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The Big Ten Conference announced its 2022 football preseason honors on Monday ahead of the start of Big Ten Football Media Days at Lucas Oil Stadium. A media panel selected the 10-member preseason list, with five representatives each from the East and West Divisions. Ohio State placed a trio of honorees on the East Division list highlighted by the unanimous selection of quarterback C.J. Stroud, a finalist for the Heisman Trophy last season. Stroud was joined on this year's preseason East Division squad by a pair of Buckeye offensive standouts in running back TreVeyon Henderson and wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, as well as Michigan running back Blake Corum and Michigan State wide receiver Jayden Reed. Four different schools placed students on the West Division preseason list, led by two representatives from Wisconsin in running back Braelon Allen and linebacker Nick Herbig. They were joined on the list by Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell, Northwestern offensive tackle Peter Skoronski and Purdue quarterback Aidan O'Connell. - Big Ten Football

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07/25/22 - *Luke Wypler, rSo/2023, Ohio State, 6-3, 303 (DS#2 C) + More +

2022 PRESEASON RIMINGTON TROPHY WATCHLIST: Luke Wypler, Jr, Ohio State,...Wypler is in his third year with the program and has four seasons of eligibility remaining, including 2022...Won starting center position in prior to the start of the 2021 season and started all 13 games last year...Second on the team with 860 snaps from scrimmage...Earned honorable mention all-Big Ten honors by media panel...Helped Ohio State's offense rank No. 1 in the nation in total offense (561.5) and scoring offense (45/7)...Ohio State's offense also ranked in the Top 5 nationally in 2021 in passing (3rd; 380.9), passing efficiency (2nd; 182.3) and third down conversions (2nd; 52 pct.). - Ohio State Football

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C *Luke Wypler, Ohio State
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07/25/22 - *C.J. Stroud, rSo/2023, Ohio State, 6-3, 214 (DS#1 QB) + More +

The Big Ten football schedule will officially begin Tuesday in Indianapolis. Ohio State and the rest conference will begin the annual media days Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium where head coaches and players from each Big Ten team will preview the upcoming season. Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren will open up the event with a 45-minute press conference, answering questions likely about conference expansion and realignment, USC and UCLA joining the conference, Name, Image and Likeness, College Football Playoff expansion along with many other topics. Safety Ronnie Hickman, wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and quarterback C.J. Stroud will represent Ohio State in Indianapolis. They are expected to speak from 1:15-2:15 p.m. Wednesday. Head coach Ryan Day is also scheduled to speak at an individual podium session from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Wednesday. - Columbus Dispatch

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QB *C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
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07/25/22 - Tommy Eichenberg, rSr/2024, Ohio State, 6-2, 233 (DS#4 ILB) + More +

Coaches love Tommy Eichenberg. Yes, his teammates are fond of him as well. But coaches really love Eichenberg, whose advanced football intelligence and attention to detail seemed to give him an edge during Jim Knowles' defensive install in the spring. A Rose Bowl defensive MVP performance featuring 17 tackles helped his case. Eichenberg could be the run-stopping linchpin needed in a defense that will spread more safety help around him to help defend the pass. On the other hand, Eichenberg opened last season as the starter but soon yielded the job to Cody Simon after three games. The latter was still on the mend from shoulder surgery and did not participate in spring practices. As such, Knowles has not seen much from him in person. If that changes in preseason camp, this may again be a two-man competition up until opening night. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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ILB Tommy Eichenberg, Ohio State
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07/25/22 - *Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jr/2023, Ohio State, 6-1, 196 (DS#1 WR) + More +

Ohio State football had no finalists last season for the Biletnikoff Award - given to the nation's best receiver. Not Garrett Wilson or Chris Olave, who were both selected in the first 12 picks of April's NFL Draft. Not Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who rocketed past both veterans to turn in the most prolific receiving season in OSU history. Call it bad voting. Call it an unfortunate case of teammates cannibalizing each other's votes. Regardless, it continued a Buckeye trend with the award.

