Freshman Tracker: L'Christian "Blue" Smith Makes Debut, Tyler Friday Records First Sack in 49-6 Win Over Tulane

By Kevin Harrish on September 22, 2018 at 8:08 pm
Jaelen Gill played against Tulane.
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With the game at hand well before halftime, Ohio State emptied its bench quite a bit during Saturday's 49-6 win over Tulane.

In all, 14 first-year Buckeyes saw the field on Saturday, and seven made an impact in the stat book.

On the offensive end, wide receiver L'Christian "Blue" Smith made his Ohio State debut while Master Teague III led the way with six rushes for 25 yards. Chris Olave and Jaelen Gill each had catches, for 14 and 11 yards respectively.

On the defensive side of the ball, Dallas Gant led the entire team with four tackles – the first of his Buckeye career – while Tyler Friday registered his college sack and tackle for a loss. Ohio State also got big contributions from defensive end Tyreke Smith, who finished with three tackles.

The freshmen are unlikely to see much action next week as the Buckeyes head to State College to take on top-10-ranked Penn state in Happy Valley.

Class of 2018 Tracker
NAME POS DEBUT TULANE LINE GP SEASON LINE
KAMRYN BABB WR        
MATTHEW BALDWIN QB        
SEVYN BANKS DB        
TYLER FRIDAY DE Oregon State 2 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL 3 3 tackles, 1 sack, 1 TFL
DALLAS GANT LB Oregon State 4 tackles 3 4 tackles
JAELEN GILL HB Rutgers 1 catch for 11 yards 2 1 catch for 11 yards
MARCUS HOOKER DB        
JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE DE Oregon State   2  
ANTWUAN JACKSON DT Oregon State Played; No stats 2 1 tackle
TYREKE JOHNSON CB        
MATTHEW JONES OL        
TERADJA MITCHELL LB Oregon State Played; No stats 2  
CHRIS OLAVE WR Oregon State 1 catch for 14 yards 4 2 catches for 19 yards, 1 tackle
NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE OL Oregon State Played; No stats 3  
K'VAUGHAN POPE LB Oregon State Played; No stats 3  
JOSH PROCTOR S Oregon State   2  
JEREMY RUCKERT TE Oregon State Played; no stats 3 1 catch, 13 yards
L'CHRISTIAN "BLUE" SMITH WR Tulane Played; no stats    
TYREKE SMITH DE Oregon State 3 tackles 3 4 tackles
BRIAN SNEAD RB Oregon State   2 11 rushes, 37 yards, 1 TD
MASTER TEAGUE III RB Oregon State 6 rushes, 25 yards 3 17 rushes, 106 yards, 1 TD
TOMMY TOGIAI DT Oregon State 2 tackles 3 5 tackles
TARON VINCENT DT Oregon State Played; No stats 3 2 tackles
ALEX WILLIAMS DE Oregon State   2  
MAX WRAY OL        

Freshman Tracker uses official game participation reports from team statisticians. That said, it's an inexact science, so if you see an omission or mistake, please let us know.

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