The Ohio State senior captain was not highly recruited until after his senior season at Mission Hills High School in San Ysidro, California, and by then former coach Urban Meyer had a commitment from the wide receiver.
Head coach Ryan Day wants Ohio Stadium to be as loud as possible for a 12th-ranked Ducks team that has had one of the most prolific offenses in college football for more than a dozen seasons.
Forced to show their depth sooner than expected, new faces like linebacker Tommy Eichenberg (below) gave the Buckeyes plenty to feel good about from their opening win over Minnesota. Read Mark Znidar in Press Pros.
True freshman TreyVeon Henderson salutes the student section on his 70-yard touchdown run...and the Buckeyes used big plays and an impressive debut by CJ Stroud to win their opener over the Gophers, 45-31. Read Mark Znidar in today's Press Pros.
The Buckeyes open on the road against a big, experienced Minnesota team that's proven before that it can be good. Question is...how good can they be on Thursday? Mark Znidar writes about it in today's game preview.