2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Consensus national champion Rose Bowl champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Rose Bowl (CFP Quarterfinal), W 41–21 vs. Oregon Cotton Bowl Classic (CFP Semifinal), W 28–14 vs. Texas CFP National Championship, W 34–23 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	14–2 (7–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ryan Day (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chip Kelly (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Brian Hartline (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captains	Emeka Egbuka TreVeyon Henderson Jack Sawyer Cody Simon
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Oregon y$^		9	–	0					13	–	1
No. 5 Penn State y^		8	–	1					13	–	3
No. 10 Indiana ^		8	–	1					11	–	2
No. 1 Ohio State #^		7	–	2					14	–	2
No. 16 Illinois		6	–	3					10	–	3
Iowa		6	–	3					8	–	5
Michigan		5	–	4					8	–	5
Minnesota		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		4	–	5					7	–	6
Rutgers		4	–	5					7	–	6
Washington		4	–	5					6	–	7
Nebraska		3	–	6					7	–	6
Michigan State		3	–	6					5	–	7
UCLA		3	–	6					5	–	7
Wisconsin		3	–	6					5	–	7
Northwestern		2	–	7					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	8					4	–	8
Purdue		0	–	9					1	–	11
Championship: Oregon 45, Penn State 37
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Ryan Day and played their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, 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. 3 Oregon on the road at Autzen Stadium. Subsequent to the loss, the team won its next five, including one on the road against No. 3 Penn State and one at home against No. 5 Indiana. However, an upset home loss to unranked Michigan, a fourth consecutive loss in the rivalry, knocked them out of the Big Ten Championship Game. Ohio State still qualified for the 2024–25 College Football Playoff and was selected as the No. 8 seed. They defeated No. 9 seed Tennessee in the first round, 42–17, and avenged their regular season loss against No. 1 seed Oregon, defeating them 41–21 in the Rose Bowl. They subsequently defeated No. 5 seed Texas 28–14 in the Cotton Bowl Classic to advance to the CFP National Championship, where they defeated No. 7 seed Notre Dame 34–23, claiming their first national championship since the 2014 season. The Buckeyes were the first 12-team College Football Playoff champion (winning four playoff games), the first team since the 2007 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 the 2021 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.

Offseason

Positions key

Offense	Defense	Special teams
QB — Quarterback RB — Running back FB — Fullback WR — Wide receiver TE — Tight end OL — Offensive lineman T — Tackle G — Guard C — Center	DL — Defensive lineman DE — Defensive end [a] DT — Defensive tackle [b] LB — Linebacker [c] DB — Defensive back CB — Cornerback S — Safety [d]	K — Kicker [e] P — Punter LS — Long snapper RS — Return specialist [f]
Sometimes referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE) Includes nose 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

Departures

Name	Position	New school	New position
Tony Alford	Assistant head coach for offense/running backs coach	Michigan	Run game coordinator/running backs coach [1]
Mike Dawson	Program assistant - defense	Kansas	Senior analyst - defense [2]
Corey Dennis	Quarterbacks coach	Tulsa	Quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator [3]
Perry Eliano	Safeties coach [4]	Toledo	Cornerbacks coach [5]
Todd Fitch	Senior analyst - offense	LSU	Sr. offensive analyst [6]
Parker Fleming	Special teams coordinator	None [7]
Joe Philbin	Senior advisor/analyst - offense	Las Vegas Raiders	Senior offensive assistant [8]

Additions

Chip Kelly joined the staff as offensive coordinator

Name	Position	Previous school	Previous position
Tim Drevno	Quality control - offense [9]	UCLA	Offensive line coach
Matt Guerrieri	Safeties coach [7]	Indiana	Co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach
Michael Hunter	Graduate assistant - defense [10]	Tulsa	Defensive passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach
Tony Johnson	Senior advisor/analyst [11]	Olentangy Berkshire Middle School	Assistant coach
Brandon Jordan [a]	Program assistant - defense [12]	Seattle Seahawks	Pass rush specialist
Chip Kelly	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach [13]	UCLA	Head coach
Carlos Locklyn	Running backs coach [14]	Oregon	Running backs coach