Terry Glenn won the Biletnikoff Award in 1995, it's second year of existence. He is also the only OSU finalist (top-three vote-getter) in the history of the award. David Boston, Michael Jenkins, Santonio Holmes, Parris Campbell - some pretty talented pass-catchers could not break through. Smith-Njigba, who was announced Thursday as one of 43 receivers on the watch list for the 2022 award, might have the best chance of any of them to break the drought. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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WR *Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
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07/24/22 - TreVeyon Henderson, Sr/2025, Ohio State, 5-10, 202 (DS#4 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: TreVeyon Henderson (So.), Ohio State,... A promising sophomore Ohio State running back, TreVeyon Henderson (5-11, 195) played high school football at Hopewell High School in Hopewell, Virginia, where he rushed for over 4,000 yards with 50 touchdowns. He enrolled at Ohio State in January 2021 and made collegiate debut against Minnesota in a 45-31 win. In the game, Henderson had two carries for 15 yards and one catch for 70 yards and a touchdown. In his third game, Henderson broke Archie Griffin's freshman single-game rushing record with 277 yards on 24 carries and three touchdowns. Overall, it was the third-most yards by an Ohio State running back in a game. For his performance, Henderson earned Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week. During Week 13 against the Michigan Wolverines, Henderson broke Ohio State's freshman record for Touchdowns from scrimmage with 19 (formerly 18 by Maurice Clarett). - Henderson's Wikipedia page

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RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
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07/23/22 - Kenyatta Jackson Jr., rJr/2027, Ohio State, 6-5, 265 (DS#7 DE) + More +

Every new Ohio State football defensive end faces the ghosts of the edge rushers who came before them. Some, like Chase Young, tear open those expectations and leave the entrails all over the field. For others, those comparisons attached by others can hang like a weight throughout their careers. Incoming freshman Kenyatta Jackson appears to be confronting that imposing legacy head on. He will open his career wearing No. 97 - the same number Nick and Joey Bosa and Cameron Heyward wore during their stellar careers. Jackson, a 6-5, 235-pound end from Hollywood, Florida's Chaminade-Madonna Prep, arrives as the No. 60 prospect in the 247 Sports composite. Omari Abor, another top-100 edge rusher, also arrives this summer and will wear No. 23. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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DE Kenyatta Jackson Jr., Ohio State
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07/22/22 - *Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jr/2023, Ohio State, 6-1, 196 (DS#1 WR) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State,...Coming off a fabulous 2021 season when he led Ohio State with school-record totals of 95 receptions and 1,606 receiving yards...on a team that also featured first-round NFL Draft picks Garrett Wilson (No. 10 overall to the Jets) and Chris Olave (No. 11 overall to New Orleans)...Broke 20-year-old Big Ten receiving yards record (1,545 yards in 2001 by Lee Evan, Wisconsin) with his 1,606 receiving yards in 2021...95 receptions ranks fifth-most in Big Ten history...Set Rose Bowl records with 347 receiving yards and 15 receptions with three touchdowns and was named offensive most valuable player. - Ohio State Football

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WR *Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
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07/21/22 - TreVeyon Henderson, Sr/2025, Ohio State, 5-10, 202 (DS#4 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State,... Coming off a terrific, freshman All-American campaign in 2021, Ohio State running back TreVeyon will be considered among the top running backs in the nation in 2022. Last season he rushed for the second-most yards in Ohio State history by a freshman in 2021 with 1,248 yards, including a school freshman-record 270 yards vs. Tulsa; set an Ohio State freshman record with 19 touchdowns (15 rushing and four receiving); His 19 TDs scored on the season rank eighth in school history; Ranked second nationally with 6.8 yards per carry. His 1,248 rushing yards ranked 23rd nationally and his 96.0 yards per game ranked 26th. Also caught 27 passes for 312 yards - Ohio State Football

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RB TreVeyon Henderson, Ohio State
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07/21/22 - *Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Jr/2023, Ohio State, 6-1, 196 (DS#1 WR) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State,...After a dazzling 2021 show, Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba enters the 2022 season as one of the top receivers in college football - if not the top receiver - and a candidate for national honors. In 2021 he led Ohio State with school-record totals of 95 receptions and 1,606 receiving yards...on a team that also featured first-round wide receiver NFL Draft picks Garrett Wilson (No. 10 overall to the Jets) and Chris Olave (No. 11 overall to New Orleans). Smith-Njigba broke 20-year-old Big Ten receiving yards record (1,545 yards in 2001 by Lee Evan, Wisconsin) with his 1,606 receiving yards in 2021. - Ohio State Football

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WR *Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
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07/21/22 - Denzel Burke, Sr/2025, Ohio State, 5-11, 186 (DS#9 CB) + More +

American Eagle wants to use Denzel Burke to sell you skinny jeans and flannel shirts, and Ohio State football's foray into name, image and likeness may have reached an inflection point. Burke is one of 41 current or former Buckeyes represented by NIL Management. The agency traded 185 emails over the span of a few months, according to founder Zach Beebe, to facilitate endorsement deals with American Eagle, Designer Shoe Warehouse and Value City Furniture. The Foundation, one of two prominent OSU booster collectives, also helped seal this deal. Burke and three of his teammates will net $550,000 for those ad campaigns. Those teammates - C.J. Stroud, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and TreVeyon Henderson - are OSU's three marquee talents. Glamour positions. A Heisman Trophy finalist. The Rose Bowl-wrecking receiver. Regardless of commercials or Instagram influencer posts, they will be among the faces of college football this season.

