Steele Chambers was named the East-West Shrine Bowl Defensive Breakout Player of the Week for his standout performance against Western Kentucky on Saturday.
Tyleik Williams, Jordan Hancock and Jack Sawyer played career-high snap counts as a season-high 68 Ohio State players saw playing time against Western Kentucky.
Ohio State's biggest early-season threat awaits on Saturday with Notre Dame featuring a fresh weapon at quarterback, a strong running game and a top-tier pass defense.
Kyle McCord had his sharpest performance yet against Western Kentucky, throwing nearly as many touchdowns (three) as he did incompletions (four) on 23 attempts.
Ohio State smashed Western Kentucky, 63-10, thanks to four forced turnovers, two defensive scores, and big days from Kyle McCord, Marvin Harrison Jr. and TreVeyon Henderson.
Ohio State has allowed its fewest points through three games since 1975, the Buckeyes have one of their best quarters ever and five Buckeyes celebrate their first OSU touchdowns.
Ohio State is listed as a slight favorite by DraftKings (-3), FanDuel (-3.5) and BetJACK (-3.5) ahead of its top-10 showdown in South Bend against Notre Dame next Saturday night.
Western Kentucky head coach Tyson Helton had nothing but praise for the Buckeyes following Ohio State's 63-10 win over the Hilltoppers on Saturday afternoon.
Ohio State showed its ability to be a dominant team in its 63-10 win over Western Kentucky, which it now must build on as it prepares for a much bigger test against Notre Dame.
Ryan Day felt Ohio State “needed to take the next step” this week and thought it did so against Western Kentucky: “Make no mistake about it, we turned it up this week.”
Ohio State freshman cornerback Jermaine Mathews Jr. returns an interception 58 yards for a touchdown – the Buckeyes' second defensive score of the game.
Ohio State scored 35 points in the second quarter while its defense scored two touchdowns in the second half as the Buckeyes routed Western Kentucky, 63-10.
