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Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith, Caleb Downs and Arvell Reese Named Semifinalists for Maxwell and Bednarik Awards

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by Dan Hope
11/11/25 at 12:14p in the OSU Football Forum
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Ohio State’s two biggest stars on each side of the ball were named semifinalists for national awards on Tuesday.

Julian Sayin and Jeremiah Smith were named semifinalists for the Maxwell Award, which honors college football’s most outstanding player. All of this year’s 13 semifinalists are offensive skill-position players.

Caleb Downs and Arvell Reese were named semifinalists for the Bednarik Award, which honors college football’s best defensive player.

Ohio State is the only school with two semifinalists for both awards. OSU is the only school with two Maxwell Award semifinalists, while Texas Tech is the only other school with two Bednarik Award semifinalists (David Bailey and Jacob Rodriguez).

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