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| | Ho-hum, 24-28 for five touchdowns, 314 yards as well as a touchdown on the ground. It is an odd situation, fans want to see as much Justin Fields as possible but then also get up in arms when he is playing in the 4th quarter. A better job of closing the door by the defense would have ended Fields' night sooner, but let's not pretend that you don't enjoy seeing him throw the ball out there. Last Week: 1 |
| | Speaking of ho-hum, another two touchdowns for Olave in this one, five receptions and 64 yards. He just make it look so easy, almost effortless. There was a lot of effort that went into hours upon hours of honing his craft to make it look so easy out there. Last Week: 2 |
| | When we told many of you last season that Wilson may end up being better than Olave, there were a few jeers and complaints, but honestly it may be difficult to say who really has the edge in this battle. Fortunately, they play on the same team and it is not Olave versus Wilson, it is Buckeyes versus the world. Last Week: 3 |
| | We are going to have to sit down and watch the line closer because it is so easy to blame the line for issues but conversely, it is often easy to just ignore a line that came into this season with the highest of high praises. The line as a whole had a rough night in an empty stadium with holding calls, but Davis was not a victim of that, but this line needs to clean up a lot of things in the next handful of weeks. Last Week: 4 |
| | This was not a three-sack game for Togiai but he still continues to prove that he is a player that cannot be taken lightly on the field. You know that Rutgers watched that tape and with a defensive-minded Greg Schiano, he made darn sure that a player like Tommy was not going to change this game. Last Week: 7 |
| | Wade saw as much work as anyone on the defense on Saturday night with 66 snaps played of 88. People will focus on the touchdown that was thrown on the guy that he was covering and while the receiver did body himself into better position, it was not a case of Wade blowing the coverage. But beyond that play, Wade is still playing well, but maybe not jumping off the page like fans at hoped for this season. Last Week: 6 |
| | Again, we always struggle with our offensive line rankings, you get removed from the game and might not have as fond of a memory of how the line played, but you need to pop in the tape and not let recency sway you. Fields was sacked twice in the game, but where did the rush come from? Ohio State did rush for 203 yards but there were more than a few zero-yard and negative rushes in that game. Last Week: 5 |
| | Borland led the team in tackles and registered the only sack of the game. He had one of his best games in recent memory for the Buckeyes, at least upon first glance. It is also good for the Buckeyes that the linebackers have made their presence known in this list and it does not stop with Tuf. Last Week: NR |
| | Maybe it is the year of the tight end, or at least he year of Ruckert as he had four more receptions and another touchdown in this most recent game. He and Luke Farrell are splitting the load in terms of being on the field but Ruckert has really developed into a dangerous, and often overlooked, weapon in the passing offense. Last Week: NR |
| | Garrett did not blow up in this game but also did not do anything to warrant any sort of major drop in the rankings either. This upcoming game against Maryland just has the feeling that Ohio State's interior line could end up having a big role in the outcome of how things turn out. Last Week: 9 |
| | There was a lot of groundswell to put Justin Hilliard in this spot as well for his return to the lineup, but we could not look past a strong game from Browning. Despite only playing 35 snaps according to PFF.com, he still racked up five tackles, a TFL and was just generally disruptive during his run on the field. Last Week: NR |
