Two more preseason watch lists for national awards were released on Tuesday afternoon, and four Buckeyes were honored in the process.
Ohio State offensive linemen Wyatt Davis, Thayer Munford and Josh Myers were all named to the watch list for the Outland Trophy, which honors college football's best offensive lineman or interior defensive linemen. Ohio State is one of three schools to have at least three nominees on the list; Alabama leads the list with four selections, while Notre Dame also has three.
Munford, who is entering his third season as Ohio State's starting left tackle, and Myers and Davis, who are entering their second seasons starting at center and right guard, lead a Buckeyes offensive line that is expected to be one of the best in the country once again in 2020. Davis is widely considered to be the nation's best guard after earning first-team All-American honors last season, while Myers and Munford were both second-team All-Big Ten selections in 2019.
They will have tough competition to win the Outland Trophy, though, as Oregon left tackle Penei Sewell is a returning winner from last year.
Ohio State players have previously won the Outland Trophy four times: Orlando Pace in 1996, John Hicks in 1973, Jim Stillwagon in 1970 and Jim Parker in 1956.
Buckeye cornerback Shaun Wade, meanwhile, earned his fourth preseason watch list selection on Tuesday as he was named a nominee for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which honors college football's most outstanding defensive player. Former Ohio State defensive end Chase Young is the reigning winner of that award.
Wade was also named Monday to the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award and was previously named to the watch lists for the Bednarik Award, which also honors college football's best defensive player, and the Lott IMPACT Trophy.
Other Ohio State players who have been named to preseason watch lists so far this offseason include quarterback Justin Fields, who was nominated for the Davey O'Brien Award; wide receiver Chris Olave, who is on the watch list for the Biletnikoff Award; tight end Luke Farrell, who made the watch list for the Mackey Award; and linebackers Tuf Borland, Baron Browning and Pete Werner, who made the watch list for the Butkus Award.