So how did Burke - a sophomore-to-be cornerback who came out of Scottsdale, Arizona, as the nation's No. 196 prospect per 247 Sports' composite - end up as part of this headline-making deal? "I'm glad that a big national company such as American Eagle wants to step outside of the box," Beebe said. "Denzel is an amazing athlete. He did get freshman All-American. He didn't have one touchdown scored on him. "Sometimes defense gets the short end of the stick, but it really attests to not only the company but us wanting to throw a bone to our other clients that deserve it. Denzel, we believe, will be one of the top (NFL) draft picks as well and have an amazing season." - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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CB Denzel Burke, Ohio State
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07/21/22 - *C.J. Stroud, rSo/2023, Ohio State, 6-3, 214 (DS#1 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: C.J. Stroud, Ohio State,... Ohio State quarterback C. J. Stroud Will be one of the top quarterbacks in the country and a candidate for all major honors after an award-winning season in 2021 that included being a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. Last season he was named the Big Ten Conference's offensive player of the year, quarterback of the year and freshman of the year. Led the best offense in the nation as a freshman in 2021 with Ohio State No. 1 nationally in total offense (561.5 yards per game) and scoring offense (45.7 ppg) while also finishing No. 2 in passing efficiency and and No. 3 in passing offense (380.9 ypg). He completed 317-of-441 passes for 4,435 yards with 44 TDs vs. just 6 INTs. Finished in the top five nationally in passer efficiency rating (2nd, 186.6), touchdown passes (3rd, 44), completion percentage (3rd, 71.9), yards per game (3rd, 369.6), yard and yards/attempt (2nd, 10.1). - Ohio State Football

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QB *C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
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07/20/22 - *C.J. Stroud, rSo/2023, Ohio State, 6-3, 214 (DS#1 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON DAVEY O'BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD WATCH LIST: C.J. Stroud, Ohio State, Jr., 6-3, 215, Inland Empire, Calif.,...Stroud will be one of the top quarterbacks in the country and a candidate for all major honors after an award-winning season in 2021 that included being a finalist for the Heisman Trophy...Led the best offense in the nation as a freshman in 2021 with Ohio State No. 1 nationally in total offense (561.5 yards per game) and scoring offense (45.7 ppg) while also finishing No. 2 in passing efficiency and and No. 3 in passing offense (380.9 ypg). - Ohio State Football

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QB *C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
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07/20/22 - Denzel Burke, Sr/2025, Ohio State, 5-11, 186 (DS#9 CB) + More +

The Foundation, a third-party collective supporting Ohio State, says it has raised more than half a million dollars to fund a joint name, image and likeness deal for several of the Buckeyes' star football players. Brian Schottenstein, the co-founder of the nonprofit organization, said the agreement totals a combined $550,000 for quarterback C.J. Stroud, running back TreVeyon Henderson, wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and cornerback Denzel Burke.

As part of the terms, Burke and Henderson will promote American Eagle Outfitters, and Smith-Njigba and Stroud will plug Designer Shoe Warehouse. Stroud is pushing Value City Furniture, as well. They will all also work with The Foundation's partner charities, a group that includes Buckeye Cruise for Cancer, A Kid Again and LifeTown Columbus. The four players will be a part of a fundraising event held by the collective on Aug. 22 at which children with special needs from LifeTown and others with life-threatening conditions from A Kid Again will be in attendance, in addition to making other public appearances. - Columbus Dispatch

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CB Denzel Burke, Ohio State
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07/20/22 - *Ronnie Hickman, rJr/2023, Ohio State, 6-1, 209 (DS#6 FS) + More +

Ohio State football's contingent at Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis next week will put its record-setting offensive stars front and center. Quarterback C.J. Stroud, receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba and safety Ronnie Hickman will represent the Buckeyes at the annual event, held July 26-27. Ohio State coach Ryan Day and players are scheduled to take the podium on the second day. Stroud is the reigning Big Ten offensive player of the year after throwing for 4,435 yards and 44 touchdowns last season. Smith-Njigba is the league's leading returning receiver after totaling 1,606 yards and nine touchdowns on 95 receptions. Hickman led OSU tackles with 100 to go along with two interceptions, a sack and a forced fumble. - Cleveland Plain Dealer

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FS *Ronnie Hickman, Ohio State
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