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10/31/22 - JT Tuimoloau, Sr/2025, Ohio State + More +

OCT 31 BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: J.T. Tuimoloau, Ohio State, DE - So. - Edgewood, Wash. - Eastside Catholic,...Recorded six tackles, three solos, two sacks, three tackles-for-loss, two interceptions and a forced fumble in Ohio State's 44-31 win against Penn State...Was in on four turnovers that directly led to 21 Ohio State points...Returned an interception 86 yards for a touchdown, giving the Buckeyes a 44-24 lead with less than three minutes to play...Earns the first Defensive Player of the Week accolade of his career...Last Ohio State Defensive Player of the Week: Tommy Eichenberg (Sept. 26, 2022). - Big Ten Football

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DE JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State
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10/31/22 - Quinshon Judkins, Jr/2025, Ohio State + More +

OCT 31 SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ole Miss,...Posted his first career 200-yard rushing game and a touchdown in leading Ole Miss at Texas A&M...Carried 34 times, which are the most by a Rebel since Deuce McAllister ran 36 times against Mississippi State in 1999...Finished with 205 yards, which ranks ninth on the Ole Miss single-game list, and are the most since John Rhys Plumlee ran for 212 vs. LSU in 2019...Tied the school record for fastest to 1,000 yards in a season, previously set by Kayo Dottely in 1949 (1,113 yards through nine games and ended with the Ole Miss single-season record 1,355)...Ranks fifth on the Ole Miss single-season yardage list and is the most by a Rebel since Dexter McCluster's 1,169 yards in 2009...Owns the freshman records for single-season rushing yards and rushing touchdowns (13) set by Plumlee in 2019 (1,026 yards, 12 TD). - SEC Football

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RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
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10/31/22 - Quinshon Judkins, Jr/2025, Ohio State + More +

Mississippi first-year running back Quinshon Judkins became the 16th player to rush for at least 200 yards in a game this season, carrying 34 times for 205 against Texas A&M. Judkins' season total of 1,036 yards is the school freshman record, and he's among seven FBS players to go over 1,000 this year. His 34 carries were most by an Ole Miss player since Deuce McAllister ran 36 times against Mississippi State in 1999. - AP College Football

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RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
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10/31/22 - JT Tuimoloau, Sr/2025, Ohio State + More +

OCT 30 WALTER CAMP NATIONAL FBS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: J.T. TUIMOLOAU, OHIO STATE, Sophomore, Defensive End, Edgewood, WA/Eastside Catholic,...J.T. Tuimoloau recorded six tackles (3 for losses), including two quarterback sacks, forced and recovered a fumble and intercepted two passes (one of which he returned 14 yards for a touchdown) as second-ranked Ohio State improved to 8-0 with a 44-31 victory over 13th-ranked Penn State. Tuimoloau also broke up one pass in the victory. Notes: J.T. Tuimoloau is the 14th Ohio State player to earn Walter Camp National Player of Week honors (since 2004), and the first since current Buckeye quarterback C.J. Stroud (November 20, 2021). - The Walter Camp Football Foundation

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DE JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State
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10/29/22 - Quinshon Judkins, Jr/2025, Ohio State + More +

Quinshon Judkins rushed for 205 yards, Jaxson Dart passed for three touchdowns and No. 15 Mississippi beat Texas A&M 31-28 on Saturday night. Judkins had a 1-yard touchdown run with 7:18 remaining, helping Mississippi rebound from its first loss of the season. He is up to 1,036 yards rushing on the season. Dart threw touchdown passes of 18, 1 and 2 yards. He was 13 for 20 for 140 yards, and also had 17 carries for 95 yards on the ground. Zach Evans, who missed last week's 45-20 loss to LSU with a leg injury, returned against the Aggies and rushed for 75 yards. Jonathan Mingo had four catches for 89 yards and a touchdown for the Rebels (8-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference). Ole Miss rushed for 391 yards, including 134 yards in the first quarter, and finished with 530 total yards.

