2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
CFPNo. 2
Record7–1 (4–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChip Kelly (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBrian Hartline (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJim Knowles (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
CaptainEmeka Egbuka
TreVeyon Henderson
Jack Sawyer
Cody Simon
Home stadiumOhio Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Indiana   6 – 0     9 – 0  
No. 1 Oregon   6 – 0     9 – 0  
No. 2 Ohio State   4 – 1     7 – 1  
No. 6 Penn State   4 – 1     7 – 1  
Iowa   4 – 2     6 – 3  
Minnesota   4 – 2     6 – 3  
Illinois   3 – 3     6 – 3  
Washington   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Michigan   3 – 3     5 – 4  
Wisconsin   3 – 3     5 – 4  
UCLA   2 – 4     3 – 5  
Nebraska   2 – 4     5 – 4  
Michigan State   2 – 4     4 – 5  
Northwestern   2 – 4     4 – 5  
USC   2 – 5     4 – 5  
Maryland   1 – 4     4 – 4  
Rutgers   1 – 4     4 – 4  
Purdue   0 – 5     1 – 7  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 6, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represents the Ohio State University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by sixth-year head coach Ryan Day, and play their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Offseason

Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Coaching staff changes

Departures

Name Position New school New position
Tony Alford Assistant head coach for offense/running backs coach Michigan[1] Run game coordinator/running backs coach
Corey Dennis Quarterbacks coach Tulsa[2] Quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator
Perry Eliano Safeties coach Toledo[3][4] Cornerbacks coach
Parker Fleming Special teams coordinator None[5] None

Additions

Name Position Previous school Previous position
Tim Drevno[6] Offensive quality control coach UCLA Offensive line coach
Matt Guerrieri[5] Safeties coach Indiana Co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach
Michael Hunter[7] Defensive graduate assistant Tulsa Defensive passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach
Tony Johnson[8] Senior advisor/analyst Olentangy Berkshire Middle School Assistant coach
Chip Kelly[9] Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach UCLA Head coach
Carlos Locklyn[10] Running backs coach Oregon Running backs coach

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2024 NFL draft
Round Pick NFL team Player Position
1 4 Arizona Cardinals Marvin Harrison Jr. WR
2 54 Cleveland Browns Michael Hall Jr. DT
4 123 Houston Texans Cade Stover TE
5 148 Las Vegas Raiders Tommy Eichenberg LB
Undrafted Detroit Lions Steele Chambers LB
Undrafted Buffalo Bills Xavier Johnson WR
Undrafted Miami Dolphins Matthew Jones OL
Undrafted Jacksonville Jaguars Josh Proctor S

Transfers

Outgoing

The Buckeyes lost 26 players to the transfer portal.[11][12]

Player Position New school
Omari Abor DE SMU
Jyaire Brown CB LSU
Reid Carrico LB West Virginia
Ja'Had Carter S NC State
Connor Cmiel WR Coastal Carolina
Victor Cutler Jr. OL Louisville
Julian Fleming WR Penn State
Nigel Glover LB Northwestern
Kyion Grayes WR California
Sam Hart TE Colorado
Willtrell Hartson RB Southern Illinois
Cedrick Hawkins S UCF
Dallan Hayden RB Colorado
Jakob James OL Toledo
Parker Lewis K Arizona State
Cameron Martinez S Boston College
Kyle McCord QB Syracuse
Jaden McKenzie DT East Carolina
Jesse Mirco P Vanderbilt
Evan Pryor RB Cincinnati
Bryson Rodgers WR Withdrew
Noah Rogers WR NC State
Joe Royer TE Cincinnati
Kye Stokes S Cincinnati
Chip Trayanum RB Kentucky
Ryan Turner CB Boston College
Enokk Vimahi OL Washington

Incoming

The Buckeyes added 10 players from the transfer portal.[11][12]

Player Position Previous school
Caleb Downs S Alabama
Will Howard QB Kansas State
Quinshon Judkins RB Ole Miss
Will Kacmarek TE Ohio
Seth McLaughlin OL Alabama
Keenan Nelson Jr. S South Carolina
Julian Sayin QB Alabama
Joey Velazquez LB Michigan
Anthony Venneri P Buffalo