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2024 NFL draft

Round	Pick	NFL team	Player	Position
1	4	Arizona Cardinals	Marvin Harrison Jr.	WR
2	54	Cleveland Browns	Mike Hall Jr.	DT
4	123	Houston Texans	Cade Stover	TE
5	148	Las Vegas Raiders	Tommy Eichenberg	LB
Undrafted		Detroit Lions	Steele Chambers	LB
Undrafted		Buffalo Bills	Xavier Johnson	WR
Undrafted		Miami Dolphins	Matthew Jones	OL
Undrafted		Jacksonville Jaguars	Josh Proctor	S

Source: ^[15]

Transfers

Outgoing

The Buckeyes lost 26 players to the transfer portal. ^{[16] [17]}

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

Incoming

The Buckeyes added 10 players from the transfer portal. ^{[16] [17]}

Player	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Hometown	Previous school
Caleb Downs	#2	S	6'0"	205	Sophomore	Hoschton, Georgia	Alabama
Will Howard	#18	QB	6'4"	235	Graduate	Downingtown, Pennsylvania	Kansas State
Quinshon Judkins	#1	RB	6'0"	219	Junior	Pike Road, Alabama	Ole Miss
Will Kacmarek	#89	TE	6'6"	260	Senior	St. Louis, Missouri	Ohio
Seth McLaughlin	#56	OL	6'4"	305	Graduate	Buford, Georgia	Alabama
Keenan Nelson Jr.	#16	DB	6'1"	185	Junior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	South Carolina
Julian Sayin [c]	#10	QB	6'1"	203	Freshman	Carlsbad, California	Alabama
Anthony Venneri	#35	P	6'0"	225	Junior	Hamilton, Ontario	Buffalo

Selected Ohio State portal transfers

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  CB Caleb Downs
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  QB Will Howard
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  RB Quinshon Judkins
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  C Seth McLauglin

Photos from CFP National Championship week.

Recruiting class

Freshman Jeremiah Smith was an immediate contributor.

Main article: 2024 college football recruiting class

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: "2024 Ohio State Football Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved December 12, 2024. "2024 Ohio State Football Commitment List". ESPN. Retrieved December 12, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024. "Ohio State 2024 Football Commits". 247Sports. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

Recruiting class rankings

Website	National rank	Conference rank	5 star recruits	4 star recruits	3 star recruits	Total
247Sports [18]	5	2	1	12	8	22
ESPN [19]	—	—	1	14	6	21
Rivals [20]	4	2	3	14	4	21

Walk-ons

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

Preseason

Spring game

Date	Time	Spring Game	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
April 13	12:00 p.m.	Offense (Scarlet) vs. Defense (Gray)	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	Fox	Offense 34-33	80,012	[21]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Akron *	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	CBS	W 52–6	102,011
September 7	7:30 p.m.	Western Michigan *	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	W 56–0	102,665
September 21	12:00 p.m.	Marshall *	No. 3	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH ( Big Noon Kickoff )	FOX	W 49–14	103,871
September 28	7:30 p.m.	at Michigan State	No. 3	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	Peacock	W 38–7	71,114
October 5	3:30 p.m.	Iowa	No. 3	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	CBS	W 35–7	105,135
October 12	7:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Oregon	No. 2	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR ( College GameDay )	NBC	L 31–32	60,129
October 26	12:00 p.m.	Nebraska	No. 4	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	W 21–17	104,830
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Penn State	No. 4	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry, College GameDay, Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	W 20–13	111,030
November 9	12:00 p.m.	Purdue	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	FOX	W 45–0	103,463
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Northwestern	No. 2	Wrigley Field Chicago, IL	BTN	W 31–7	38,147
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 5 Indiana	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (College GameDay, Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	W 38–15	105,751
November 30	12:00 p.m.	Michigan	No. 2	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff)	FOX	L 10–13	106,005
December 21	8:00 p.m.	(9) No. 7 Tennessee *	(8) No. 6	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (CFP First Round, College GameDay)	ESPN/ABC	W 42–17	102,819
January 1, 2025	5:00 p.m.	vs. (1) No. 1 Oregon*	(8) No. 6	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl–CFP Quarterfinal, College GameDay)	ESPN	W 41–21	90,732
January 10, 2025	7:30 p.m.	vs. (5) No. 3 Texas *	(8) No. 6	AT&T Stadium Arlington, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic–CFP Semifinal, College GameDay)	ESPN	W 28–14	74,527
January 20, 2025	7:30 p.m.	vs. (7) No. 5 Notre Dame *	(8) No. 6	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (CFP National Championship, College GameDay)	ESPN	W 34–23	77,660
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 5) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time Source: [22] [23]

