2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Division East Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 3
AP No. 3
2018 record 7–0 (4–0 Big Ten)
Head coach Ryan Day (acting, first 3 games)
Urban Meyer (suspended, first 3 games) (7th season)
Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator Ryan Day (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Greg Schiano (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator Alex Grinch (1st season)
Home stadium Ohio Stadium
(Capacity: 104,944)
2018 Big Ten football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 2 Ohio State  4 –0     7 –0  
No. 6 Michigan  4 –0     6 –1  
No. 24 Michigan State  2 –1     4 –2  
Maryland  2 –1     4 –2  
No. 18 Penn State  1 –2     4 –2  
Indiana  1 –3     4 –3  
Rutgers  0 –4     1 –6  
West Division
Northwestern  3 –1     3 –3  
No. 23 Wisconsin  2 –1     4 –2  
Purdue  2 –1     3 –3  
No. 19 Iowa  2 –1     5 –1  
Illinois  1 –2     3 –3  
Minnesota  0 –3     3 –3  
Nebraska  0 –4     0 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represents Ohio State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes play their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. This is the Buckeyes' 129th overall season and 106th as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They are led by head coach Urban Meyer in his seventh season at Ohio State.

On August 1, 2018, head coach Urban Meyer was placed on administrative leave due to allegations that he was aware of domestic violence incidents involving former wide receivers coach Zach Smith.[1] Ryan Day was named acting head coach.[2] After a lengthy investigation, Meyer was suspended for three games for poor handling of the situation. Day acted as the head coach during Meyer's suspension.

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2017 season 12–2, 8–1 in Big Ten play to win the East division. They defeated Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship 27–21. However, despite an 11–2 record, they failed to receive an invitation to the College Football Playoff. Instead, they received a bid to the Cotton Bowl Classic where they defeated USC 24–7.

Offseason

2018 NFL Draft

Round Pick Team Player Position
1 4 Cleveland Browns Denzel Ward CB
1 21 Cincinnati Bengals Billy Price C
2 64 Indianapolis Colts Tyquan Lewis DE
3 73 Miami Dolphins Jerome Baker LB
3 77 Cincinnati Bengals Sam Hubbard DE
4 102 Minnesota Vikings Jalyn Holmes DE
5 168 Seattle Seahawks Jamarco Jones OT

Recruiting

Recruiting class

The Buckeyes signed a total of 26 recruits.

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[3] Nick Bosa DE JR
Jordan Fuller S JR
Chuck Bednarik Award[4] Nick Bosa DE JR
Maxwell Award[5] Nick Bosa DE JR
J. K. Dobbins RB SO
Doak Walker Award[6] J. K Dobbins RB SO
John Mackey Award[7] Luke Farrell TE SO
Jim Thorpe Award[8] Jordan Fuller S JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[9] Nick Bosa DE JR
Dre'mont Jones DT JR
Outland Trophy[10] Dre'mont Jones DT JR
Michael Jordan OL JR
Isaiah Prince OL SR
Ray Guy Award[11] Drue Chrisman P SO
Paul Hornung Award[12] Parris Campbell WR/KR SR
Walter Camp Award[13] Nick Bosa DE JR
J. K. Dobbins RB SO
Ted Hendricks Award[14] Nick Bosa DE JR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award[15] J. K Dobbins RB SO