Connor Weigman was 28 of 44 for 338 yards and four touchdowns for Texas A&M (3-5, 1-4). The Aggies lost their fourth straight game for the school's longest slide since losing four straight at the end of the 2005 season. Devon Achane rushed 25 times for 138 yards, and Moose Muhammad III caught eight passes for 112 yards and a score. Texas A&M cut the lead to three on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Weigman to Achane with 1:25 remaining. The Rebels then went three-and-out, but the Aggies turned the ball over on downs to end it. Trailing 14-7 in the first quarter, the Rebels reeled off the next 17 points. Ole Miss had a field goal before halftime, and Dart connected on touchdown passes to Casey Kelly and Mingo to take a 24-14 lead with a minute left in the third. - Mississippi/AP College Football

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RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
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10/29/22 - JT Tuimoloau, Sr/2025, Ohio State + More +

J.T. Tuimoloau had a strip sack to set up No. 2 Ohio State for a separation-score in the fourth quarter and then a pick-6 to cap a spectacular performance by the defensive end as the Buckeyes erased a fourth-quarter deficit to beat No. 13 Penn State 44-31 Saturday. C.J. Stroud found his groove for Ohio State in the fourth quarter and finished with 354 yards passing as the Buckeyes (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) ran their winning streak in the rivalry to six in a row - none by more than 13 points. As has often been the case when these teams get together lately, the Buckeyes were a double-digit favorite and the Nittany Lions (6-2, 3-2) played them tough. In this case, though, Penn State didn't just hang around. The Nittany Lions went up 21-16 with 9:26 remaining in the fourth quarter on a tough 1-yard touchdown run by Kaytron Allen on fourth down.

Ohio State outscored Penn State 28-3 the rest of the way, with Tuimoloau providing the key play after the Buckeyes went up 23-21. Tuimoloau also recovered the fumble after swiping the ball from Sean Clifford with 8:26 left in the fourth quarter. One play later, Stroud connected with Cade Stover, who rumbled through the Penn State defense for a 24-yard touchdown to make it 30-21. Tuimoloau also had his first career interception in the first quarter, a tipped pass at the line of scrimmage that resulted in Ohio State's first interception of the game and another sack. For his final act, Tuimoloau beat his block, reached up and grabbed Clifford's short pass attempt at the 14-yard line and cruised into the end zone to make it 44-24. Clifford threw for 371 yards and three touchdowns, but committed four turnovers. TreVeyon Henderson scored twice in Ohio State's fourth-quarter outburst, including a 41-yard run 35 seconds after Penn State took the lead. He added a 7-yard touchdown run with 2:52 left to make it 37-24. - Ohio State/AP College Football

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DE JT Tuimoloau, Ohio State
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10/24/22 - Noah Ruggles, rSr/2023, Ohio State + More +

OCT 24 BIG TEN SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Noah Ruggles, Ohio State, K - Gr. - Odessa, Fla. - Steinbrenner,...Kicked four field goals early against Iowa's top-five defense to help Ohio State build a 26-10 lead on the way to a 54-10 victory...Converted on four field goals (46, 41, 35, 26) and six PATs for a career-high 18-point day...His four first-half field goals tie for the second most in a game in pro-gram history, matching eight other Buckeye placekickers...Garners the second Special Teams Player of the Week honor of his career...Last Ohio State Special Teams Player of the Week: Noah Ruggles (Nov. 1, 2021). - Big Ten Football

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K Noah Ruggles, Ohio State
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10/24/22 - Zach Harrison, Sr/2023, Ohio State + More +

Everybody can't turn themselves in three years into a top-five pick the same way Chase Young and Nick and Joey Bosa did, yet they are the measuring stick for success. Those three are the outliers as generational talents in college football who just so happened to all be stacked back-to-back-to-back in Columbus. It took a while for Harrison to come to terms with that and stop pressuring himself to be something he's not. He doesn't have to be like any of those three to be an elite edge rusher for OSU. Now that he's figured that out, he's starting to tap into that which is helping elevate the defense. "It's definitely a process," Harrison said. "I definitely feel like I've come into myself more as a man, as a person and as a player. I've definitely matured a bunch and that's just part of realizing that everybody's journey is different. Not everybody comes into college is three-and-out (and) goes No. 2 overall. That's not common. I just put one foot in front of the other and just keep playing. "This year, I've learned this is how I rush, and these are the things I can do well," Harrison said. "I stopped trying to be somebody else and just play how I play." Harrison's performance against Iowa feels like a turning point in a career that has been underrated at times because his sack numbers haven't been eye-popping the way we've grown accustomed to seeing.