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	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

Game summaries

vs Akron

See also: 2024 Akron Zips football team

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

at Ohio 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: 102,011
• Referee: Tim O'Dey
• TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny 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 from Will 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-state Akron Zips from the MAC. Ohio State looked to continue their 108-year winning streak over in-state opponents. Two weeks before the game, Ryan Day named Kansas State transfer Will Howard Ohio State's starting quarterback for the 2024 season. ^[24] Ohio State's injuries for the game included starting linebacker Cody Simon and left guard Donovan Jackson.

Ohio State got the ball first and went three-and-out after highly touted freshman Jeremiah Smith dropped his first career target, followed by a false start penalty and an incompletion. On Akron's first play, Ohio State cornerback Davison Igbinosun was nearly ejected for targeting after a late hit on sliding Akron quarterback Ben 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 linebacker C. 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 to Emeka Egbuka. Two plays later, Ohio State would get the ball back after an interception of Finley by Denzel Burke. The Buckeyes would cash in the short field with a 40–yard field goal by Jayden 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 by JT Tuimoloau. Ohio State would subsequently orchestrate another touchdown drive, with Howard completing a 16-yard pass to Carnell 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, before Quinshon 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, junior Caden Curry forced a Bullock fumble on a hit from behind, which was recovered by safety Lathan 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 by James 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

See also: 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team

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: 102,665
• Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
• TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke 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 from Julian 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

vs Marshall

See also: 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

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: 103,871
• Referee: Bryan Banks
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny 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

at Michigan State

See also: 2024 Michigan State Spartans football team

No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–0) at Michigan State Spartans (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Buckeyes	3	21	14	0	38
Spartans	0	7	0	0	7

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 71,114
• Referee: Kole Knueppel
• TV announcers (Peacock): Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Colt McCoy (analyst), and Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

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 from Aidan 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 from Devin 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 No scoring plays

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

vs Iowa

See also: 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

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: 105,135
• Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
• TV 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 No scoring plays 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

at No. 3 Oregon

See also: 2024 Oregon Ducks football team

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

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 60,129
• Referee: Larry Smith
• TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter), and Paul Burmeister (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

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 from Dillon 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

vs Nebraska

See also: 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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: 104,830
• Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
• TV 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 from Dylan 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

at No. 3 Penn State (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry

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

at Beaver 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: 111,030
• Referee: Kole Knueppel
• TV 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

vs Purdue

See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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: 103,463
• Referee: Chris Coyte
• TV 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

at Northwestern

See also: 2024 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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

at Wrigley 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: 38,147
• Referee: Mark Kluczynski
• TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays 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 No scoring plays

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

vs No. 5 Indiana

See also: 2024 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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: 105,751
• Referee: Jerry McGinn
• TV 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 from Kurtis 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

vs Michigan (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry

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: 106,005
• Referee: Larry Smith
• TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline reporter), and Tom 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

vs No. 7 Tennessee (CFP First Round)