Personnel

Roster

2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Johnnie Dixon Sr
RB 2 J. K. Dobbins So
QB 4 Chris Chugunov  Jr
QB 6 Kory Curtis So
QB 7 Dwayne Haskins  So
WR 9 Binjimen Victor Jr
WR 11 Austin Mack Jr
QB 12 Matthew Baldwin Fr
TE 13 Rashod Berry  Jr
WR 14 K. J. Hill  Jr
WR 15 Jaylen Harris So
WR 16 Cameron Brown Fr
QB 18 Tate Martell  Fr
WR 19 Chris Olave Fr
WR 21 Parris Campbell (C)  Sr
WR 23 De'Shawn White So
RB 24 Brian Snead Fr
RB 25 Mike Weber  Jr
HB 26 Jaelen Gill Fr
RB 28 Amari McMahon Jr
RB 30 Demario McCall So
RB 33 Master Teague Fr
RB 34 Mitch Rossi So
TE 37 Derrick Malone Sr
RB 46 Madu Enoli So
TE 48 Tate Duarte Sr
OL 50 Nathan Brock Jr
OL 52 Wyatt Davis  Fr
OL 54 Matthew Jones Fr
OL 58 Joshua Alabi  Jr
OL 59 Isaiah Prince Sr
OL 60 Blake Pfenning Sr
OL 61 Gavin Cupp  So
OL 62 Pahl Brandon Sr
OL 63 Kevin Woidke Sr
OL 66 Malcolm Pridgeon Sr
OL 71 Myers Josh  Fr
OG 73 Michael Jordan Jr
OL 74 Max Wray Fr
OL 75 Thayer Munford So
OL 76 Brandon Bowen  Jr
OT 77 Nicholas Petit-Frere Fr
OL 78 Demetrius Knox Sr
OL 79 Brady Taylor Sr
WR 80 C. J. Saunders Jr
TE 81 Jake Hausmann  So
WR 82 Garyn Prater So
WR 83 Terry McLaurin (C) Sr
TE 84 Brock Davin Jr
WR 85 L'Christian Smith Fr
WR 87 Elijah Gardiner  Fr
TE 88 Jeremy Ruckert Fr
TE 89 Luke Farrell  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 1 Jeffrey Okudah So
DE 2 Chase Young So
CB 3 Damon Arnette  Jr
S 4 Jordan Fuller Jr
LB 5 Baron Browning So
DT 6 Taron Vincent Fr
LB 7 Teradja Mitchell Fr
CB 8 Kendall Sheffield Jr
DE 9 Jashon Cornell  Jr
S 10 Amir Riep So
DE 11 Tyreke Smith Fr
CB 12 Sevyn Banks Fr
CB 13 Tyreke Johnson Fr
S 14 Isaiah Pryor So
S 15 Josh Proctor Fr
LB 16 Keandre Jones Jr
ATH 17 Alex Williams Fr
DE 18 Jonathan Cooper  So
LB 19 Dallas Gant Fr
LB 20 Pete Werner So
CB 21 Marcus Williamson So
S 23 Jahsen Wint  So
CB 24 Shaun Wade  Fr
S 25 Brendon White So
CB 28 Alex Badine Jr
S 29 Marcus Hooker Fr
S 30 Kevin Dever So
LB 32 Tuf Borland  So
LB 33 Dante Booker  Sr
S 34 Owen Fankhauser Jr
LB 36 K'Vaughn Pope Fr
DE 38 Javontae Jean-Baptiste Fr
LB 39 Malik Harrison Jr
LB 41 Hayden Jester Jr
CB 42 Lloyd McFarquhar Fr
LB 47 Justin Hillard Jr
LB 48 Logan Hittle Jr
DT 51 Antwuan Jackson  So
DT 53 Davon Hamilton  Jr
DE 54 Tyler Friday Fr
DT 55 Malik Barrow  So
DL 56 Aaron Cox So
DL 67 Robert Landers Jr
DT 68 Zaid Hamdan Fr
DL 70 Noah Donald Jr
DT 72 Tommy Togiai Fr
DL 86 Dre'mont Jones  Jr
DT 92 Haskell Garrett So
DL 97 Nick Bosa Jr
DT 98 Jerron Cage  Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 19 Jake Metzer Jr
K 28 Dominic DiMaccio Fr
K 29 Zach Hoover (I) So
LS 42 Bradley Robinson Jr
LS 49 Liam McCullough  Jr
LS 65 Phillip Thomas Jr
P 90 Bryan Kristan Sr
P 91 Drue Chrisman  So
K 95 Blake Haubeil So
K 96 Sean Nuernberger Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Greg Schiano (Associate Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator)
  • Tony Alford (Assistant Head Coach / Running backs)
  • Billy Davis (Linebackers)
  • Ryan Day (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Alex Grinch (Co-Defensive Coordinator / Safeties)
  • Brian Hartline (Interim Wide Receivers)
  • Larry Johnson (Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line)
  • Taver Johnson (Cornerbacks)
  • Greg Studrawa (Offensive Line)
  • Kevin Wilson (Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends)
  • Corey Dennis (Senior Quality Control - Offense)
  • Louie Addazio (Graduate Assistant - Offense)
  • Kenny Anunike (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
  • Keenan Bailey (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
  • Parker Fleming (Quality Control Coach - Kicking)
  • Bob Fraser (Quality Control Coach - Defense)
  • Matt Thurin (Quality Control Coach - Defense)
  • Peter Badovinac (Graduate Assistant - Defense)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2018

