williams 2–yard run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 21–10, Drive: 14 plays, 95 yards, 7:06
Statistics No. 5 Notre Dame No. 2 Ohio State
First downs 12 22
Plays–yards 48–253 69–395
Rushes–yards 30–76 35–172
Passing yards 177 223
Passing: comp–att–int 10–18–0 24–34–0
Time of possession 27:01 32:59
Team Category Player Statistics
No. 5 Notre Dame Passing Tyler Buchner 10/18 177 Yards, 0 TD
Rushing Chris Tyree 6 Att 28 Yards
Receiving Lorenzo Styles 1 Rec 54 Yards
No. 2 Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 24/34 223 Yards 2 TD
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 15 Att 91 Yards
Receiving Emeka Egbuka 9 Rec 90 Yards 1 TD

vs Arkansas State

See also: 2022 Arkansas State Red Wolves football team
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-0) vs Arkansas State Red Wolves (1-0) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Arkansas State 3 6 3012
No. 3 Ohio State 14 10 21045

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 100,067
  • Referee: David Siegle
  • TV announcers (BTN): Mark Followill (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), and Michelle McMahon (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State −44.5 • Odds to win: Ohio State 98.4% • [2]
Game information
First quarter
  • 10:04 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. from C. J. Stroud for a 42-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 7-0, Drive: 8 plays, 96 yards, 3:30
  • 5:56 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 30-yard field goal - Ohio State 7-3, Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:03
  • 4:23 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson runs for a 4-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 14-3 Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:33
Second quarter
  • 14:56 OSU - Noah Ruggles kicks a 24-yard field goal - Ohio State 17-3, Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:51
  • 13:33 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 38-yard field goal - Ohio State 17-6, Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:15
  • 5:22 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 34-yard field goal - Ohio State 17-9, Drive: 14 plays, 58 yards, 6:53
  • 4:24 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. from C. J. Stroud for a 42-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 24-9, Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:58
Third quarter
  • 13:40 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson runs for a 23-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 31-9, Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:20
  • 10:30 OSU - Emeka Egbuka from C. J. Stroud for a 51-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 38-9, Drive: 2 plays, 59 yards, 0:42
  • 2:49 ASU - Dominic Zvada kicks a 45-yard field goal - Ohio State 38-12, Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 4:46
  • 0:04 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. from C. J. Stroud for a 30-yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 45-12, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:45
Fourth quarter
  • No Scoring
Statistics Arkansas State No. 3 Ohio State
First downs 15 20
Plays–yards 76–276 54–538
Rushes–yards 34–53 26–168
Passing yards 223 370
Passing: comp–att–int 25–42–0 19–28–0
Time of possession 37:44 22:16
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas State Passing James Blackman 20-34, 188 yards
Rushing Champ Flemings 2 carries, 20 yards
Receiving Champ Flemings 10 receptions, 105 yards
No. 3 Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 16-24, 351 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 10 carries, 87 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Marvin Harrison Jr. 7 receptions, 184 yards, 3 TDs

vs Toledo

See also: 2022 Toledo Rockets football team
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (2-0) vs Toledo Rockets (2-0) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Toledo 7 7 7021
No. 3 Ohio State 28 14 142177