See also: 2024 Tennessee Volunteers football team and 2024–25 College Football Playoff

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

• Date: December 21
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 25 °F (−4 °C) • Wind: NW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 102,819
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter), and Marty Smith (sideline reporter)
• Box score, Recap

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 since 2022. ^[25]

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

vs. No. 1 Oregon (Rose Bowl / CFP Quarterfinal)

See also: 2024 Oregon Ducks football team, 2025 Rose Bowl, and 2024–25 College Football Playoff

2025 Rose Bowl
No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (11–2) vs. No. 1 Oregon Ducks (13–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Buckeyes	14	20	7	0	41
No. 1 Ducks	0	8	7	6	21

at Rose 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: 90,732
• Referee: Adam Savoie
• TV 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

vs. No. 3 Texas (Cotton Bowl Classic / CFP Semifinal)

See also: 2024 Texas Longhorns football team, 2025 Cotton Bowl Classic (January), and 2024–25 College Football Playoff

2025 Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (12–2) vs. No. 3 Texas Longhorns (13–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Buckeyes	7	7	0	14	28
No. 3 Longhorns	0	7	7	0	14

at AT&T Stadium • Arlington, Texas

• Date: January 10, 2025
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 74,527
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV 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 from Quinn 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

vs. No. 5 Notre Dame (CFP National Championship Game)

See also: 2024 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, 2025 College Football Playoff National Championship, and 2024–25 College Football Playoff

2025 College Football Playoff National Championship
No. 6 Ohio State Buckeyes (13–2) vs. No. 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (14–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Buckeyes	0	21	10	3	34
No. 5 Fighting Irish	7	0	8	8	23

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: January 20, 2025
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 77,660
• Referee: Steve Marlowe
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Holly Rowe (sideline reporter), and Molly 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 from Jordan 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