Coaching changes

  • Wide receiver coach Zach Smith was fired in July 2018 after domestic violence allegations came to light.[16] Brian Hartline was named interim WR coach.[17]
  • Head coach Urban Meyer was placed on administrative leave after reports surfaced claiming he knew about Smith's incidents of domestic violence.[1] Ryan Day was named acting head coach.[2]
  • On August 22, 2018, Head Coach Urban Meyer was suspended for the opening 3 games of the season for mishandling the Zach Smith situation.[18]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 12:00 p.m. Oregon State* No. 5
ABC W 77–31 102,169
September 8 3:30 p.m. Rutgers No. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
BTN W 52–3 93,057
September 15 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 15 TCU* No. 4
ABC W 40–28 64,362
September 22 3:30 p.m. Tulane* No. 4
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
BTN W 49–6 103,336
September 29 7:30 p.m.at No. 9 Penn State No. 4
ABCW 27–26 110,889
October 6 4:00 p.m. Indiana No. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
FOX W 49–26 104,193
October 13 12:00 p.m. Minnesota No. 3
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
FS1 W 30–14100,042
October 20 7:30 p.m. at Purdue
ABC
November 3 Nebraska
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
November 10 at Michigan State
November 17 at Maryland
November 24 12:00 p.m. Michigan
FOX
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Source[19]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP 5 4 4 4 4 3 (1) 3 (1)  
Coaches 3 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 4 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1)  
CFP Not released Not released

Game summaries

Oregon State

No. 5 Ohio State vs Oregon State
1 234Total
Oregon State 7 7170 31
• No. 5 Ohio State 21 211421 77
  • Date: September 1, 2018
  • Location:
    Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 12:00 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:06
  • Game attendance: 102,169
  • Game weather: Cloudy/Rain possible
  • Referee: Matt Austin (SEC Crew)
  • Television network: ABC
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 1984 W, 22–14

Game Statistics[20]

Statistic OH St. OR St.
Total Yards 721 392
Passing Yards 346 196
Rushing Yards 375 196
Penalties 6-50 5-49
Turnovers 2 2
Time of Possession 31:16 28:44

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Oregon State
Passing Dwayne Haskins (313) Conor Blount (169)
Rushing Mike Weber (186) Artavis Pierce (168)
Receiving Terry McLaurin (121) Trevon Bradford (104)

Rutgers

No. 4 Ohio State vs Rutgers
1 234Total
Rutgers 0 030 3
• No. 4 Ohio State 14 21107 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2017 W, 56–0

Game Statistics[21]

Statistic OSU RU
Total Yards 579 134
Passing Yards 354 65
Rushing Yards 225 69
Penalties 11-120 7-72
Turnovers 0 2
Time of Possession 31:37 28:23

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Rutgers
Passing Dwayne Haskins (233) Artur Sitkowski (38)
Rushing Tate Martell (95) Raheem Blackshear (31)
Receiving Johnnie Dixon (89) Travis Vokolek (13)

vs. TCU (Advocare Showdown)

No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 15 TCU
1 234Total
• No. 4 Ohio State 10 3207 40
No. 15 TCU 7 7140 28
  • Date: September 15, 2018
  • Location:
    AT&T Stadium
    Arlington, TX
  • Game start: 8:14 PM EDT/7:14 PM CT (Local)
  • Elapsed time: 3:33
  • Game attendance: 64,362
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Duan Heydt (ACC Crew)
  • Television network: ABC
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1–1 1973 W, 37–3

Game Statistics

Statistic OSU TCU
Total Yards 526 511
Passing Yards 344 308
Rushing Yards 182 203
Penalties 5-39 5-40
Turnovers 0 3
Time of Possession 31:08 28:52

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State TCU
Passing Dwayne Haskins (344) Shawn Robinson (308)
Rushing J. K. Dobbins (121) D. Anderson (154)
Receiving K. J. Hill (95) Jalen Reagor(98)

Tulane

No. 4 Ohio State vs Tulane
1 234Total
Tulane 0 600 6
• No. 4 Ohio State 21 2107 49
  • Date: September 22, 2018
  • Location:
    Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 3:40 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:11
  • Game attendance: 103,336
  • Game weather: Sunshine
  • Referee: Jeff Servinksi
  • Television network: BTN
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Game Statistics

