An Ohio State player is the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the fourth week in a row as Kyle McCord receives the award following his debut game against Akron.
Ohio State finally took care of business early enough to play deep into its bench against Akron, allowing 76 different Buckeyes to see game action against the Zips.
17 of Ohio State's 23 scholarship freshmen play against the Zips, Kyle McCord starts, Tyleik Williams wrecks backfields and TreVeyon Henderson averages a first down per carry.
Ohio State opens as a 17-point favorite for this year's tilt against Rutgers, who the Buckeyes have beaten by at least 22 points in each of their previous seven meetings.
Kyle McCord made the most of his first career start and Ohio State's defensive line overwhelmed Akron to key a 59-7 win over the Zips last night in Ohio Stadium.
After an early Akron touchdown it was all Ohio State, as the Buckeyes piled up the points and the Buckeye defense did what was expected of them against an in-state opponent.
Saturday's most interesting quotes, from Ryan Day opening up on Dallas Gant and K'Vaughan Pope, to Antwuan Jackson discussing Larry Johnson's challenge to the defense.
Ryan Day views the K'Vaughan Pope incident as a “very isolated” situation, Ohio State had nine sacks against Akron, many true freshmen made plays and attendance improved.
Kyle McCord overcame a rough first series to throw for 319 yards in his Ohio State debut, which Ryan Day expects to be a valuable learning experience for the freshman QB.