Personnel

Roster

2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Quinshon Judkins Jr WR 2 Emeka Egbuka  (C) GS QB 3 Lincoln Kienholz So WR 4 Jeremiah Smith Fr WR 5 Mylan Graham Fr WR 9 Jayden Ballard Sr QB 10 Julian Sayin Fr WR 11 Brandon Inniss So QB 12 Air Noland Fr WR 13 Bryson Rodgers So WR 14 Kojo Antwi Jr TE 15 Jelani Thurman So QB 16 Mason Maggs Jr WR 17 Carnell Tate So QB 18 Will Howard GS QB 19 Chad Ray Sr RB 20 James Peoples Fr WR 23 Nolan Baudo So RB 24 Sam Williams-Dixon Fr RB 26 Chase Brecht Jr RB 28 TC Caffey  Jr RB 30 Rashid SeSay Fr RB 32 TreVeyon Henderson  (C) Sr QB 33 Devin Brown Jr WR 34 Brennen Schramm So TE 46 Jace Middleton Sr TE 49 Patrick Gurd Sr OL 51 Luke Montgomery So OL 54 Toby Wilson Sr OL 56 Seth McLaughlin   GS OL 58 Gabe VanSickle Fr OL 62 Joshua Padilla So OL 63 Julian Goines-Jackson Jr OL 64 Simon Lorentz Fr OL 65 Zen Michalski Sr OL 67 Austin Siereveld So OL 68 George Fitzpatrick Jr OL 69 Ian Moore Fr OL 70 Josh Fryar Sr OL 71 Josh Simmons   Sr OL 72 Deontae Armstrong Fr OL 73 Devontae Armstrong Fr OL 74 Donovan Jackson Sr OL 75 Carson Hinzman Jr OL 76 Miles Walker So OL 77 Tegra Tshabola Jr WR 80 Shawn Lodge Jr WR 81 Damarion Witten Fr WR 82 David Adolph Jr WR 83 Joop Mitchell Sr WR 84 Dorian Williams Fr TE 85 Bennett Christian Jr TE 86 Maxence LeBlanc Fr WR 87 Reis Stocksdale Sr TE 88 Gee Scott Jr. GS TE 89 Zak Herbstreit Sr TE 89 Will Kacmarek Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Cody Simon  (C) GS CB 1 Davison Igbinosun Jr S 2 Caleb Downs So CB 3 Lorenzo Styles Jr. Sr CB 5 Aaron Scott Jr. Fr S 6 Sonny Styles Jr CB 7 Jordan Hancock Sr S 8 Lathan Ransom Sr S 9 Malik Hartford So CB 10 Denzel Burke Sr LB 11 C. J. Hicks Jr CB 12 Bryce West Fr CB 13 Miles Lockhart Fr DB 16 Keenan Nelson Jr. Jr LB 17 Mitchell Melton Sr S 18 Jaylen McClain Fr LB 20 Arvell Reese So S 21 Jayden Bonsu So CB 22 Calvin Simpson-Hunt So LB 23 Garrett Stover Fr CB 24 Jermaine Mathews Jr. So LB 26 Payton Pierce Fr S 28 Leroy Roker III Fr DB 29 Glorien Gough So S 32 Brenten "Inky" Jones Jr DE 33 Jack Sawyer  (C) Sr CB 34 Buakri Miles Jr. Fr LB 36 Gabe Powers Jr LB 37 Zach Hayes Fr LB 38 Eli Riggs Fr LB 39 Joey Velazquez GS CB 43 Dianté Griffin Jr DE 44 JT Tuimoloau Sr S 46 Ryan Rudzinski So LB 50 Alec DelSignore So DE 52 Joshua Mickens So DL 53 Will Smith Jr. So DE 55 Dominic Kirks Fr LB 57 Jalen Pace Sr DT 58 Ty Hamilton Sr DL 59 Ahmed Tounkara Fr DL 60 Cade Casto Sr DL 62 Bryce Prater Sr LB 66 Nate Riegle Fr DL 90 Eric Mensah Fr DT 91 Tyleik Williams Sr DE 92 Caden Curry Jr DT 93 Hero Kanu Jr DL 94 Jason Moore So DT 95 Tywone Malone Jr. Sr DE 96 Eddrick Houston Fr DE 97 Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Jr DL 98 Kayden McDonald So	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 Ryan Day 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) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: July 18, 2024

Depth chart

Defense S 7 Jordan Hancock 3 Lorenzo Styles Jr. 13 Miles Lockhart FS 2 Caleb Downs 9 Malik Hartford 16 Keenan Nelson Jr. WLB SLB 6 Sonny Styles 0 Cody Simon 11 C. J. Hicks 20 Arvell Reese 26 Payton Pierce 36 Gabe Powers SS 8 Lathan Ransom 21 Jayden Bonsu 18 Jaylen McClain CB 1 Davison Igbinosun 24 Jermaine Mathews Jr. 12 Bryce West DE DT DT DE 44 JT Tuimoloau 91 Tyleik Williams 58 Ty Hamilton 33 Jack Sawyer 97 Kenyatta Jackson Jr. 93 Hero Kanu 98 Kayden McDonald 92 Caden Curry 96 Eddrick Houston 94 Jason Moore 95 Tywone Malone Jr. 17 Mitchell Melton CB 10 Denzel Burke 5 Aaron Scott Jr. 22 Calvin Simpson-Hunt Offense WR 4 Jeremiah Smith 9 Jayden Ballard 14 Kojo Antwi WR 2 Emeka Egbuka 11 Brandon Inniss 82 David Adolph LT LG C RG RT 74 Donovan Jackson 67 Austin Siereveld 75 Carson Hinzman 77 Tegra Tshabola 70 Josh Fryar 65 Zen Michalski 51 Luke Montgomery 62 Joshua Padilla 54 Toby Wilson 68 George Fitzpatrick 72 Deontae Armstrong — — 58 Gabe VanSickle 69 Ian Moore TE 88 Gee Scott Jr. 89 Will Kacmarek 85 Bennett Christian WR 17 Carnell Tate 13 Bryson Rodgers 5 Mylan Graham QB 18 Will Howard 33 Devin Brown 10 Julian Sayin Key reserves Out (season) RB 28 TC Caffey C 56 Seth McLaughlin LT 71 Josh Simmons QB 3 Lincoln Kienholz QB 12 Air Noland RB 24 Sam Williams-Dixon TE 15 Jelani Thurman DT 53 Will Smith Jr. DE 52 Joshua Mickens SLB 23 Garrett Stover RB 1 Quinshon Judkins 32 TreVeyon Henderson 20 James Peoples Special teams PK 38 Jayden Fielding PK 98 Austin Snyder P 42 Joe McGuire P 19 Nick McLarty KR 9 Jayden Ballard PR 11 Brandon Inniss LS 43 John Ferlmann H 42 Joe McGuire

