An Ohio State player is the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the fourth week in a row as Kyle McCord receives the award following his debut game against Akron.
Ohio State finally took care of business early enough to play deep into its bench against Akron, allowing 76 different Buckeyes to see game action against the Zips.
17 of Ohio State's 23 scholarship freshmen play against the Zips, Kyle McCord starts, Tyleik Williams wrecks backfields and TreVeyon Henderson averages a first down per carry.
Jameson Williams became the first Alabama player ever to return two kickoffs for touchdowns in one game while he also had an 81-yard touchdown catch in the Crimson Tide's 63-14 win over Southern Miss.
Ohio State opens as a 17-point favorite for this year's tilt against Rutgers, who the Buckeyes have beaten by at least 22 points in each of their previous seven meetings.