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 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Ohio State
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  Todd Orlando has been named Southern California's defensive coordinator. Clay Helton announced the hiring Friday of the veteran assistant who spent the last three seasons as Texas' defensive coordinator. Orlando was fired by the Longhorns on Dec. 1 after three seasons with coach Tom Herman, who brought Orlando with him to Austin from the University of Houston. Orlando was among the highest-paid assistant coaches in the nation during his tenure at Texas. Helton fired defensive coordinator Clancy Pendergast on Dec. 28 after four seasons together. One day earlier, the Trojans allowed 49 points while losing the Holiday Bowl to Iowa and finishing 8-5. - AP College Football

(DS#69 ILB) rSr/2023 ILB Palaie Gaoteote IV, Ohio State
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  01/21/20 - *Shaun Wade, rJr/2021, Ohio State, 6-1, 192 (DS#8 CB) + More +

  Kerry Coombs is returning to the Ohio State coaching staff, this time as defensive coordinator. Coombs spent 2012-2017 on the Ohio State staff as cornerbacks coach and has spent the past two seasons in the NFL as cornerbacks coach for the Tennessee Titans. Coombs moves into the slot vacated by Jeff Hafley, who was hired as head coach at Boston College. Coombs' former tenure as a Buckeyes assistant produced five first-round draft choices from his units, including Bradley Roby, Eli Apple, Marshon Lattimore, Gareon Conley and Denzel Ward. Every starting Ohio State cornerback in Coombs’ six-year tenure reached the NFL. - AP College Football

(DS#8 CB) rJr/2021 CB *Shaun Wade, Ohio State
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  01/03/20 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  Chase Young's final, brilliant season with Ohio State football transcended the recognition typically bestowed on the nation's top defensive players. The defensive end's intimidating presence off the edge made him a Heisman Trophy finalist and led the Buckeyes to the College Football Playoff. As expected, Young will forgo a senior season in Columbus and transfer those talents to the next level. He announced via Twitter on Friday that he plans to enter the 2020 NFL Draft. A unanimous All-American, Young's awards haul included the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, the Chicago Tribune Silver Football and the Nagurski and Bednarik awards as the nation's top defensive player. With some bowl games yet to be played, Young leads the nation in sacks (16.5) and sacks per game (1.38) and ranks fourth in tackles for loss per game (1.75). The sack total broke Ohio State's single-season record. - Cleveland.com

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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  01/01/20 - *Jeffrey Okudah, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-1, 205 (DS#1 CB) + More +

  Jeff Okudah's lock-down performance at cornerback helped Ohio State football's defense emphatically return to prominence in 2019. It also made him one of the most coveted NFL Draft prospects at the position. On Wednesday, the junior announced - in a letter to his late mother published at The Players Tribune - that he will leave the Buckeyes to pursue that opportunity. Okudah is the second Ohio State player to declare early entry for the draft, following running back J.K. Dobbins' Monday announcement. Decisions are forthcoming from defensive end Chase Young, slot cornerback Shaun Wade and others as to their 2020 status. Okudah recorded 35 tackles with three interceptions, two forced fumbles and a team-high nine pass breakups. He and Young were both unanimous All-America selections, and Okudah was a finalist for the Thorpe Award as the nation's top defensive back. - Cleveland.com

(DS#1 CB) Jr/2020 CB *Jeffrey Okudah, Ohio State
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  12/30/19 - *J.K. Dobbins, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 5-09, 209 (DS#1 RB) + More +

  The player who turned in Ohio State football's most prolific rushing season ever is moving on to the NFL. Running back J.K. Dobbins declared via Twotter post on Monday that he will leave school after three seasons to enter the NFL Draft. Dobbins rushed for an OSU single-season record 2,003 yards, which currently ranks second only to Oklahoma State's Chuba Hubbard. He also rushed for 21 yards, tied for third nationally.

In the letter Dobbins posted, he thanked numerous coaches and support staff and Ohio State fans for the memories. "Thank you for everything," Dobbins wrote. "Coming to Ohio from Texas has been nothing short of a dream. I've built relationships that will last me a lifetime at this great university. I've created bonds with my brothers on the teams for the past three years that will never be broken. "Buckeye nation, thank you for all the incredible memories. I love you guys more than you will ever know." Dobbins concludes his Ohio State career ranking second with 4,459 yards sixth with 38 touchdowns. - Cleveland.com

(DS#1 RB) Jr/2020 RB *J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State
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  12/28/19 - *Shaun Wade, rJr/2021, Ohio State, 6-1, 192 (DS#8 CB) + More +

  Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade has been ejected for targeting, leaving the second-ranked Buckeyes without a key defensive player against No. 2 Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl. Wade was ejected late in the second quarter Saturday night for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Lawrence laid on the field and had to be attended by trainers after Wade's hit and another hit that twisted his left knee. He returned for the next series. Officials reviewed the play while Lawrence was on the ground and determined it to be targeting. Wade had 25 tackles and an interception entering the Fiesta Bowl. - AP College Football

(DS#8 CB) rJr/2021 CB *Shaun Wade, Ohio State
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  12/24/19 - *Justin Fields, Jr/2021, Ohio State, 6-3, 227 (DS#4 QB) + More +

  Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields may not be fully healthy when the second-ranked Buckeyes face No. 3 Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl. Fields said Tuesday his left knee is only 80 to 85% heading into Saturday's College Football Playoff semifinal in Glendale. He plans to wear a small brace during the game and brought a larger one in case anything happens. "My knee's probably not where I want it to be right now," Fields said. "But I think with treatment every day and just resting it every day, hopefully, it will be better by the game."

Fields aggravated a previous injury against Penn State on Nov. 23 and again the following week against Michigan when a teammate rolled into his knee. He struggled in the first half of the Big Ten championship game against Wisconsin before throwing two touchdown passes as the Buckeyes rallied for a 34-21 victory. Fields has been practicing in the buildup to the Fiesta Bowl but with limited mobility. "I try to get as many reps as possible," he said. "I really haven't missed any reps, I've just been getting in there and playing. I just can't really move like I want to." Fields finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting and was named the Big Ten offensive player of the year after throwing for 2,953 yards, 40 touchdowns and one interception. The winner of Saturday's game will face No. 1 LSU or No. 4 Oklahoma in the national title game Jan. 13 in New Orleans. - AP College Football

(DS#4 QB) Jr/2021 QB *Justin Fields, Ohio State
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  12/12/19 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  2019 CHUCK BEDNARIK AWARD WINNER: Chase Young, Ohio State,...Earlier this week, Young won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy from the Charlotte Touchdown Club as the nation's top defensive player and on Wednesday was the Ted Hendricks Award winner as the best defensive end. Last Friday, he became the first Ohio State defensive player to win the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the best player in the Big Ten Conference. Young's honor was announced this evening at The Home Depot College Football Awards show in Atlanta. He was joined there by three teammates: quarterback Justin Fields, a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, running back J.K. Dobbins, a finalist for the Doak Walker Award, and cornerback Jeff Okudah, a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. Young leads the nation with 16.5 sacks and 1.50 sacks per game for the 13-0 Big Ten champion Buckeyes. His 21.0 tackles-for-loss ranks fourth and 1.91 tackles-for-loss in tops nationally. - Ohio State Football

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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  12/11/19 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  2019 TED HENDRICKS AWARD WINNER: hio State's Chase Young added another award to his resume on Wednesday when he was named the 2019 recipient of the Ted Hendricks Award, which has gone to the nation's top defensive end since 2002. He is Ohio State's first-ever recipient and just the fourth from a Big Ten school. Young received the largest percentage of votes by the Hendricks Award selection committee in its history (more than 90 percent). A native of Upper Marlboro, Md., Young led the Buckeyes to their third consecutive Big Ten Conference championship in 2019 (and 38th overall) with one of the most dominant seasons ever by a defensive player. Young leads the nation is sacks (16.5), sacks per game (1.50), sack yards (117) and tackles-for-loss per game (1.91). His 21.0 total TFLs ranks fourth while is 129 total TFL yards and six forced fumbles are second. - Ohio State Football

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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  12/11/19 - *Justin Fields, Jr/2021, Ohio State, 6-3, 227 (DS#4 QB) + More +

  2019 BIG TEN ASSOCIATED PRESS OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: QB Justin Fields, Ohio State,...Fields, who transferred to Ohio State this season, is the Big Ten's offensive player and quarterback of the year. From Kennesaw, Ga., he has accounted for 50 total touchdowns this season and is within four of Dwayne Haskins' Big Ten record of 54 total touchdowns set last year. Fields also has a ridiculous 40:1 touchdown pass to interception ratio. - Ohio State Football

(DS#4 QB) Jr/2021 QB *Justin Fields, Ohio State
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  12/11/19 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  2019 BIG TEN ASSOCIATED PRESS DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DE Chase Young, Ohio State,...Young, from Upper Marlboro, Md., and DeMatha Catholic High School, has had one of the most dominant defensive seasons in the history of college football. He leads the nation with 16.5 sacks and 1.50 sacks per game for the 13-0 Big Ten champion Buckeyes. His 21.0 tackles-for-loss ranks fourth and 1.91 tackles-for-loss in tops nationally. - Ohio State Football