As of January 20, 2025. Depth chart

Statistics

Team

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

Individual leaders

Offense

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

Rushing statistics
#	NAME	POS	ATT	GAIN	AVG	TD	LONG	AVG/G
1	Quinshon Judkins	RB	194	1,082	5.5	14	86	66.3
32	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	144	1,041	7.1	10	66	63.5
18	Will Howard	QB	105	367	2.2	7	19	14.1
20	James Peoples	RB	49	210	4.0	2	18	24.6
24	Sam Williams-Dixon	RB	7	53	7.6	0	31	13.3
4	Jeremiah Smith	WR	6	52	7.8	1	19	2.9
2	Emeka Egbuka	WR	8	39	4.1	0	13	2.1
10	Julian Sayin	QB	2	24	12.0	0	19	6.0
33	Devin Brown	QB	7	24	1.9	0	10	1.4
16	Mason Maggs	QB	1	3	3.0	0	3	3.0

Receiving statistics
#	NAME	POS	CTH	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	AVG/G
4	Jeremiah Smith	WR	76	1,315	17.3	15	70	82.2
2	Emeka Egbuka	WR	81	1,011	12.5	10	68	63.2
17	Carnell Tate	WR	52	733	14.1	4	40	48.9
32	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	27	284	10.5	1	75	17.8
88	Gee Scott Jr.	TE	27	253	9.4	2	34	15.8
11	Brandon Inniss	WR	14	176	12.6	1	27	11.0
1	Quinshon Judkins	RB	22	161	7.3	2	21	10.1
89	Will Kacmarek	TE	8	86	10.8	0	32	7.2
85	Bennett Christian	TE	2	61	30.5	1	55	4.1
13	Bryson Rodgers	WR	5	46	9.2	0	12	3.8
15	Jelani Thurman	TE	4	42	10.5	1	19	3.0
9	Jayden Ballard	WR	2	18	9.0	0	12	3.0
82	David Adolph	WR	1	10	10.0	0	10	0.6
14	Kojo Antwi	WR	1	8	8.0	0	8	1.6
49	Patrick Gurd	TE	1	6	6.0	0	6	0.4
18	Will Howard	QB	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
20	James Peoples	RB	1	-2	-2.0	0	0	-0.3

Defense

Defense statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL	SACK	INT	BU	QBH	FR	FF	BLK	SAF
0	Cody Simon	LB	51	61	112	12.5	7.0	0	7	0	1	1	0	0
6	Sonny Styles	S	48	52	100	10.5	6.0	0	5	0	1	1	0	0
2	Caleb Downs	S	48	33	81	7.5	0.5	2	6	1	0	0	0	0
8	Lathan Ransom	S	46	30	76	9.0	1.0	1	2	1	3	1	0	0
44	JT Tuimoloau	DE	35	26	61	21.5	12.5	0	3	5	2	0	0	0
33	Jack Sawyer	DE	25	34	59	9.0	9.0	1	6	8	3	3	0	0
58	Ty Hamilton	DT	14	37	51	6.0	3.5	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
10	Denzel Burke	CB	37	11	48	3.0	0.0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	Jordan Hancock	CB	29	19	48	1.5	0.5	1	8	1	2	0	0	0
91	Tyleik Williams	DT	16	30	46	8.0	2.5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
1	Davison Igbinosun	CB	30	15	45	2.0	0.0	2	9	0	0	1	0	0
20	Arvell Reese	LB	18	25	43	3.5	0.5	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
92	Caden Curry	DE	15	7	22	3.5	2.5	0	0	1	2	0	1	0
11	C. J. Hicks	LB	10	12	22	2.0	2.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
24	Jermaine Mathews Jr.	CB	14	8	22	2.5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Special teams