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 105,398
  • Referee: Greg Blum
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (play-by-play) and Spencer Tillman (analyst)
  • Spread: Ohio State –31 • Odds to win: Ohio State 97.4% • [3]
Game information
First quarter
  • 11:11 OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 7 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 7–0, Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:45
  • 10:25 TOL – Thomas Zsiros 50 Yd pass from Dequan Finn (Thomas Cluckey kick) – Tied 7–7, Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:46
  • 7:52 OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 8 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 14–7, Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:33
  • 4:29 OSU – Emeka Egbuka 3 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 21–7, Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:59
  • 0:10 OSU – Julian Fleming 5 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 28–7, Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:58
Second quarter
  • 10:41 TOL – Dequan Finn 23 Yd Run (Thomas Cluckey kick) – Ohio State 28–14, Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:29
  • 7:16 OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 7 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 35–14, Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:25
  • 0:47 OSU – Julian Fleming 11 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 42–14, Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 4:37
Third quarter
  • 13:08 OSU – Mitch Rossi 1 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 49–14, Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:24
  • 10:23 TOL – Jerjuan Newton 40 Yd pass from Dequan Finn (Thomas Cluckey kick) – Ohio State 49–21, Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:45
  • 5:06 OSU – Emeka Egbuka 7 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 56–21, Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:30
Fourth quarter
  • 13:49 OSU – Dallan Hayden 1 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 63–21, Drive: 11 plays, 68 yards, 4:59
  • 11:45 OSU – Jayden Ballard 72 Yd pass from Kyle McCord (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 70–21, Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:43
  • 7:08 OSU – TC Caffey 49 Yd run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 77–21, Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:35
Statistics Toledo No. 3 Ohio State
First downs 13 36
Plays–yards 56–307 78–763
Rushes–yards 33–124 44–281
Passing yards 183 482
Passing: comp–att–int 12–23–1 27–34–0
Time of possession 24:34 35:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing Dequan Finn 10–19, 153, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Dequan Finn 7 carries, 70 yards
Receiving Thomas Zsiros 1 reception, 50 yards
No. 3 Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 22–27, 367 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Dallan Hayden 17 carries, 108 yards
Receiving Emeka Egbuka 7 receptions, 116 yards

vs Wisconsin

See also: 2022 Wisconsin Badgers football team
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) vs Wisconsin Badgers (2-1) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Wisconsin 0 7 01421
No. 3 Ohio State 21 10 14752

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 105,473
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –19 • Odds to win: Ohio State 88.9% • [4]
Game information
First quarter
  • 12:13 OSU – Miyan Williams 2 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 7–0, Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:47
  • 8:54 OSU – Cade Stover 13 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 14–0, Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:41
  • 3:55 OSU – Cade Stover 2 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 21–0, Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:24
Second quarter
  • 13:33 OSU – Miyan Williams 3 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 28–0, Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:21
  • 8:31 WIS – Graham Mertz 1 Yd Run (Nate Van Zelst kick) – Ohio State 28–7, Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 5:02
  • 2:20 OSU – Noah Ruggles 25 Yd Field Goal – Ohio State 31–7, Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 6:11
Third quarter
  • 9:35 OSU – Julian Fleming 12 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 38–7, Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:38
  • 2:22 OSU – Emeka Egbuka 8 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 45–7, Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 2:02
Fourth quarter
  • 9:46 WIS – Jackson Acker 2 Yd pass from Graham Mertz (Nate Van Zelst kick) – Ohio State 45–14, Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:36
  • 7:21 OSU – Emeka Egbuka 32 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 52–14, Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:25
  • 7:11 WIS – Braelon Allen 75 Yd Run (Nate Van Zelst kick) – Ohio State 52–21, Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:10
Statistics Wisconsin No. 3 Ohio State
First downs 11 28
Plays–yards 56–296 70–539
Rushes–yards 35–192 43–258
Passing yards 104 281
Passing: comp–att–int 12–21–1 17–27–1
Time of possession 26:58 33:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Wisconsin Passing Graham Mertz 11-20, 94 yards 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Braelon Allen 24 carries, 165 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Skyler Bell 4 receptions, 55 yards
No. 3 Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 17-27, 281 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 21 carries, 121 yards
Receiving Emeka Egbuka 6 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TDs

vs Rutgers (homecoming)

See also: 2022 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (4-0) vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights (3-1) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rutgers 7 0 3010
No. 3 Ohio State 14 14 14749