Recruiting class

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:30 p.m.Akron*No. 2
CBSW 52–6102,011
September 77:30 p.m.Western Michigan*No. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
BTNW 56–0102,665
September 2112:00 p.m.Marshall*No. 3
FOXW 49–14103,871
September 287:30 p.m.at Michigan StateNo. 3
PeacockW 38–771,114
October 53:30 p.m.IowaNo. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
CBSW 35–7105,135
October 127:30 p.m.at No. 3 OregonNo. 2
NBCL 31–3260,129
October 2612:00 p.m.NebraskadaggerNo. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (Big Noon Kickoff)
FOXW 21–17104,830
November 212:00 p.m.at No. 3 Penn StateNo. 4
FOXW 20–13111,030
November 912:00 p.m.PurdueNo. 2
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
FOX
November 1612:00 p.m.at Northwestern
BTN
November 23Indiana
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
November 3012:00 p.m.Michigan
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH (rivalry, Big Noon Kickoff)
FOX

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP2 (15)2 (5)3 (5)3 (5)3 (5)3 (4)2 (9)4443
Coaches2 (7)2 (3)2 (3)3 (3)3 (2)3 (7)2 (11)5443
CFPNot released2Not released

Game summaries

vs Akron

See also: 2024 Akron Zips football team
Akron Zips (0–0) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Zips 3 0 306
No. 2 Buckeyes 7 10 211452

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 102,011
  • Referee: Tim O'Dey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:44) AKR – Garrison Smith 48-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:18; Akron 3–0)
  • (2:44) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 16-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:00; Ohio State 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (11:23) OSU – Jayden Fielding 40-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 0:40; Ohio State 10–3)
  • (4:30) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 9-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:30; Ohio State 17–3)
Third quarter
  • (7:53) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 2-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:52; Ohio State 24–3)
  • (7:35) OSU – Lathan Ransom 27-yard fumble return, Jayden Fielding kick (Ohio State 31–3)
  • (3:57) AKR – Garrison Smith 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:38; Ohio State 31–6)
  • (0:01) OSU – James Peoples 4-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:56; Ohio State 38–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:16) OSU – Carnell Tate 34-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:53; Ohio State 45–6)
  • (2:25) OSU – Gabe Powers 29-yard interception return, Jayden Fielding kick (Ohio State 52–6)
Statistics AKR OSU
First downs 11 24
Plays–yards 64–177 64–404
Rushes–yards 35–47 33–170
Passing yards 130 234
Passing: comp–att–int 18–29–2 18–31–0
Time of possession 34:03 25:57
Team Category Player Statistics
Akron Passing Tahj Bullock 9/13, 68 yards
Rushing Tahj Bullock 14 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Jake Newell 2 receptions, 41 yards
Ohio State Passing Will Howard 17/28, 228 yards, 3 TD
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 8 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Smith 6 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

vs Western Michigan

See also: 2024 Western Michigan Broncos football team
Western Michigan Broncos (0–1) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 0 000
No. 2 Buckeyes 21 14 14756

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 7
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 102,665
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (BTN): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:04) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 3-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:35; Ohio State 7–0)
  • (4:00) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 70-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:28; Ohio State 14–0)
  • (1:02) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 23-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:39; Ohio State 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (8:28) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 23-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:17; Ohio State 28–0)
  • (4:20) OSU – Will Howard 6-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:34; Ohio State 35–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:44) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 16-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:15; Ohio State 42–0)
  • (0:05) OSU – James Peoples 12-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:13; Ohio State 49–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:01) OSU – Bennett Christian 55-yard pass from Julian Sayin, Austin Snyder kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:05; Ohio State 56–0)
Statistics WMU OSU
First downs 6 30
Plays–yards 48–99 72–683
Rushes–yards 31–28 39–273
Passing yards 71 410
Passing: comp–att–int 8–17–0 25–33–0
Time of possession 25:24 34:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Michigan Passing Hayden Wolff 8/15, 71 yards
Rushing Keshawn King 8 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Anthony Sambucci 3 receptions, 41 yards
Ohio State Passing Will Howard 18/26, 292 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Quinshon Judkins 9 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jeremiah Smith 5 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

vs Marshall

See also: 2024 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Marshall Thundering Herd (1–1) vs No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thundering Herd 7 7 0014
No. 3 Buckeyes 7 21 14749

