Ohio State punter Joe McGuire shed his black stripe on Wednesday. The second-year walk-on from Melbourne, Australia, becomes the 19th Buckeye to add scarlet to his helmet in 2024.
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The specs just added a Stud to their unit, welcome to the brotherhood, Joe McGuire pic.twitter.com/2SyebyMdHu
McGuire will backup 6-foot-7, 255-pound freshman Nick McLarty against Akron. McGuire is one of Ohio State's three backup punters to start the season, along with Buffalo transfer Anthony Venneri and Hadi Jawad.
| Player | Pos | Date | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEREMIAH SMITH | WR | MARCH 21 | FRESHMAN |
| BRENNEN SCHRAMM | WR | MARCH 21 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN |
| CALEB DOWNS | S | MARCH 26 | SOPHOMORE |
| QUINSHON JUDKINS | RB | MARCH 26 | JUNIOR |
| WILL HOWARD | QB | MARCH 30 | GRADUATE |
| SETH MCLAUGHLIN | OL | MARCH 30 | GRADUATE |
| WILL KACMAREK | TE | APRIL 5 | REDSHIRT JUNIOR |
| WILL SMITH JR. | DT | APRIL 5 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN |
| JULIAN SAYIN | QB | APRIL 8 | FRESHMAN |
| JAYLEN MCCLAIN | S | AUGUST 7 | FRESHMAN |
| EDDRICK HOUSTON | DE | AUGUST 9 | FRESHMAN |
| JAMES PEOPLES | RB | AUGUST 9 | FRESHMAN |
| PAYTON PIERCE | LB | AUGUST 13 | FRESHMAN |
| IAN MOORE | OL | AUGUST 15 | FRESHMAN |
| LEROY ROKER | S | AUGUST 21 | FRESHMAN |
| MYLAN GRAHAM | WR | AUGUST 21 | FRESHMAN |
| AARON SCOTT JR. | CB | AUGUST 27 | FRESHMAN |
| NOLAN BAUDO | WR | AUGUST 27 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN |
| JOE MCGUIRE | P | AUGUST 28 | SOPHOMORE |