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 104,245
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (BTN): Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play), Joshua Perry (analyst), and Rick Pizzo (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –39 • Odds to win: Ohio State 98.3% • [5]
Game information
First quarter
  • 11:00 RUT – Sean Ryan 14 Yd pass from Evan Simon (Jude McAtamney kick) – Rutgers 7–0, Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 1:33
  • 9:21 OSU – Miyan Williams 2 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Tied 7–7, Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:39
  • 4:05 OSU – Miyan Williams 1 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 14–7, Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:29
Second quarter
  • 14:51 OSU – Julian Fleming 36 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 21–7, Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:34
  • 0:48 OSU – Miyan Williams 1 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 28–7, Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, 4:48
Third quarter
  • 10:12 RUT – Jude McAtamney kicks a 35 Yd Field Goal – Ohio State 28–10, Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:36
  • 10:01 OSU – Miyan Williams 70 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 35–10, Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11
  • 1:22 OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 4 Yd pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 42–10, Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:04
Fourth quarter
  • 14:50 OSU – Miyan Williams 2 Yd Run (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 49–10, Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:28
Statistics Rutgers No. 3 Ohio State
First downs 12 24
Plays–yards 56–187 59–413
Rushes–yards 36–107 34–252
Passing yards 80 161
Passing: comp–att–int 11–20–1 15–25–1
Time of possession 33:05 26:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Rutgers Passing Evan Simon 10–19, 74 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Samuel Brown V 2 receptions, 79 yards
Receiving Sean Ryan 2 carries, 40 yards, 1 TD
No. 3 Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 13–22, 154 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Miyan Williams 21 carries, 189 yards, 5 TD
Receiving Emeka Egbuka 4 receptions, 70 yards

at Michigan State

See also: 2022 Michigan State Spartans football team
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (5-0) at Michigan State Spartans (2-3) – Game Summary
1 2 34Total
No. 3 Ohio State 14 21 14049
Michigan State 7 6 0720

at Spartan Stadium, East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 72,809
  • Referee: Michael Cannon
  • TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), and Holly Rowe (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –27 • Odds to win: Ohio State 88.5% • [6]
Game information
First quarter
  • 10:50 OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 19 yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 7–0, Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:20
  • 8:32 MSU – C. J. Stroud pass intercepted by Charles Brantley, returned 32 yds for a TD (Jack Stone kick) – Tied 7–7, Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:30
  • 7:11 OSU – Emeka Egbuka 69 yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 14–7, Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:21
Second quarter
  • 14:29 OSU – Julian Fleming 51 yard pass from C. J. Stroud, (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 21–7, Drive: 8 plays, 98 yards, 2:44
  • 10:43 MSU – Jayden Reed 18 yard pass from Payton Thorne (Jack Stone kick missed) – Ohio State 21–13, Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:46
  • 7:05 OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 1 yard run, (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 28–13, Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:38
  • 1:20 OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 28 yard pass from C. J. Stroud, (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 35–13, Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 4:36
Third quarter
  • 9:46 OSU – Marvin Harrison Jr. 19 yard pass from C. J. Stroud, (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 42–13, Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 5:14
  • 3:04 OSU – Gee Scott, Jr. 2 yard pass from C. J. Stroud, (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 49–13, Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:38
Fourth quarter
  • 5:40 MSU – Montorie Foster 25 yard pass from Noah Kim, (Jack Stone kick) – Ohio State 49–20, Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:10
Statistics No. 3 Ohio State Michigan State
First downs 29 12
Plays–yards 74–614 48–202
Rushes–yards 46–237 20–7
Passing yards 377 195
Passing: comp–att–int 23–28–1 17–28–1
Time of possession 37:14 22:46
Team Category Player Statistics
No. 3 Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 21–26, 361 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 19 carries, 119 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Emeka Egbuka 5 receptions, 143 yards, 1 TD
Michigan State Passing Payton Thorne 11–18, 113 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Elijah Collins 2 carries, 9 yards
Receiving Jayden Reed 4 receptions, 67 yards, 1 TD

vs Iowa

See also: 2022 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (6-0) vs Iowa Hawkeyes (3-3) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Iowa 7 3 0010
No. 2 Ohio State 16 10 141454