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: W at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 103,871
  • Referee: Bryan Banks
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:14) MAR – Ethan Payne 1-yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:46; Marshall 7–0)
  • (7:32) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 68-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:42; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:31) OSU – Will Howard 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:26; Ohio State 14–7)
  • (10:50) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 86-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 1 play, 86 yards, 0:12; Ohio State 21–7)
  • (3:33) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 14-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:30; Ohio State 28–7)
  • (0:06) MAR – Elijah Metcalf 13-yard pass from Stone Earle, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:27; Ohio State 28–14)
Third quarter
  • (11:48) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 40-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; Ohio State 35–14)
  • (3:31) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 53-yard pass from Will Howard, Austin Snyder kick (Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:09; Ohio State 42–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:46) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 6-yard run, Austin Snyder kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:15; Ohio State 49–14)
Statistics MAR OSU
First downs 18 23
Plays–yards 70–264 57–569
Rushes–yards 43–125 31–280
Passing yards 139 289
Passing: comp–att–int 18–27–0 18–26–1
Time of possession 36:15 23:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Marshall Passing Stone Earle 16/21, 132 yards, 1 TD
Rushing A. J. Turner 7 carries, 32 yards
Receiving Elijah Metcalf 8 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD
Ohio State Passing Will Howard 16/20, 275 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Quinshon Judkins 14 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Emeka Egbuka 5 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD

at Michigan State

See also: 2024 Michigan State Spartans football team
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–0) at Michigan State Spartans (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Buckeyes 3 21 14038
Spartans 0 7 007

at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind: NE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 71,114
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (Peacock): Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Colt McCoy (analyst), and Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:15) OSU – Jayden Fielding 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:45; Ohio State 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:04) OSU – Gee Scott Jr. 3-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:08; Ohio State 10–0)
  • (9:41) MSU – Jaron Glover 12-yard pass from Aidan Chiles, Jonathan Kim kick (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:07; Ohio State 10–7)
  • (7:22) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 19-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Ohio State 17–7)
  • (0:29) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 17-yard pass from Devin Brown, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 0:44; Ohio State 24–7)
Third quarter
  • (4:57) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 33-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 7:11; Ohio State 31–7)
  • (2:05) OSU – Will Howard 6-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:19; Ohio State 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
Statistics OSU MSU
First downs 23 13
Plays–yards 75–483 51–246
Rushes–yards 35–185 26–47
Passing yards 289 199
Passing: comp–att–int 26–40–1 16–25–1
Time of possession 35:43 24:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio State Passing Will Howard 21/31, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 7 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Emeka Egbuka 7 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Michigan State Passing Aidan Chiles 13/19, 167 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams 9 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Jaron Glover 4 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD

vs Iowa

See also: 2024 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Iowa Hawkeyes (3–1) vs No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hawkeyes 0 0 077
No. 3 Buckeyes 7 0 21735

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NE 8 mph
  • Game attendance: 105,135
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (3:41) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 14-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 7:36; Ohio State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • No scoring plays
Third quarter
  • (9:34) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 4-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 5:17; Ohio State 14–0)
  • (7:59) OSU – Will Howard 4-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:22; Ohio State 21–0)
  • (0:13) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 15-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:40; Ohio State 28–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:58) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 3-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:54; Ohio State 35–0)
  • (8:07) IOWA – Kaleb Johnson 28-yard run, Drew Stevens kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Ohio State 35–7)
Statistics IOW OSU
First downs 10 21
Plays–yards 48–226 65–412
Rushes–yards 26–116 39–203
Passing yards 110 209
Passing: comp–att–int 15–21–1 21–25–1
Time of possession 25:14 34:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Iowa Passing Cade McNamara 14/20, 98 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Kaleb Johnson 15 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Luke Lachey 5 receptions, 39 yards
Ohio State Passing Will Howard 21/25, 209 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Quinshon Judkins 13 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Smith 4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD

at No. 3 Oregon

See also: 2024 Oregon Ducks football team
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–0) at No. 3 Oregon Ducks (5–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 2 Buckeyes 7 14 7331
No. 3 Ducks 6 16 01032