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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  12/11/19 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  Heisman Trophy finalists Justin Fields and Chase Young head an Associated Press All-Big Ten football team dominated by players from conference champion Ohio State. Fields is the offensive player of the year, Young is defensive player of the year and the Buckeyes' Ryan Day is coach of the year in his first season. Ohio State has eight players on the first team in voting by 25 media members. Fields, Young and J.K. Dobbins join Iowa's Tristan Wirfs and Keith Duncan and Wisconsin's Jonathan Taylor as unanimous selections. Taylor, the Big Ten's No. 2 all-time rusher, is on the first team for the third straight year. Other repeat first-team picks are Minnesota receiver Tyler Johnson, Michigan offensive tackle Jon Runyan and cornerback Lavert Hill, Wisconsin center Tyler Biadasz and Michigan State defensive tackle Raequan Williams. - AP College Football

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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  12/10/19 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  2019 BRONKO NAGURSKI AWARD WINNER: Defensive end Chase Young added another piece of hardware to his trophy case on Monday evening when he became just the second-ever Buckeye to win the Bronko Nagurski Award as the nation's top defensive player. Young, from Upper Marlboro, Md., and DeMatha Catholic High School, has had one of the most dominant defensive seasons in the history of college football. He leads the nation with 16.5 sacks and 1.50 sacks per game for the 13-0 Big Ten champion Buckeyes. His 21.0 tackles-for-loss ranks fourth and 1.91 tackles-for-loss in tops nationally. The Big Ten's Defensive Player of the Year and Defensive Lineman of the Year, Young is also a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, just the ninth defensive player ever to make it to New York. Young is also a finalist for the Maxwell Award, Bednarik Award and Ted Hendricks Award. Ohio State's only other Bronko Nagurski Award winner was James Laurinaitis, who won the award in 2006 and was a finalist in 2007. - Ohio State Football

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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  12/09/19 - *Justin Fields, Jr/2021, Ohio State, 6-3, 227 (DS#4 QB) + More +

  2019 HEISMAN TROPHY FINALIST: Fields, a true sophomore who transferred to Ohio State from Georgia in 2019, and Young, are Ohio State's sixth and seventh Heisman finalists and follow Dwayne Haskins' finalist appearance in 2018. Fields and Young would become the Buckeyes' eighth winner of the Heisman. The first teammates to be named Heisman finalists since 2016, Fields and Young helped lead Ohio State to a 13-0 record, a Big Ten championship and a spot in the College Football Playoff.

Fields completed 208-of-308 pass attempts for 2,953 yards and 40 touchdowns with just one interception with a completion percentage of 67,5% while also rushing for 471 yards and scored 10 rushing touchdowns. Fields, who threw at least two TD passes in every game this year including four TDs five times and three or more nine times, was named the 2019 Big Ten Offensive Player and Quarterback of the Year. The 2019 Big Ten Championship Game Offensive MVP, he is third nationally in passing efficiency (190.30) among quarterbacks who have played in at least 10 games and he is second in the country with 300 points responsible for. - Heisman Memorial Trophy

(DS#4 QB) Jr/2021 QB *Justin Fields, Ohio State
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  12/09/19 - *Chase Young, Jr/2020, Ohio State, 6-5, 264 (DS#1 DE) + More +

  2019 HEISMAN TROPHY FINALIST: Young is just the fourth defensive lineman Heisman finalist, joining Steve Emtman (1991), Warren Sapp (1994) and Ndamukong Suh (2009). He will be the fourth top 10 defensive lineman vote-getter since Suh, joining Alabama's Quinnen Williams (2018, eighth), Alabama's Jonathan Allen (2016, seventh) and South Carolina's Jadeveon Clowney (2012, sixth). Young was named the 2019 Big Ten Defensive Player and Defensive Lineman of the Year and won the 2019 Chicago Tribune Silver Football award as the Big Ten's top player, as voted by conference head coaches. He is the first Ohio State defensive player to win it and the first defensive player to win it since 2009.

Young, in just 11 games, leads the nation in sacks (16.5) — a school record and the most in the Big Ten in 21 years. He is the first Buckeye to record 10 or more sacks in multiple seasons since Mike Vrabel. He is first nationally in tackles for loss per game (1.91) and is tied for fourth with 21 tackles for loss, including 16 solo, for minus-129 yards (second-best in the country). Behind Young, Ohio State's defense is second in the NCAA in total defense (247.6) and third in scoring defense (12.5). - Heisman Memorial Trophy

(DS#1 DE) Jr/2020 DE *Chase Young, Ohio State
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