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Mostly Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 104,848
  • Referee: Jerry McGinn
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –30 • Odds to win: Ohio State 95.4% • [7]
Game information
First quarter
  • 14:02 OSU - Noah Ruggles kicks a 46 yard field goal – Ohio State 3–0, Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:44
  • 13:00 IOWA - Joe Evans recovers a fumble and returns it for a 11 yard TD (Drew Stevens kick) – Iowa 7–3, Drive: 1 play, -13 yards, 0:07
  • 8:15 OSU - Miyan Williams runs for a 2 yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 10–7, Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:45
  • 4:30 OSU - Noah Ruggles kicks a 41 yard field goal – Ohio State 13–7, Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:10
  • 0:00 OSU - Noah Ruggles kicks a 35 yard field goal – Ohio State 16–7, Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:24
Second quarter
  • 10:07 IOWA - Drew Stevens kicks a 49 yard field goal – Ohio State 16–10, Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:53
  • 3:38 OSU - Noah Ruggles kicks a 26 yard field goal – Ohio State 19–10, Drive: 8 plays, 24 yards, 3:00
  • 3:25 OSU - Spencer Petras pass intercepted by Tommy Eichenburg returned for a 15 yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 26–10, Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:08
Third quarter
  • 9:36 OSU - Marvin Harrison Jr. 6 yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 33–10, Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 2:08
  • 4:43 OSU - Emeka Egbuka 13 yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 40–10, Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:54
Fourth quarter
  • 13:26 OSU - Julian Fleming 79 yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 47–10, Drive: 3 plays, 90 yards, 1:26
  • 7:59 OSU - Mitch Rossi 3 yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Noah Ruggles kick) – Ohio State 54–10, Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards , 3:28
Statistics Iowa No. 2 Ohio State
First downs 8 16
Plays–yards 59–158 62–360
Rushes–yards 35–77 30–66
Passing yards 81 294
Passing: comp–att–int 11–24–3 22–32–1
Time of possession 29:14 30:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Spencer Petras 6–14, 49 yards, 0 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Leshon Williams 9 carries, 31 yards, 0 TD
Receiving Sam LaPorta 6 receptions, 55 yards, 0 TD
No. 2 Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 20–30, 286 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 11 carries, 38 yards, 0 TD
Receiving Julian Fleming 2 receptions, 105 yards, 1 TD

at No. 13 Penn State (rivalry)

See also: 2022 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Ohio State-Penn State football rivalry
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (7-0) at No. 13 Penn State Nittany Lions (6-1) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 2 Ohio State 10 3 32844
No. 13 Penn State 0 14 01731

at Beaver Stadium, University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 51 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 108,433
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –15.5 • Odds to win: Ohio State 79.6% • [8]
Game information
First quarter
  • 9:47 OSU - Noah Ruggles kick a 38 yard field goal - Ohio State 3-0, Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 5:13
  • 2:48 OSU - Miyan Williams runs for a 4 yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 10-0 Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 1:54
Second quarter
  • 11:13 PSU - Parker Washington from Sean Clifford for a 58 yards (Jake Pinegar kick) Ohio State 10-7 Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 2:49
  • 6:50 PSU - KeAndre Lambert-Smith from Sean Clifford for a 23 yard TD (Jake Pinegar kick) Penn State 14-10 Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:49
  • 3:15 OSU - Noah Ruggles kicks a 37 yard field goal - Penn State 14-13 Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 3:36
Third quarter
  • 0:10 OSU - Noah Ruggles kicks a 40 yard field goal - Ohio State 16-14, Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 3:01
Fourth quarter
  • 9:26 PSU - Kaytron Allen runs for a 1 yard TD (Jake Pinegar kick) - Penn State 21-16 Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:44
  • 8:51 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson runs for a 41 yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 23-21 Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:35
  • 8:17 OSU - Cade Stover from C. J. Stroud for a 24 yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 30-21 Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:09
  • 5:49 PSU - Jake Pinegar kicks a 44 yard field goal - Ohio State 30-24 Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:28
  • 2:52 OSU - TreVeyon Henderson runs for a 7 yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 37-24 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:57
  • 2:42 OSU - Sean Clifford pass intercepted by JT Tuimoloau returned for a 14 yard TD (Noah Ruggles kick) - Ohio State 44-24
  • 1:12 PSU - Kaytron Allen from Sean Clifford for a 5 yard TD (Jake Pinegar kick) - Ohio State 44-31 Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:30
Statistics No. 2 Ohio State No. 13 Penn State
First downs 21 24
Plays–yards 60–452 80–482
Rushes–yards 26–98 33–111
Passing yards 354 371
Passing: comp–att–int 26–34–0 32–47–3
Time of possession 29:34 30:26
Team Category Player Statistics
No. 2 Ohio State Passing C.J. Stroud 26–33, 354 yards, 1 TD
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 16 carries, 78 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Marvin Harrison Jr. 10 receptions, 185 yards
No. 13 Penn State Passing Sean Clifford 32–47, 371 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Kaytron Allen 12 carries, 76 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Parker Washington 11 receptions, 179 yards, 1 TD