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 60,129
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter), and Paul Burmeister (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:00) OSU – Will Howard 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:00; Ohio State 7–0)
  • (5:51) ORE – Jordan James 3-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:43; Ohio State 7–6)
Second quarter
  • (14:22) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:21; Ohio State 14–6)
  • (12:31) ORE – Evan Stewart 10-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, two-point run failed (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:51; Ohio State 14–12)
  • (10:09) ORE – Atticus Sappington 27-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 32 yards, 2:17; Oregon 15–14)
  • (3:53) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 15-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; Ohio State 21–15)
  • (1:17) ORE – Tez Johnson 48-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:36; Oregon 22–21)
Third quarter
  • (9:27) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 6-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:08; Ohio State 28–22)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:20) ORE – Dillon Gabriel 27-yard run, Andrew Boyle kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:51; Oregon 29–28)
  • (6:00) OSU – Jayden Fielding 40-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, 7:20; Ohio State 31–29)
  • (1:47) ORE – Atticus Sappington 19-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:13; Oregon 32–31)
Statistics OSU ORE
First downs 22 18
Plays–yards 68–467 65–496
Rushes–yards 32–141 31–155
Passing yards 326 341
Passing: comp–att–int 28–35–0 23–34–0
Time of possession 33:09 26:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio State Passing Will Howard 28/35, 326 yards, 2 TD
Rushing TreVeyon Henderson 10 carries, 87 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Smith 9 receptions, 100 yards, 1 TD
Oregon Passing Dillon Gabriel 23/34, 341 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jordan James 23 carries, 115 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Evan Stewart 7 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD

vs Nebraska

See also: 2024 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team
Nebraska Cornhuskers (5–2) vs No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cornhuskers 0 6 3817
No. 4 Buckeyes 7 7 0721

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: N at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 104,830
  • Referee: Jeffrey Servinski
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (0:29) OSU – Carnell Tate 40-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 3:02; Ohio State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:21) NEB – John Hohl 39-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:08; Ohio State 7–3)
  • (8:21) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 60-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:00; Ohio State 14–3)
  • (0:00) NEB – John Hohl 54-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 2:02; Ohio State 14–6)
Third quarter
  • (7:29) NEB – John Hohl 47-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:51; Ohio State 14–9)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:47) NEB – Dante Dowdell 1-yard run, Nate Boerkircher pass from Dylan Raiola (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:06; Nebraska 17–14)
  • (6:04) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 9-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:43; Ohio State 21–17)
Statistics NEB OSU
First downs 18 11
Plays–yards 66–273 47–285
Rushes–yards 33–121 28–64
Passing yards 152 221
Passing: comp–att–int 21–32–1 13–16–1
Time of possession 35:07 24:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Nebraska Passing Dylan Raiola 21/32, 152 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Dante Dowdell 14 carries, 60 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Thomas Fidone 4 receptions, 55 yards
Ohio State Passing Will Howard 13/16, 221 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Quinshon Judkins 10 carries, 29 yards
Receiving Carnell Tate 4 receptions, 102 yards, 1 TD

at No. 3 Penn State

See also: 2024 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Ohio State–Penn State football rivalry
No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes (6–1) at No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions (7–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 4 Buckeyes 7 7 3320
No. 3 Nittany Lions 10 0 3013

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 111,030
  • Referee: Kole Knueppel
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:54) PSU – Ryan Barker 29-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 8:00; Penn State 3–0)
  • (5:37) PSU – Zion Tracy 31-yard interception return, Ryan Barker kick (Penn State 10–0)
  • (1:59) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 25-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:32; Penn State 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:54) OSU – Brandon Inniss 21-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 3:42; Ohio State 14–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:40) OSU – Jayden Fielding 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:20; Ohio State 17–10)
  • (5:03) PSU – Ryan Barker 44-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 5:32; Ohio State 17–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:13) OSU – Jayden Fielding 39-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:02; Ohio State 20–13)
Statistics OSU PSU
First downs 22 15
Plays–yards 64–358 53–270
Rushes–yards 38–176 32–120
Passing yards 182 150
Passing: comp–att–int 16–24–1 13–21–1
Time of possession 31:22 28:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio State Passing Will Howard 16/24, 182 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Quinshon Judkins 14 carries, 95 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Smith 4 receptions, 55 yards
Penn State Passing Drew Allar 12/20, 146 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Tyler Warren 3 carries, 47 yards
Receiving Nicholas Singleton 6 receptions, 54 yards

vs Purdue

See also: 2024 Purdue Boilermakers football team
Purdue Boilermakers (1–7) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Boilermakers 0 0 000
No. 2 Buckeyes 0 0 000

