Six more Ohio State football players were named to preseason watch lists on Tuesday.
Ohio State placed three players on the watch list for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, which honors college football’s best defensive player, and the Outland Trophy, which honors college football’s best interior lineman, as watch lists for both awards were released by the FWAA on Tuesday.
The Buckeyes are represented on the Nagurski Trophy watch list by players from all three levels of their defense: Defensive end JT Tuimoloau, linebacker Tommy Eichenberg and safety Lathan Ransom. Ohio State is one of six schools with three defenders on the 94-player watch list along with Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Michigan and Penn State.
Ohio State is represented on the watch list for the Outland Trophy, which is limited to offensive linemen and defensive tackles, by both of its returning starters at guard – Donovan Jackson and Matt Jones – as well as defensive tackle Mike Hall. Michigan is the only team with players on the watch list – its entire interior offensive line of Trevor Keegan, Drake Nugent and Zak Zinter, as well as defensive tackle Kris Jenkins – while Alabama, Georgia, LSU and Utah join Ohio State with three nominees on the 91-player watch list.
With 13 more watch lists still set to be announced by the National College Football Awards Association, the Buckeyes have now had eight players named to preseason watch lists after Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka were named to the Maxwell Award watch list on Monday.
Ohio State Players on Preseason Watch Lists
- WR Marvin Harrison Jr.: Maxwell Award
- WR Emeka Egbuka: Maxwell Award
- G Donovan Jackson: Outland Trophy
- G Matt Jones: Outland Trophy
- DT Mike Hall Jr.: Outland Trophy
- DE JT Tuimoloau: Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lott IMPACT Trophy
- LB Tommy Eichenberg: Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lott IMPACT Trophy
- S Lathan Ransom: Bronko Nagurski Trophy
