VICTORY
Ohio State beats Penn State, 20-13, in a thrilling top-five matchup at Beaver Stadium.
#6 Ohio State 62, #10 Nebraska 3
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In a game where Ohio State absolutely plastered Nebraska, many of the Buckeyes' younger players got more action than usual.
Of note on Saturday was the increased role of freshman running back Demario McCall, who appears to be Ohio State's new solution at punt returner after Dontre Wilson muffed yet another punt against Nebraska. McCall also received a slew of carries in the fourth quarter as Ohio State put the game away, finishing with a team-high 73 yards on 16 carries. McCall's 88 all-purpose yards were second-best among running backs and receivers on Saturday.
Freshman defensive back Jordan Fuller led all Buckeyes in tackles on the night, impressing in his role at safety. Freshman left guard Michael Jordan had an impressive showing as Ohio State's offensive line had a much better outing than the last three weeks combined.
Take a look at the rest of the freshman class below.
The full chart
| FRESHMAN | POS | DEBUT | NEB STATS | SEASON LINE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Barrow | DL | |||
| Tuf Borland | LB | |||
| Nick Bosa | DL | Bowling Green | Participation | 19 tackles (12 solo), 2 QB hurry, 2.5 TFL, 3 sacks |
| Rodjay Burns | DB | Bowling Green | Participation |
1 tackle (1 solo), 1 INT, returned for TD |
| Drue Chrisman | P | |||
| Jonathan Cooper | DL | Bowling Green | 2 tackles | 4 tackles (2 solo) |
| Gavin Cupp | OL | |||
| Wayne Davis | DB | |||
| Luke Farrell | TE | |||
| Jordan Fuller | DB | Bowling Green | 5 tackles (2 solo) | 9 tackles (6 solo) |
| Tyler Gerald | OL | |||
| Malik Harrison | LB | Bowling Green | 1 tackle | 10 tackles (8 solo) |
| Dwayne Haskins | QB | |||
| Jake Hausmann | TE | |||
| Kierre Hawkins | TE | |||
| Keandre Jones | LB | Bowling Green |
2 tackles |
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| Michael Jordan | OL | Bowling Green | Starting left guard | Starting left guard |
| Austin Mack | WR | Bowling Green | 1 catch for 8 yards; 1 tackle | 2 catches, 15 yards |
| Demario McCall | RB | Bowling Green | 16 rushes, 73 yards; 1 punt return, 15 yards | 36 rushes, 218 yards, 2 TD; 1 rec., 36 yards, 1 TD; 1 punt return, 15 yards |
| Binjimen Victor | WR | Rutgers | 2 targets | 1 catch for 7 yards |
| Antonio Williams | RB | Rutgers | 6 rushes for 28 yards | |
| Jahsen Wint | ATH | Bowling Green | Special teams | |
| Jack Wohlabaugh | OL | Bowling Green |
For those who watched the game well into the second half, we saw Malik Hooker's exploits on the basketball court as shown by ESPN. Check out freshman linebacker Malik Harrison in a dunk contest at an event hosted by me, earlier in April.