Both of his tackles resulted in a loss of yardage, and one of them was a strip sack. Then he tipped a pass at the line of scrimmage, which paved the way for Tanner McCalister's second interception of the afternoon. He's taken the long road to maximize his natural talent, but it seems as if Harrison has finally tapped into the best version of himself. He may be turning himself into a first-round NFL Draft pick in the process while leading a unit that's getting back to dictating the line of scrimmage in a way it hasn't consistently done since 2019. "Zach's playing some of his best football right now, and our defensive line, they're playing with an edge," Day said. "You can feel it out there. You can feel how fast they're playing, but Zach has really come along. He's practiced really well, his leadership's been good, and I think you guys would agree is by playing his best football right now." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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DE Zach Harrison, Ohio State
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10/22/22 - *C.J. Stroud, rSo/2023, Ohio State + More +

C.J. Stroud overcame a slow start to throw four second-half touchdown passes, Ohio State's defense took advantage of six Iowa turnovers and the second-ranked Buckeyes pulled away for a 54-10 rout of the Hawkeyes on Saturday. Tanner McCallister had two interceptions and Tommy Eichenberg had a pick-6 as Ohio State took advantage of an inept Iowa offense to consistently start drives with good field position. Miyan Williams rushed for a first-half touchdown, and Stroud threw to Marvin Harrison, Emeka Egbuka, Julian Fleming and Mitch Rossi for second-half touchdowns. Noah Ruggles contributed four field goals after kicking just two in the previous six games.

The game wasn't pretty early for the Buckeyes (7-0, 4-0 Big Ten), who struggled to finish drives against Iowa's top-10 defense before Stroud and Co. caught fire late. On Iowa's first play from scrimmage, Spencer Petras threw right into the arms of McCallister. Ohio State took over at the Iowa 32 but had to settle for a 46-yard field goal. Later in the first, on Ohio State's first play after an Iowa punt, defensive end Joe Evans came through the middle untouched and smashed into Stroud, who fumbled at his own 11. Evans scooped it and trotted in for what would be Iowa's only touchdown. Linebacker Eichenberg's pick-6 gave Ohio State a 26-10 lead at halftime. Backup quarterback Alex Padilla took over for Petras in the third quarter and on the second play was picked off by McCallister at the Iowa 15. Four plays later, Stroud roped a 6-yard TD pass to Harrison and extended the lead late in the third with a 13-yard pass to Egbuka. Stroud hit Fleming in stride tearing down the middle for a 79-yard TD, and then tossed a short scoring pass to Rossi. - Ohio State/AP College Football

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QB *C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
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10/17/22 - Quinshon Judkins, Jr/2025, Ohio State + More +

OCT 17 SEC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ole Miss,...Scored three times in leading Ole Miss past Auburn...Led the Rebel rushing attack with 25 carries for 139 yards and two touchdowns. Also hauled in his first collegiate TD reception on a seven-yard catch...His 10 rushing TDs are the most by an any SEC freshman since John Rhys Plumlee scored 12 times for the Rebels in 2019. - SEC Football

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RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
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10/10/22 - *C.J. Stroud, rSo/2023, Ohio State + More +

OCT 10 BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: C.J. Stroud, Ohio State, QB - So. - Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. - Rancho Cucamonga,...Became the first quarterback in Big Ten history to throw at least six touchdown passes three times, doing it for his third time Saturday in Ohio State's 49-20 win over Michigan State in East Lansing...In the first half alone, he went 15 for 18 for 285 yards with four touchdowns and directed scoring drives of 80, 75, 98, 75 and 91 yards...Moved into second place all-time among Ohio State quarterbacks with 68 touchdown passes, passing Justin Fields' 63 set in 2019-20...Earns his fourth career Offensive Player of the Week award and his 11th career weekly honor...Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: Miyan Williams (Oct. 3, 2022). - Big Ten Football

