A season-high 28 Ohio State players graded out as champions in the team's 73-14 win against Maryland on Saturday.
Davon Hamilton is now the only player to have graded out as a champion after all nine of the Buckeyes' wins. He had been tied with Chase Young, who did not play due to a suspension.
K.J. Hill, Josh Myers, Tuf Borland, Hamilton and the entire kickoff unit were named as the players of the game by the Buckeyes on Sunday. Hill had four catches for 56 yards, Myers had one knockdown block, Borland had five tackles and a sack, Hamilton had a pair of sacks and the kickoff team had four tackles within the 20-yard line, caused two fair catches and recovered an onside kick.
Chris Chugunov, K'Vaughan Pope, Nicholas Petit-Frere, Gavin Cupp were all named champions for the first time this season.
The full list of offensive champions for the Maryland game includes Justin Fields, Master Teague, J.K. Dobbins, Luke Farrell, Chris Olave, Binjimen Victor, Garrett Wilson, Branden Bowen, Wyatt Davis, Jonah Jackson, Thayer Munford, Chugunov, Petit-Frere, Cupp, Myers and Hill.
On defense, the players who graded out as champions include Tyreke Smith, Tyler Friday, Zach Harrison, Pete Werner, Malik Harrison, Jeff Okudah, Jordan Fuller, Shaun Wade, Sevyn Banks, Pope, Borland and Hamilton.
Running back/cornerback Xavier Johnson, offensive lineman Ryan Jacoby, defensive lineman Aaron Cox and safety Owen Fankhauser were the scout team players of the week.
The board of champions through nine games:
| Player | Total | Games |
|---|---|---|
| WR CHRIS OLAVE | 8 | FAU, CINCINNATI, INDIANA, MIAMI (PLAYER OF THE GAME), NEBRASKA, NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN, MARYLAND |
| LG JONAH JACKSON | 8 | FAU, CINCINNATI, INDIANA, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE, NORTHWESTERN (PLAYER OF THE GAME), WISCONSIN, MARYLAND |
| TE LUKE FARRELL | 7 | CINCINNATI, INDIANA, MIAMI, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE, NORTHWESTERN, MARYLAND |
| C JOSH MYERS | 7 | FAU, CINCINNATI, INDIANA, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE, NORTHWESTERN, MARYLAND (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| RG WYATT DAVIS | 7 | FAU, CINCINNATI, INDIANA, NEBRASKA, NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN, MARYLAND |
| QB JUSTIN FIELDS | 7 | FAU (PLAYER OF THE GAME), CINCINNATI, INDIANA, NEBRASKA, NORTHWESTERN (PLAYER OF THE GAME), WISCONSIN, MARYLAND |
| RB J.K. DOBBINS | 7 | CINCINNATI (PLAYER OF THE GAME), INDIANA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE (PLAYER OF THE GAME), NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN (PLAYER OF THE GAME), MARYLAND |
| RB MASTER TEAGUE | 7 | FAU, INDIANA, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE, NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN, MARYLAND |
| LT THAYER MUNFORD | 6 | FAU, CINCINNATI, INDIANA, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE (PLAYER OF THE GAME), MARYLAND |
| RT BRANDEN BOWEN | 6 | FAU, CINCINNATI, INDIANA, NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN, MARYLAND |
| WR AUSTIN MACK | 5 | FAU, CINCINNATI, INDIANA, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE |
| WR K.J. HILL | 5 | CINCINNATI, MIAMI, NEBRASKA, NORTHWESTERN, MARYLAND (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| WR GARRETT WILSON | 4 | MIAMI, NEBRASKA, NORTHWESTERN, MARYLAND |
| WR BINJIMEN VICTOR | 3 | INDIANA, NEBRASKA, MARYLAND |
| TE RASHOD BERRY | 2 | INDIANA, NEBRASKA |
| TE JEREMY RUCKERT | 2 | NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN |
| TE JAKE HAUSMANN | 1 | FAU |
| TE MITCH ROSSI | 1 | NORTHWESTERN |
| OT JOSHUA ALABI | 1 | NEBRASKA (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| QB CHRIS CHUGUNOV | 1 | MARYLAND |
| OG GAVIN CUPP | 1 | MARYLAND |
| OT NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE | 1 | MARYLAND |
| Player | Total | Games |
|---|---|---|
| DT DAVON HAMILTON | 9 | FAU, CINCINNATI, INDIANA, MIAMI, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE, NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN, MARYLAND (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| DE CHASE YOUNG | 8 | FAU (PLAYER OF THE GAME), CINCINNATI (PLAYER OF THE GAME), INDIANA, MIAMI (PLAYER OF THE GAME), NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE, NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| S JORDAN FULLER | 8 | FAU, CINCINNATI, INDIANA, NEBRASKA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), MICHIGAN STATE, NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN, MARYLAND |
| LB MALIK HARRISON | 7 | FAU (PLAYER OF THE GAME), CINCINNATI, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE, NORTHWESTERN (PLAYER OF THE GAME), WISCONSIN, MARYLAND |
| CB JEFF OKUDAH | 6 | FAU, CINCINNATI, NEBRASKA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN, MARYLAND |
| DT/DE JASHON CORNELL | 5 | FAU, MIAMI, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE (PLAYER OF THE GAME), WISCONSIN |
| CB DAMON ARNETTE | 5 | CINCINNATI, INDIANA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), NEBRASKA, NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN |
| LB PETE WERNER | 5 | FAU, INDIANA, NEBRASKA, WISCONSIN, MARYLAND |
| CB/S SHAUN WADE | 5 | CINCINNATI, INDIANA, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE (PLAYER OF THE GAME), MARYLAND |
| DT ROBERT LANDERS | 4 | INDIANA, NEBRASKA, MICHIGAN STATE, WISCONSIN |
| LB TUF BORLAND | 4 | CINCINNATI, MICHIGAN STATE, WISCONSIN, MARYLAND (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| DE TYREKE SMITH | 3 | CINCINNATI, MICHIGAN STATE, MARYLAND |
| DE JONATHON COOPER | 2 | NEBRASKA, NORTHWESTERN |
| DT TOMMY TOGIAI | 2 | NORTHWESTERN, WISCONSIN |
| LB BARON BROWNING | 2 | CINCINNATI, MICHIGAN STATE |
| LB/S BRENDON WHITE | 2 | CINCINNATI, NORTHWESTERN |
| DE ZACH HARRISON | 2 | MICHIGAN STATE, MARYLAND |
| CB SEVYN BANKS | 2 | NORTHWESTERN, MARYLAND |
| DE JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE | 1 | MIAMI |
| DT HASKELL GARRETT | 1 | MIAMI |
| DT ANTWUAN JACKSON | 1 | NORTHWESTERN |
| CB/S AMIR RIEP | 1 | NORTHWESTERN |
| LB K'VAUGHAN POPE | 1 | MARYLAND |