at Northwestern

See also: 2022 Northwestern Wildcats football team
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (8-0) at Northwestern Wildcats (1-7) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
No. 2 Ohio State 0 7 7721
Northwestern 7 0 007

at Ryan Field, Evanston, Illinois

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, windy, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,774
  • Referee: Ron Snodgrass
  • TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
  • Spread:Ohio State –38 • Odds to win: Ohio State 98.4% • [9]
Game information
First quarter
  • 6:45 NU – Evan Hull runs for 16 yards (Adam Stage kick) – Northwestern 7–0, Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:18
Second quarter
  • 2:26 OSU – Emeka Egbuka runs for 15 yards (Noah Ruggles kick) – Tied 7–7, Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 2:29
Third quarter
  • 8:44 OSU – Miyan Williams runs for 27 yards (Noah Ruggles kick) Ohio State 14–7, Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:01
Fourth quarter
  • 4:21 OSU – Miyan Williams runs for 2 yards (Noah Ruggles kick) Ohio State 21–7, Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:06
Statistics No. 2 Ohio State Northwestern
First downs 13 17
Plays–yards 61–283 76–285
Rushes–yards 35–207 59–206
Passing yards 76 79
Passing: comp–att–int 10–26–0 10–17–0
Time of possession 23:34 36:26
Team Category Player Statistics
No. 2 Ohio State Passing C. J. Stroud 10–26, 76 yards, 0 TD
Rushing Miyan Williams 26 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Marvin Harrison, Jr. 5 receptions, 51 yards, 0 TD
Northwestern Passing Brendan Sullivan 10–17, 79 yards, 0 TD
Rushing Evan Hull 30 carries, 122 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Malik Washington 6 receptions, 49 yards, 0 TD

vs Indiana

See also: 2022 Indiana Hoosiers football team
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (9-0) vs Indiana Hoosiers (3-6) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Indiana 0 0 000
No. 2 Ohio State 0 0 000

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State -40 • Odds to win: Ohio State 98.5% • [10]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Indiana No. 2 Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
No. 2 Ohio State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Maryland

See also: 2022 Maryland Terrapins football team
Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) at Maryland Terrapins (0-0) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Ohio State 0 0 000
Maryland 0 0 000

at SECU Stadium, College Park, Maryland

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m./3:30 p.m. EST
  • TV: ABC
  • Spread: TBD • Odds to win: Ohio State 87.7% • [11]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Ohio State Maryland
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Maryland Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Michigan (The Game)

See also: 2022 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) vs Michigan Wolverines (0-0) – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Michigan 0 0 000
Ohio State 0 0 000

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
  • Spread: Ohio State –7 • Odds to win: Ohio State 68.8% • [12]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics Michigan Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Rankings

