Notebook: C.J. Stroud’s Ohio State career might be over, Chip Trayanum plays the most at running back, penalties hurt Ohio State again and C.J. Hicks and Cam Brown suffer injuries.
If Ohio State doesn’t make the College Football Playoff, Saturday’s loss to Michigan may have been C.J. Stroud’s final act as a Buckeye.
Regardless of where Ohio State’s postseason path goes, Saturday was almost certainly Stroud’s final game at Ohio Stadium, as he is projected as one of the top picks in the 2023 NFL draft. And while his career in the Shoe ended on a sour note, he says he will have many fond memories of playing in front of Buckeye Nation.
Stroud also recognizes the reality, though, that his standing among Ohio State’s all-time great quarterbacks will be impacted by his 0-2 record against Michigan, which makes him the Buckeyes’ first starting quarterback to go winless against the Wolverines since Steve Bellisari suffered back-to-back losses in 1999 and 2000.
“I thought he competed,” Day said. “I thought he played hard all the way to the end. Made some good throws. And there's nobody who wanted to win more than C.J. Stroud.”Going into Saturday, one of the biggest questions surrounding Ohio State was whether Miyan Williams, TreVeyon Henderson or Dallan Hayden would see the heaviest workload at running back.
“Miyan was coming off of his ankle and he gave it a shot, but there were some runs in there early that maybe he wishes he had back, I don't know,” Day said. “But then, we felt like Chip could go in there and give us a little bit of a shot, even though he hadn't played. We had to play some depth, so Dallan got in there a couple times, and then Chip as well. So good news is we had some pretty good depth there, but certainly Miyan wasn’t 100%.
Ohio State entered The Game with one of its shorter status reports of the season, as only eight players were, though the Buckeyes ended up being without three more players by the end of the first half.
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