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QB *C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
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10/08/22 - *C.J. Stroud, rSo/2023, Ohio State + More +

C.J. Stroud tied a school record with six touchdown passes and No. 3 Ohio State coasted to a 49-20 win over Michigan State on Saturday. The Buckeyes (6-0, 3-0 Big Ten) scored on their opening drive for the fifth straight game when Marvin Harrison Jr. caught his first of three touchdowns. TreVeyon Henderson ran for 118 yards and a touchdown before limping off the field with an apparent right leg injury in the third quarter. The Spartans (2-4, 0-3) have lost four straight after winning their first two games this season.

Stroud was 21 of 26 for 361 yards. He became the first player in program history to throw six touchdowns in three games, a feat he pulled off in consecutive contests against Michigan State. Stroud threw an interception for the third straight game and the latest was returned 32 yards to pull the Spartans into a 7-all tie. Harrison had seven catches, including some acrobatic grabs while draped by a defender, for 118 yards and three scores. Emeka Egbuka had five receptions for 143 yards and a score, a 69-yard catch on Stroud's first throw after his Pick-6 in the second quarter. Payton Thorne was 11 of 18 for 113 yards with an 18-yard touchdown pass to Jayden Reed to pull the Spartans within eight points early in the second quarter before they gave up 28 straight points in the lopsided game. Thorne, who also threw an interception, could not rely on a running game that gained just 7 yards against the Buckeyes. - Ohio State/AP College Football

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QB *C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
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10/04/22 - CJ Donaldson Jr., Sr/2026, Ohio State + More +

West Virginia running back CJ Donaldson is in concussion protocol and will miss next week's home game with Baylor after he was injured in a loss to Texas, coach Neal Brown said Tuesday. Donaldson remained on the ground after he was tackled on a short gain in the third quarter of Saturday's 38-20 loss to the Longhorns. His helmet and shoulder pads were removed and he was carted off the field on a stretcher. After the game he was cleared to travel home with the team. "He's recovering," Brown said. "There is a strict return-to-play (policy) that we have to follow here and I'm zero involved in it. All I do is ask the question. They don't even start the return-to-play until they're symptom free." Donaldson, a 240-pound freshman, leads the Mountaineers with 389 rushing yards and six touchdowns, with an average of 6.9 yards per carry. West Virginia (2-3, 0-2 Big 12 Conference) is idle this week and hosts Baylor (3-2, 1-1) next Thursday, Oct. 13. - AP College Football

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FB CJ Donaldson Jr., Ohio State
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10/03/22 - Quinshon Judkins, Jr/2025, Ohio State + More +

OCT 3 SEC CO-FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK: Quinshon Judkins, RB, Ole Miss,...Piled up a team-high 106 rushing yards and a score in leading Ole Miss past No. 7 Kentucky...His 48-yard TD run in the first quarter was the longest rush of the year for the Rebels...Has rushed for 535 yards this season, the most by an Ole Miss freshman in his first five games since at least 1976...Scored a TD in four of his first five collegiate games and boasts six rushing touchdowns on the season. - SEC Football

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RB Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State
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10/03/22 - Miyan Williams, rJr/2024, Ohio State + More +

OCT 3 BIG TEN OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK: Miyan Williams, Ohio State, RB - Jr. - Cincinnati - Winton Woods,...Rushed for a career-high 189 yards and tied 38- and 48-year-old school records with five rushing touchdowns in Ohio State's 49-10 win over Rutgers Saturday...Recorded three first-half touchdowns to help the Buckeyes build a 28-7 halftime lead, before scoring on a 70-yard burst in the third quarter...Averaged 9.0 yards per carry to tie Ohio State greats Pete Johnson and Keith Byars with his five rushing touchdowns...The Academic All-Big Ten honoree earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award...Last Ohio State Offensive Player of the Week: C.J. Stroud (Sept. 19, 2022). - Big Ten Football

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