A Buckeye is the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the third week in a row.
While Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud won the award after each of the Buckeyes’ first two games, running back TreVeyon Henderson is this week's Big Ten Freshman of the Week after rushing for an Ohio State freshman-record 277 yards in his first career start against Tulsa.
Henderson was also named the Big Ten's co-offensive player of the week, sharing that honor with Michigan State quarterback Payton Thorne, becoming the first Ohio State player to win the offensive player of the week award this season.
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Henderson, who also scored three touchdowns on 24 carries, rushed for the third-most yards in any game in Ohio State history – behind only Trey Sermon's 331-yard performance in last year's Big Ten Championship Game and Eddie George's 314-yard game against Illinois in 1995 – to lead the Buckeyes to a 41-20 win over Tulsa.
His 277 rushing yards were the most in a single game by any player in the Football Bowl Subdivision this season, and broke a record for the most rushing yards by an Ohio State freshman that had stood since Archie Griffin ran for 239 yards against North Carolina in 1972.
Through his first three games as a Buckeye, Henderson now has 452 all-purpose yards and has scored five touchdowns, leading Ohio State in both categories. With 346 rushing yards on 38 attempts, he has averaged 9.1 yards per carry so far this season, the highest average among all FBS players with at least 30 rushing attempts.