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: • Temperature: 0 °F (−18 °C) • Wind: mph
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics PUR OSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Purdue Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Northwestern

See also: 2024 Northwestern Wildcats football team
Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Northwestern Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buckeyes 0 0 000
Wildcats 0 0 000

at Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: • Temperature: 0 °F (−18 °C) • Wind: mph
  • TV: BTN
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics OSU NU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Ohio State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northwestern Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Indiana

See also: 2024 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) vs Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hoosiers 0 0 000
Buckeyes 0 0 000

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 23
  • Game weather: • Temperature: 0 °F (−18 °C) • Wind: mph
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics IND OSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs Michigan

See also: 2024 Michigan Wolverines football team and Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry
Michigan Wolverines (0–0) vs Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolverines 0 0 000
Buckeyes 0 0 000

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

  • Date: November 30
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: • Temperature: 0 °F (−18 °C) • Wind: mph
  • TV: FOX
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics MICH OSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Michigan Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Statistics

Team

Ohio State Opp
  Points per Game 54.0 3.0
Total 108 6
First Downs 54 17
  Rushing 24 5
  Passing 29 11
  Penalty 1 1
Rushing yards 443 75
  Avg per rush 6.2 1.1
  Avg per game 221.5 37.5
  Rushing touchdowns 8 0
Passing yards 644 201
  Att-Comp-Int 43-64-0 26-46-2
  Avg per pass 10.1 4.4
  Avg per game 322.0 100.5
  Passing touchdowns 5 0
Total Offense 1,087 276
  Avg per Play 7.9 2.6
  Avg per Game 543.5 138.0
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-1
Penalties-Yards 13-103 6-37
  Avg per Game 51.5 18.5
Punts-Yards 7-303 17-742
  Avg per Punt 44.0 43.6
Time of Possession/Game 30:16 29:84
3rd Down Conversions 12-24 7-31
4th Down Conversions 2-3 2-3
Sacks-Yards 2-11 8-42
Touchdowns Scored 15 0
Field Goals-Attempts 1-1 2-3
PAT-Attempts 15-15 0-0