Kicking statistics

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

Awards and honors

Preseason honors

Big Ten Preseason Honors
#	Name	Pos	Year
2	Caleb Downs	SAF	SO
2	Emeka Egbuka	WR	GR
32	TreVeyon Henderson	RB	SR
44	JT Tuimoloau	DE	SR

In-season awards

Weekly Individual Awards

Big Ten Weekly Honors

Date	Player	Position	Award
Week 5	Jeremiah Smith	WR	Freshman of the Week [26]
Week 6	Emeka Egbuka	WR	Offensive Player of the Week [27]
Week 11	Will Howard	QB	Offensive Player of the Week [28]
Week 11	Jeremiah Smith	WR	Freshman of the Week [29]
Week 13	Will Howard	QB	co-Offensive Player of the Week
Week 13	Cody Simon	LB	Defensive Player of the Week

Post-season awards and honors

Big Ten Awards

Award	Player	Position
Richter–Howard Receiver of the Year	Jeremiah Smith	WR
Tatum–Woodson Defensive Back of the Year	Caleb Downs	SAF
Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year	Jeremiah Smith	WR

All-Big Ten Team

Award	Player	Position
1st Team	Jeremiah Smith	WR
1st Team	Donovan Jackson	OG
1st Team	Seth McLaughlin	C
1st Team	JT Tuimoloau	DL
1st Team	Cody Simon	LB
1st Team	Caleb Downs	DB
1st Team	Lathan Ransom	DB
2nd Team	Jack Sawyer	DL
2nd Team	Sonny Styles	LB
3rd Team	Will Howard	QB
3rd Team	TreVeyon Henderson	RB
3rd Team	Quinshon Judkins	RB
3rd Team	Emeka Egbuka	WR
3rd Team	Tyleik Williams	DL
3rd Team	Denzel Burke	CB

All-American Honors

Player	Position	Status
Seth McLaughlin	C	Consensus
Caleb Downs	DB	Unanimous
Donovan Jackson	OL

CFP awards and honors

Game awards

Player	Position	Award	Round
Jeremiah Smith	WR	Offensive Player of the Game	Rose Bowl (Quarterfinal)
Cody Simon	LB	Defensive Player of the Game
Will Howard	QB	Offensive Player of the Game	Cotton Bowl (Semifinal)
Jack Sawyer	DE	Defensive Player of the Game
Will Howard	QB	Offensive Player of the Game	CFP National Championship
Cody Simon	LB	Defensive Player of the Game

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, ^[30] CBS, ^[31] The Athletic, ^[32] Associated Press

Other awards and honors

Archie Griffin awards

On Saturday, August 17, a statue of Archie Griffin was revealed at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. ^[33] On Friday, August 30, a statue of Archie Griffin was unveiled at Ohio Stadium. ^[34] During the halftime show on Saturday, August 31, Archie Griffin dotted the "i". ^[35]

Notes

1. After being hired, Jordan left the program after three months.
2. Cmiel played lacrosse and entered the football transfer portal.
3. Sayin was an early enrollee at Alabama and transferred to Ohio State during that period.
4. Gough played on Ohio State's club football team before walking-on.
5. Hayes played on Ohio State's club football team before walking-on.

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