Further information: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP2 (6)3 (2)3 (1)3 (1)3 (4)3 (10)2 (20)2 (17)2 (18)2т (15)2 (1)
Coaches2 (5)3 (2)3 (1)3 (1)3 (4)3 (7)3 (10)2 (17)2 (17)2 (13)2
CFPNot released22Not released

Roster

2022 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Kamryn Babb (C) Sr
WR 2 Emeka Egbuka So
RB 3 Miyan Williams Jr
WR 4 Julian Fleming Jr
RB 5 Dallen Hayden Fr
QB 6 Kyle McCord So
QB 7 C. J. Stroud (C)
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 So
TE 8 Cade Stover (C) Sr
WR 9 Jayden Ballard So
WR 10 Xaiver Johnson Sr
WR 11 Jaxon Smith-Njigba Jr
WR 12 Caleb Burton Fr
WR 13 Kaleb Brown Fr
WR 14 Kojo Antwi Fr
QB 15 Devin Brown Fr
QB 16 Mason Maggs Fr
WR 17 Kyion Grayes Fr
WR 18 Marvin Harrison Jr. So
QB 19 Chad Ray So
RB 21 Evan Pryor So
WR 25 Kai Saunders Fr
RB 26 Cayden Saunders So
RB 28 TC Caffey Fr
WR 30 Corban Cleveland So
RB 32 TreVeyon Henderson So
RB 33 Mason Brecht Fr
TE 34 Mitch Rossi Sr
TE 43 Riordin Stauffer Fr
TE 49 Patrick Gurd Jr
OL 53 Luke Wypler
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 Jr
OL 54 Toby Wilson So
OL 55 Matthew Jones Sr
OL 60 Ryan Smith Sr
OL 61 Jack Forsman So
OL 64 Quinton Burke Jr
OL 65 Zen Michalski So
OL 66 Enokk Vimahi Sr
OL 67 Tegra Tshabola Fr
OL 68 George Fitzpatrick Fr
OL 69 Trey Leroux
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 Jr
OL 70 Josh Fryar
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 Jr
OL 71 Ben Christman So
OL 72 Avery Henry
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 Fr
OL 73 Grant Toutant
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 Jr
OL 74 Donovan Jackson So
OL 75 Carson Hinzman Fr
OL 77 Paris Johnson Jr. Jr
OL 78 Jakob James
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 Jr
OL 79 Dawand Jones Sr
WR 80 Blaize Exline Fr
TE 81 Sam Hart So
WR 82 David Adolph Fr
WR 83 Joop Mitchell So
TE 84 Joe Royer
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 Jr
WR 87 Reis Stocksdale So
TE 88 Gee Scott Jr. Jr
TE 89 Zak Herbstreit So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 2 Kourt Williams II (C)
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 Jr
LB 3 Teradja Mitchell (C) Sr
CB 4 JK Johnson So
DT 6 Taron Vincent Sr
CB 7 Jordan Hancokc So
DE 8 Javontae Jean–Baptiste Sr
DE 9 Zach Harrison Sr
CB 10 Denzel Burke So
LB 11 C.J. Hicks Fr
S 12 Lathan Ransom Jr
S 13 Cameron Martinez
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 Fr
S 14 Ronnie Hickman Sr
S 15 Tanner McCalister Sr
LB 17 Mitchell Melton Jr
CB 18 Jyarie Brown Fr
LB 19 DeaMonte Trayanum Jr
S 20 Sonny Styles Fr
LB 21 Palaie Gaoteote IV Sr
LB 22 Steele Chambers Jr
DE 23 Omari Abor Fr
S 24 Jantzen Dunn So
S 25 Jaylen Johnson So
CB 26 Cameron Brown Sr
LB 28 Reid Carrico So
CB 29 Ryan Turner Fr
LB 30 Cody Simon Jr
S 32 Brenton Jones Fr
DE 33 Jack Sawyer So
CB 34 Collin Kaufmann Fr
LB 35 Tommy Eichenberg (C) So
LB 36 Gabe Powers Fr
S 37 Kyle Stokes Fr
DB 38 Cameron Kittle Jr
DB 39 Andrew Moore So
S 41 Josh Proctor Sr
CB 42 Lloyd McFarquhar Sr
CB 43 Diante Griffin Fr
DE 44 J.T. Tuimoloau So
LB 46 Elias Meyers Sr
LB 50 Jackson Kuwatch So
DT 51 Mike Hall Jr. Fr
LB 52 Jay Stoker Fr
DE 54 Tyler Friday (C) Sr
DE 56 Zack Cicero Fr
LB 57 Jalen Pace So
DT 58 Ty Hamilton Jr
DL 62 Bryce Prater So
DL 63 Zach Prater So
DT 86 Jerron Cage Sr
DT 90 Jaden McKenzie Sr
DT 91 Tyleik Williams So
DE 92 Caden Curry Fr
DT 93 Hero Kanu Fr
DE 97 Kenyatta Jackson Fr
CB 98 Jake Seibert
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 Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 29 Jesse Mirco So
K 38 Jayden Fielding Fr
LS 42 Bradley Robinson Sr
LS 48 Max Lomonico So
LS 94 Mason Arnold So
K 95 Noah Ruggles GS
P 96 Michael O'Shaughnessy Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
    Injured
  • Redshirt
    Redshirt

