Tag: Noah Ruggles

Noah Ruggles named first-team All-American by ESPN

ICYMI – Congrats to Ruggles on this recognition!

From losing a starting job in Chapel Hill, to getting named an ESPN first-team All-American. That’s been OSU kicker Noah Ruggles’ journey over the past year.

Ruggles came to Ohio State after becoming the backup at North Carolina and seeing the writing on the wall. He transferred to OSU as a graduate transfer and won a hotly contested competition with Jake Seibert for the starting job on this year’s Buckeye squad.

Apparently, all he needed was a chance, because the Odessa, Florida native was lights out this year, making 18-of-19 field goal attemps, and 68-of-68 point-after attempts for Ohio State this year. He had a long of 46-yards and went 4-of-4 from 40-49 yards.

Ruggles was the only Ohio State player named to ESPN’s first-team, but the Buckeyes had Garrett Wilson and Thayer Munford recognized on the FWAA first-team All-American squad Friday.

Congrats are clearly in order for Ruggles. Hopefully, he gets on one of the five consensus publications for first-team so he can literally leave roots in his honor in Buckeye Grove.

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Buckeyes Wire Big Ten Fantasy Football League Summary

Buckeyes Wire Big Ten Fantasy Football League Summary

Before the football season all three writers for Buckeyes Wire sat down and had a fantasy football draft, where we were only allowed to select players from the Big Ten. The team (and writer) with the most points total at the end of the season would be crowned champion.

It seemed like a good idea at the time, but limiting the draft to just 14 teams made the draft much harder than most would think. If you have any interest in watching the draft unfold you can watch it here. Unsurprisingly our noble leader at the site, Phil Harrison, took home the championship, while Mark Russell earned second place, and I, unfortunately, ended the season last.

Even if you are not interested in college fantasy football, it is still interesting to reflect back on the statistical expectations versus the reality that occurred. We will dive into what went right and what went wrong with each team.

Noah Ruggles earns Big Ten Co-Special Teams Player of the Week

Congrats to Noah Ruggles for the honor from the Big Ten. #GoBucks

Ohio State didn’t score touchdowns almost at will for the first time in a few weeks against Penn State on Saturday. The Nittany Lions made the Buckeyes work for everything, forcing the offense to settle for field goals instead of touchdowns in several possessions in the red zone.

Enter stage left, kicker Noah Ruggles. He was named the Big Ten’s Co-Special Teams Player of the Week on Monday. A good field goal kicker is a weapon many don’t think of until they need one, but Ruggles was solid on Saturday, making all four of his field-goal attempts, and going three-for-three with extra points as well.

His makes came from 35, 23, 25, and 26 yards. He made two in the fourth quarter, including a final one with 2:41 remaining that gave the Buckeyes a two-score lead and essentially iced the game.

According to research done by the fine folks at Ohio State, Ruggles’ four field goals are the most made by a Buckeye kicker since Drew Basil also made four against Michigan in 2012. Ruggles has yet to miss a kick attempt this season, nailing all eleven. He is also 47-of-47 on extra-point attempts.

Ohio State will next need the services of Ruggles this Saturday when Ohio State travels to Lincoln to take on Nebraska.

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Kicker Noah Ruggles loses his black stripe

The grad transfer from North Carolina is now “officially” a Buckeye!

It’s always fun to see when a transfer coming into the program sheds his black stripe at Ohio State. It’s cool to watch a freshman receive the honor too, but there’s something a little different about a kid that came from another program “officially” become a part of the brotherhood as a true Buckeye.

In this case, that can be said for North Carolina graduate transfer, kicker Noah Ruggles. He came to Ohio State after falling out of a starting spot in Chapel Hill and was entrenched in a pretty good battle with Jake Seibert for the starting job in Columbus.

The coaching staff didn’t name a starting kicker leading up to the game in Minnesota, but it was clear that he won the job based on what we saw all of last week with him being the only option used in kickoffs and field goal tries.

Ruggles sure seemed grateful for the opportunity as he spoke in front of the team on Tuesday.

“I just want to thank everybody here — y’all treated me like family from the start,” said Ruggles “I appreciate all y’all. Shoutout coach Chris, shoutout the specs, Go Bucks!”

Ruggles made his lone field goal attempt and all six extra-point attempts against Minnesota on Thursday. It was a great start to what will hopefully be a special year for him and Ohio State in 2021.

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Ohio State football lands grad transfer as kicker

The Ohio State football program landed grad transfer kicker Noah Ruggles from North Carolina on Wednesday.

Just when you thought Ohio State would be green in the kicking game, news of a grad transfer kicker hits the waves.

North Carolina kicker Noah Ruggles announced on Twitter Wednesday that he has accepted a scholarship offer to kick for the Buckeyes. Ruggles was the Tar Heel’s main kicker in 2019 but lost his starting role last season to a transfer into the Carolina program.

As far as numbers go, Ruggles 48-for-48 in extra points for his time in Chapel Hill and made 19-of-27 field goals, going a perfect 9-for-9 on attempts inside 30 yards.

Ruggles will compete for the starting job with sophomore Jake Seibert who took over for the injured Blake Haubeil in three games last season. Seibert has been spotty in his short time, going just 1-of-2 in attempts last season, and missing two field goals in the annual LiFESports Spring Game.

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