Kyle McCord, Jack Miller Not Among 17 Ohio State Champions From Akron Game

By Griffin Strom on September 27, 2021 at 4:24 pm
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Ohio State named 17 champions from Saturday's 59-7 win over Akron on Monday, although neither quarterback that took snaps for the Buckeyes made the cut.

Starting right tackle Dawand Jones and star wideout Garrett Wilson were named the offensive players of the game, while true freshman defensive tackle Tyleik Williams and first-year punter Jesse Mirco earned defensive and special teams player of the game honors as well.

The rest of the Buckeyes' starting offensive line joined Jones in being named champion, with Matthew Jones replacing an injured Thayer Munford at left guard, and wide receivers Chris Olave and Jaxon Smith-Njigba joined Wilson. Rounding out the offensive selections were Jeremy Ruckert, Master Teague and TreVeyon Henderson.

Kyle McCord, who started in place of injured C.J. Stroud at quarterback, did not earn a champion grade for his performance, and neither did Jack Miller, who came in for McCord for a portion of the second half.

Just four players outside of Williams on the Buckeye defense were named champions, including Ronnie Hickman, Haskell Garrett, Steele Chambers and Teradja Mitchell.

Ohio State Champions vs. Akron

Defense: DT Haskell Garrett, SAF Ronnie Hickman, LB Steele Chambers, LB Teradja Mitchell

Player of the Game: DT Tyleik Williams

Offense: OL Luke Wypler, OL Paris Johnson Jr., OL Nicholas Petit-Frere, OL Matthew Jones, RB Master Teague, RB TreVeyon Henderson, TE Jeremy Ruckert, WR Chris Olave, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba

Players of the Game: OL Dawand Jones, WR Garrett Wilson

Special Teams Player of the Game: P Jesse Mirco

Ohio State's 2021 Offensive Champions*
Player Total Games
WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA 3 MINNESOTA, TULSA, AKRON
LT NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE 2 MINNESOTA, AKRON
WR GARRETT WILSON 2 MINNESOTA, AKRON (PLAYER OF THE GAME)
TE JEREMY RUCKERT 2 MINNESOTA, AKRON
WR CHRIS OLAVE 2 MINNESOTA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), AKRON
RB TREVEYON HENDERSON 2 TULSA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), AKRON
RT DAWAND JONES 2 MINNESOTA, AKRON (PLAYER OF THE GAME)
RG PARIS JOHNSON JR. 2 MINNESOTA, AKRON
C LUKE WYPLER 2 MINNESOTA, AKRON
LG MATTHEW JONES 2 TULSA, AKRON
RB MIYAN WILLIAMS MINNESOTA (PLAYER OF THE GAME)
TE MITCH ROSSI 1 TULSA
OL THAYER MUNFORD 1 MINNESOTA
Ohio State's 2021 Defensive Champions*
Player Total Games
S RONNIE HICKMAN 3 MINNESOTA, TULSA, AKRON
DT TYLEIK WILLIAMS 2 TULSA, AKRON (PLAYER OF THE GAME)
DT HASKELL GARRETT 2 MINNESOTA, AKRON
LB TERADJA MITCHELL 2 MINNESOTA, AKRON
DT TARON VINCENT 1 MINNESOTA
DE JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE 1 MINNESOTA
DE ZACH HARRISON 1 MINNESOTA (PLAYER OF THE GAME)
DT ANTWUAN JACKSON 1 MINNESOTA
S JOSH PROCTOR 1 MINNESOTA
S BRYSON SHAW 1 MINNESOTA
CB DENZEL BURKE 1 MINNESOTA
LB CODY SIMON 1 MINNESOTA
S CAMERON MARTINEZ 1 TULSA (PLAYER OF THE GAME)
LB TOMMY EICHENBERG 1 MINNESOTA
LB STEELE CHAMBERS 1 AKRON

*No champions named following Week 2 matchup with Oregon. 

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