Even though Saturday's game against Indiana ended up getting a little too close for comfort, the majority of Ohio State's starters on offense and defense were named champions for their performances in the Buckeyes' 42-35 win.
On offense, players of the game Garrett Wilson and Luke Farrell are joined on this week's champions list by running back Master Teague, wide receiver Chris Olave and the entire starting offensive line of Thayer Munford, Harry Miller, Josh Myers, Wyatt Davis and Nicholas Petit-Frere.
Justin Fields, who threw three interceptions in Saturday's game, missed out on champion honors for the first time all season. Wide receiver Jameson Williams was the only other offensive starter to miss out on a champion grade.
On defense, players of the game Jonathon Cooper and Pete Werner were joined by defensive tackles Haskell Garrett and Tommy Togiai, defensive ends Tyreke Smith, Tyler Friday and Zach Harrison, linebackers Tuf Borland and Baron Browning and cornerback Shaun Wade. Wade, who had a pick-six against the Hoosiers, was the only defensive back to grade out as a champion after the Buckeyes gave up 491 passing yards.
Josh Proctor was the special teams player of the week, while walk-on quarterback Jagger LaRoe, freshman offensive lineman Josh Fryar, walk-on defensive tackle Zaid Hamdan and walk-on linebacker Trayvon Wilburn were named as the scout team players of the week.
The updated table of champions after four games:
| Player | Total | Games |
|---|---|---|
| RT NICHOLAS PETIT-FRERE | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS (PLAYER OF THE GAME), INDIANA |
| LT THAYER MUNFORD | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS, INDIANA |
| WR GARRETT WILSON | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS, INDIANA (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| TE LUKE FARRELL | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS, INDIANA (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| WR CHRIS OLAVE | 3 | PENN STATE (PLAYER OF THE GAME), RUTGERS, INDIANA |
| QB JUSTIN FIELDS | 3 | NEBRASKA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), PENN STATE, RUTGERS (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| RB MASTER TEAGUE | 3 | PENN STATE, RUTGERS, INDIANA |
| TE JEREMY RUCKERT | 3 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS |
| C JOSH MYERS | 3 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, INDIANA |
| RG WYATT DAVIS | 3 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, INDIANA |
| WR JAMESON WILLIAMS | 2 | PENN STATE, RUTGERS |
| LG HARRY MILLER | 2 | PENN STATE, INDIANA |
| RB TREY SERMON | 1 | PENN STATE |
| WR JAXON SMITH-NJIGBA | 1 | RUTGERS |
| TE JAKE HAUSMANN | 1 | PENN STATE |
| Player | Total | Games |
|---|---|---|
| DT TOMMY TOGIAI | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE (PLAYER OF THE GAME), RUTGERS, INDIANA |
| LB TUF BORLAND | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS (PLAYER OF THE GAME), INDIANA |
| DE JONATHON COOPER | 4 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, RUTGERS, INDIANA (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| DT HASKELL GARRETT | 3 | NEBRASKA (PLAYER OF THE GAME), PENN STATE, INDIANA |
| LB BARON BROWNING | 3 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE, INDIANA |
| CB SHAUN WADE | 3 | NEBRASKA, RUTGERS, INDIANA |
| LB PETE WERNER | 2 | PENN STATE, INDIANA (PLAYER OF THE GAME) |
| S MARCUS HOOKER | 2 | NEBRASKA, PENN STATE |
| S JOSH PROCTOR | 2 | PENN STATE, RUTGERS |
| DE ZACH HARRISON | 2 | PENN STATE, INDIANA |
| DE TYREKE SMITH | 2 | PENN STATE, INDIANA |
| DE TYLER FRIDAY | 2 | RUTGERS, INDIANA |
| DE JAVONTAE JEAN-BAPTISTE | 1 | RUTGERS |
| LB JUSTIN HILLIARD | 1 | RUTGERS |
| CB SEVYN BANKS | 1 | RUTGERS |
| CB MARCUS WILLIAMSON | 1 | NEBRASKA |