Statistic OSU TU
Total Yards 570 256
Passing Yards 419 156
Rushing Yards 151 100
Penalties 10-89 6-55
Turnovers 0 0
Time of Possession 29:00 31:00

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Tulane
Passing Dwayne Haskins (304) Jonathan Banks (141)
Rushing J. K. Dobbins (55) Corey Dauphine (53)
Receiving Parris Campbell (147) Darnell Mooney (77)

at No. 9 Penn State

No. 4 Ohio State at No. 9 Penn State
1 234Total
• No. 4 Ohio State 0 7713 27
No. 9 Penn State 3 10013 26
  • Date: September 29, 2018
  • Location:
    Beaver Stadium
    University Park, PA
  • Game start: 7:44 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:49
  • Game attendance: 110,889
  • Game weather: Clear, Cool
  • Referee: D. Capron
  • Television network: ABC
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–14 2017 W, 39–38

Game Statistics

Statistic OSU PSU
Total Yards 389 492
Passing Yards 270 286
Rushing Yards 119 206
Penalties 10-105 7-64
Turnovers 1 1
Time of Possession 28:21 31:39

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Penn State
Passing Dwayne Haskins (270) Trace McSorley (286)
Rushing J. K. Dobbins (57) Trace McSorley (175)
Receiving J. K. Dobbins (61) K. J. Hamler (138)

Indiana

No. 3 Ohio State vs Indiana
1 234Total
Indiana 3 1760 26
• No. 3 Ohio State 7 21714 49
  • Date: October 6, 2018
  • Location:
    Ohio Stadium
    Columbus, OH
  • Game start: 4:05 PM EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:43
  • Game attendance: 104,193
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy
  • Referee: Larry Smith
  • Television network: FOX
Overall record Last meeting Result
73-12-5 2017 W, 49-21

Game Statistics

Statistic OSU IU
Total Yards 609 406
Passing Yards 455 322
Rushing Yards 154 84
Penalties 9-82 3-35
Turnovers 3 2
Time of Possession 36:42 23:18

Game Leaders

Statistic Ohio State Indiana
Passing Dwayne Haskins (455) Peyton Ramsey (322)
Rushing J. K. Dobbins (82) Stevie Scott (64)
Receiving Parris Campbell (142) Nick Westbrook (109)

Minnesota

No. 3 Ohio State vs Minnesota
1 234Total
Minnesota 7 700 14
• No. 3 Ohio State 10 7310 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
44–7 2015 W, 28–14

at Purdue

Ohio State at Purdue
1 234Total
Ohio State 0 000 0
Purdue 0 000 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
39–14–2 2013 W, 56–0

Nebraska

'Ohio State vs Nebraska
1 234Total
Nebraska 0 000 0
Ohio State 0 000 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–1 2017 W, 56–14

at Michigan State

Ohio State at Michigan State
1 234Total
Ohio State 0 000 0
Michigan State 0 000 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
31–15 2017 W, 48–3

at Maryland

Ohio State at Maryland
1 234Total
Ohio State 0 000 0
Maryland 0 000 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–0 2017 W, 62–14

Michigan

Ohio State vs Michigan
1 234Total
Michigan 0 000 0
Ohio State 0 000 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
49–58–6 2017 W, 31–20

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards
Player Award Date Awarded Ref.
Dwayne Haskins Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week September 3, 2018 [22]
Nick Bosa Bednarik Award Player of the Week September 5, 2018 [23]
Tate Martell Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Week September 10, 2018 [24]
Dre'mont Jones Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week September 17, 2018 [25]
Dwayne Haskins Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week September 24, 2018 [26]
Dwayne Haskins Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week October 1, 2018 [27]
Chase Young Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Week October 1, 2018 [28]
Chase Young Bednarik Award Player of the Week October 2, 2018 [29]
Dwayne Haskins Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week October 8, 2018 [30]

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  2. 1 2 "Ohio St. places Meyer on administrative leave". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
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  10. ↑ "22018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
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  17. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam (July 26, 2018). "Buckeyes name Brian Hartline interim WR coach for 2018 season". ESPN. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
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  19. ↑ http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-18/2018-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-schedule.php
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  30. ↑ "Dwayne Haskins named Big Ten Player of the Week for 4th time this season". WBNS-10TV Columbus, Ohio | Columbus News, Weather & Sports. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
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