Staff

Coach Title Years at Ohio State
Ryan Day Head Coach 6th
Gene Smith Vice President / Athletic Director 18th
Mickey Marotti Assistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance 13th
Tony Alford Assistant Head Coach for Offense / Running Game Coordinator / Running Backs Coach 8th
Justin Frye Associate Head Coach for Offense / Offensive Line 1st
Larry Johnson Associate Head Coach / Defensive Line Coach 9th
Kevin Wilson Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends Coach 6th
Jim Knowles Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Coach 1st
Parker Fleming Special Teams Coordinator 7th
Brian Hartline Passing Game Coordinator / Wide Receivers Coach 6th
Corey Dennis Quarterbacks Coach 8th
Tim Walton Secondary Coach / Cornerbacks Coach 1st
Perry Eliano Safeties Coach 1st
Todd Fitch Offensive Analyst 2nd
Matt Guerrieri Senior Advisor / Analyst 1st
Mike Sollenne Graduate Assistant (OL) 1st
Keegan O'Hara Graduate Assistant (WR) 1st
Brent Zdebski Quality Control (Defense) 1st

Awards and honors

Pre-season All-American Honors
Player Position AP ESPN Sporting News WCFF Designation
Jaxon Smith-Njigba WR 1st Team 1st Team 1st Team 1st Team Unanimous
TreVeyon Henderson RB 1st Team 1st Team 1st Team 1st Team Unanimous
Dawand Jones OL 2nd Team 2nd Team
Noah Ruggles PK 2nd Team 2nd Team
C. J. Stroud QB 2nd Team 2nd Team
Paris Johnson OT 1st Team 2nd Team
Big Ten Weekly Honors
Date Player Position Award
Week 3 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR co-Offensive Player of the Week
Week 4 C. J. Stroud QB Offensive Player of the Week
Week 5 Tommy Eichenberg LB co-Defensive Player of the Week
Week 6 Miyan Williams RB Offensive Player of the Week
Week 7 C. J. Stroud (2) QB Offensive Player of the Week
Week 9 Noah Ruggles PK Special Teams Player of the Week
Week 10 J. T. Tuimoloau DE Defensive Player of the Week


National Weekly Honors
Date Player Position Award
October 26 Tommy Eichenberg LB Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week
October 31 J. T. Tuimoloau DE Walter Camp Award National Defensive Player of the Week
November 2 Tommy Eichenberg LB Lott IMPACT Trophy Player of the Week

References

  1. ^ "Football Schedule". Ohio State University.
  2. ^ Kaufman, Oller, and Rabinowitz. "Final score: Ohio State football 2022 spring game, Buckeyes back inside Ohio Stadium". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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