Individual leaders

Offense

Defense

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown

Special teams


Personnel

Roster

2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 1 Quinshon Judkins Jr
WR 2 Emeka Egbuka (C) GS
QB 3 Lincoln Kienholz So
WR 4 Jeremiah Smith Fr
WR 5 Mylan Graham Fr
WR 9 Jayden Ballard Sr
QB 10 Julian Sayin Fr
WR 11 Brandon Inniss So
QB 12 Air Noland Fr
WR 13 Bryson Rodgers So
WR 14 Kojo Antwi Jr
TE 15 Jelani Thurman So
QB 16 Mason Maggs Jr
WR 17 Carnell Tate So
QB 18 Will Howard GS
QB 19 Chad Ray Sr
RB 20 James Peoples Fr
WR 23 Nolan Baudo So
RB 24 Sam Williams-Dixon Fr
RB 26 Chase Brecht Jr
RB 28 TC Caffey Injured Jr
RB 30 Rashid SeSay Fr
RB 32 TreVeyon Henderson (C) Sr
QB 33 Devin Brown Jr
WR 34 Brennen Schramm So
TE 46 Jace Middleton Sr
TE 49 Patrick Gurd Sr
OL 51 Luke Montgomery So
OL 54 Toby Wilson Sr
OL 56 Seth McLaughlin GS
OL 58 Gabe VanSickle Fr
OL 62 Joshua Padilla So
OL 63 Julian Goines-Jackson Jr
OL 64 Simon Lorentz Fr
OL 65 Zen Michalski Sr
OL 67 Austin Siereveld So
OL 68 George Fitzpatrick Jr
OL 69 Ian Moore Fr
OL 70 Josh Fryar Sr
OL 71 Josh Simmons Sr
OL 72 Deontae Armstrong Fr
OL 73 Devontae Armstrong Fr
OL 74 Donovan Jackson Sr
OL 75 Carson Hinzman Jr
OL 76 Miles Walker So
OL 77 Tegra Tshabola Jr
WR 80 Shawn Lodge Jr
WR 81 Damarion Witten Fr
WR 82 David Adolph Jr
WR 83 Joop Mitchell Sr
WR 84 Dorian Williams Fr
TE 85 Bennett Christian Jr
TE 86 Maxence LeBlanc Fr
WR 87 Reis Stocksdale Sr
TE 88 Gee Scott Jr. GS
TE 89 Zak Herbstreit Sr
TE 89 Will Kacmarek Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 0 Cody Simon (C) GS
CB 1 Davison Igbinosun Jr
S 2 Caleb Downs So
CB 3 Lorenzo Styles Jr. Sr
CB 5 Aaron Scott Jr. Fr
S 6 Sonny Styles Jr
CB 7 Jordan Hancock Sr
S 8 Lathan Ransom Sr
S 9 Malik Hartford So
CB 10 Denzel Burke Sr
LB 11 C. J. Hicks Jr
CB 12 Bryce West Fr
CB 13 Miles Lockhart Fr
DB 16 Keenan Nelson Jr. Jr
LB 17 Mitchell Melton Sr
S 18 Jaylen McClain Fr
LB 20 Arvell Reese So
S 21 Jayden Bonsu So
CB 22 Calvin Simpson-Hunt So
LB 23 Garrett Stover Fr
CB 24 Jermaine Mathews Jr. So
LB 26 Payton Pierce Fr
S 28 Leroy Roker III Fr
DB 29 Glorien Gough So
S 32 Brenten "Inky" Jones Jr
DE 33 Jack Sawyer (C) Sr
CB 34 Buakri Miles Jr. Fr
LB 36 Gabe Powers Jr
LB 37 Zach Hayes Fr
LB 38 Eli Riggs Fr
LB 39 Joey Velazquez GS
CB 43 Dianté Griffin Jr
DE 44 JT Tuimoloau Sr
S 46 Ryan Rudzinski So
LB 50 Alec DelSignore So
DE 52 Joshua Mickens So
DL 53 Will Smith Jr. So
DE 55 Dominic Kirks Fr
LB 57 Jalen Pace Sr
DT 58 Ty Hamilton Sr
DL 59 Ahmed Tounkara Fr
DL 60 Cade Casto Sr
DE 61 Caden Davis So
DL 62 Bryce Prater Sr
LB 66 Nate Riegle Fr
DL 90 Eric Mensah Fr
DT 91 Tyleik Williams Sr
DE 92 Caden Curry Jr
DT 93 Hero Kanu Jr
DL 94 Jason Moore So
DT 95 Tywone Malone Jr. Sr
DE 96 Eddrick Houston Fr
DE 97 Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Jr
DL 98 Kayden McDonald So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 19 Nick McLarty Fr
P 35 Anthony Venneri Jr
K 38 Jayden Fielding Jr
P 39 Hadi Jawad Sr
LS 41 Morrow Evans Fr
P 42 Joe McGuire So
LS 43 John Ferlmann Sr
LS 48 Max Lomonico Sr
K 95 Casey Magyar Sr
LS 96 Collin Johnson Sr
K 98 Austin Snyder Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Chip Kelly – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
  • Jim Knowles – Defensive coordinator
  • Keenan Bailey – Tight ends
  • Justin Frye – Run game coordinator/offensive line
  • Matt Guerrieri – Safeties
  • Brian Hartline – Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers
  • Larry Johnson – Associate head coach/defensive line
  • James Laurinaitis – Linebackers
  • Carlos Locklyn – Running backs
  • Tim Walton – Assistant head coach/secondary/cornerbacks
  • Mickey Marotti – Associate AD/director of football sport performance
  • Brent Zdebski – Quality control - defense
  • Rob Keys – Quality control - kicking
  • Sam McGrath – Quality control - defense
  • Joe Lyberger – Quality control - defense
  • Tim Drevno – Quality control - offense
  • LaAllan Clark – Graduate assistant - defense
  • Mike Sollenne – Graduate assistant - offense
  • Sean Binckes – Graduate assistant - offense
  • Michael Hunter – Graduate assistant - defense
  • Riley Larkin – Program assistant - offense
  • Gunner Daniel – Program assistant - special teams
  • Devin Jordan – Program assistant - offense
  • Gerren DuHart – Program assistant - defense
  • Joshua Chorba – Program assistant - defense
  • Tony Johnson – Senior advisor/analyst
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 18, 2024

Depth chart

Awards and honors

Preseason honors

Weekly Individual Awards

Big Ten Weekly Honors
Date Player Position Award
Week 5 Jeremiah Smith WR Freshman of the Week
Week 6 Emeka Egbuka WR Offensive Player of the Week

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