Kyle McCord took his turn at quarterback last week, but he'll yield back to starter C.J. Stroud in a return to his home state of New Jersey, which OSU has mined for considerable talent on its roster.
Freshman running back TreVeyon Henderson has been brought along slowly after not playing as a senior in high school, but has shown enough through four games for everyone to realize he is special.
Back for his fifth year as a Buckeye, starting pitcher Griffan Smith has fought inconsistency, arm trouble, Covid and a 'Lost Season'...and still believes he's in the right place, doing the right thing, and there's nothing better than being a Buckeye. Read his story in today's Press Pros.
The redshirt freshman quarterback sat out the victory over Akron to rest a sore right shoulder; another hot topic was the dismissal from the team of linebacker K'Vaughan Pope and the transfer of nine players from the Class of 2018.
He did just fine...True freshman Kyle McCord stepped in at quarterback to lead the Buckeyes to a 38-7 halftime lead, and to an eventual 59-7 win over the Akron Zips. Mark Znidar shares the details in today's Press Pros feature.