Of the first five drives of the game for the Ohio State offense Saturday, TreVeyon Henderson found the end zone on three of them.
The true freshman running back was subbed out of the game after sustaining a hard hit on one of the first two plays for the Ohio State offense, which resulted in an eventual touchdown run by Miyan Williams to start things off for the Buckeyes. However, Henderson returned on the very next drive and made up for lost time.
No. 5 @OhioStateFB's offense remains highly explosive. pic.twitter.com/zjg5jcW8Oe
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 24, 2021
Henderson took a handoff to the left 21 yards for a score with 1:25 to play in the opening quarter, and the former five-star recruit bulled his way through several tackles and across the goal line for a 14-yard touchdown on a screen pass just a few minutes into the second quarter.
He's a freshman, but all he does is score TDs.
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) October 24, 2021
That's TD No. 13 for @OhioState star RB @TreVeyonH4. pic.twitter.com/VvfMPoHT6l
Two drives later, Ohio State started at the Indiana 30, and Henderson took full advantage of the field position. Indiana hit Henderson late after a 17-yard rush to give Ohio State some extra yardage, before the Virginia native punched in a 6-yard score on the very next play.
Ohio State scored touchdowns on all six of its first-half drives to take a 44-7 lead into halftime, and Henderson now has 14 total scores on the season, including 11 on the ground and three through the air. Henderson now stands four touchdowns shy of tying Maurice Clarett's freshman record of 18 set during the 2002 season.
Yeah hes going to pass my record!! Much success to the youngster!
— Maurice Clarett (@ReeseClarett13) October 24, 2021
Henderson finished the first half in Bloomington with 81 rushing yards on nine attempts, with his 14-yard reception giving him 95 total yards to go along with his three total scores.
