Tag: TreVeyon Henderson

Eight Ohio State players to miss spring practice

Ohio State is a bit of a M.A.S.H. unit heading towards spring ball. #GoBucks

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, but that ended on Wednesday when he stepped to the podium on national signing day (ho-hum) to provide an offseason update.

The topics and questions were wide-ranging but with spring ball just around the corner, Day did touch on what’s in store for the Buckeyes as they prepare to kick off spring practice on March 7, with the annual LiFESports Spring Game taking place on April 15.

And on that note, it appears as though Ohio State will be without at least eight veteran players for the spring. On Thursday, Day said that Emeka Egbuka, Tommy Eichenberg, Julian Fleming, TreVeyon Henderson, Jakob James, Mitchell Melton, Evan Pryor, and Kourt Williams will all miss the spring, all recovering from various procedures they’ve had done recently.

“These guys have had just some long-term surgeries,” Day said. “We’ll have them ready after the spring, but are just going to be careful with them.”

It just goes to show you how taxing the game of big-time college football can be. We knew about Henderson and Pryor, as well as some other bumps and bruises over the course of the year, but clearly, a lot of the guys that played a very important role for the Buckeyes were more than hobbled coming down the stretch.

Here’s to hoping each has a speedy recovery and can come back better than ever this fall.

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Ranking Ohio State running backs by 247Sports composite recruiting ranking

Ranking Ohio State running backs by 247Sports composite recruiting ranking #GoBucks

The Ohio State football program has five running backs on scholarship and has the appearance of being super deep. Still, as any Buckeye fan knows, this unit struggled mightily with injuries last season, resulting in both a linebacker and wide receiver taking snaps at the position.

That linebacker we speak of was Chip Trayanum, who was a running back at Arizona State before coming to Columbus. He is named on the list below, but taking snaps in 2022 was not part of the plan. This unit received a significant boost when Miyan Williams announced he was returning to Ohio State, but hopes are high that some of these highly rated guys reach their potential in 2023.

In the following slides, we rank the scholarship running backs on the roster based on their 247Sports recruiting ranking.

Ohio State running back spurns draft, will return to Columbus for another season

“Chop” is back! #GoBucks

The life of a running back is much shorter than any other position in football. The punishment players at the position take on a daily basis makes it very hard for them to play at a high level for a long period of time.

For [autotag]Ohio State[/autotag] running back [autotag]Miyan Williams[/autotag] who had a break-out season and battled injuries, he still had a big decision on his hands this off-season. Today, Williams let everyone know what his intentions are by announcing that he will return to Columbus for another campaign.

We all know how tough Williams is, he attempted to play against our rivals along with Georgia, but he clearly wasn’t as healthy as he would have liked. He will now have plenty of time to heal up in advance for the punishment that he will receive and dish out next fall.

Last year Williams showed flashes of what he could be and really took a big leap forward. His touchdowns went up from 3 in 2021 to 14 this season, while his yardage jumped from 507 to 825 as well. If fully healthy next year, I expect “Chop” to go over the 1,000-yard mark even with splitting carries with [autotag]TreVeyon Henderson[/autotag].

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Talented Ohio State RB is out for the playoffs

Ohio State is without two elite skill position players for the College Football Playoff semifinal against Georgia

Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson is expected to miss the College Football Playoff semifinal against Georgia.

Henderson battled injuries throughout the 2022 college football season, and the former five-star running back is having surgery on his foot. Henderson suffered a foot injury in September and has been fighting through it since.

Henderson had 107 rushes for 571 yards and six touchdowns this season. Henderson had an outstanding true freshman season last year. In 2021, Henderson rushed for 1,248 rushing yards on 183 carries and scored 15 rushing touchdowns. When healthy Henderson is a talented receiver out of the backfield. He recorded 27 catches for 312 yards and four receiving touchdowns as a freshman.

Hopefully Henderson returns to full health for the 2023 college football season. When healthy, Henderson is one of the most dynamic players in all of college football.

Ohio State will have to heavily lean on powerful running back Miyan Williams. This season, Williams has 817 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns. However, Williams is not as much of a receiving threat and has only five receptions for 27 yards in 2022.

Freshman running back Dallan Hayden will be asked to play a larger role. Hayden has 510 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns, but does not have impressive receiving numbers (four receptions for 23 yards).

Neither Henderson nor Jaxon Smith-Njigba will suit up for the Buckeyes in the playoffs.

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TreVeyon Henderson to miss Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl vs. Georgia

Wishing Henderson a full and speedy recovery. #GoBucks

Ohio State will be without another one of its best players for the matchup with Georgia in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.

The news about receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba not returning for the College Football Playoff appearance due to health and NFL draft concerns already made the rounds.

Now, running back TreVeyon Henderson, who has battled an injury all season long, confirmed on Twitter that he will not participate in the College Football Playoff semifinal.

According to a conversation with the Columbus Dispatch (subscription may be required), Henderson injured his foot in the third game of the season against Toledo and tried to push through it, but was never 100%. Henderson has to undergo surgery to repair torn ligaments to come back healthy next season.

“I have to have surgery on my foot because it’s gotten that bad since the third game,” Henderson told The Dispatch. “I’ve just been making it worse going back out there.”

“It’s real painful. I barely practiced all season. I went through a bunch of different cleats to try to push through it, but the pain was crazy. I really don’t know how I was able to push through it in the games I did play in. I just tried to do the best I can.”

Henderson entered the 2022 season as a dark-horse Heisman candidate but never really show the explosiveness and big-play ability we saw during his freshman campaign. He finished the season with 571 yards and six touchdowns after a freshman season that saw him eclipse the 1,000-yard mark.

In his absence, Miyan Williams will most likely get the majority of the carries with budding star Dallan Hayden figuring into the plans in a big way as well. It’ll be interesting to see how much Chip Trayanum factors in as well.

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Initial thoughts on Ohio State getting the final spot into the College Football Playoff

What were your thoughts after finding out the Buckeyes made the CFP? #GoBucks

It was a great Sunday for the Buckeyes. The College Football Playoff committee selected Ohio State as the No. 4 and gave it a matchup with the top overall seed and defending champion, Georgia Bulldogs. It will be a very interesting game.

Ryan Day and his football team were extremely excited, which isn’t surprising after losing to arch-rival Michigan at home during the last weekend of the regular season. A number of thoughts have crossed my mind since the committee selected the Buckeyes. Here are the ones that have stood out as we will undoubtedly analyze this game plenty before it’s actually played on New Year’s Eve.

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Ohio State football issues injury and availability for Michigan

Ohio State football issues injury and availability for Michigan. Henderson is a no-go #GoBucks

The Ohio State football program has issued the availability report and injury status for the game against Michigan. A few notable names will not be participating in this cold and mildly blustery Saturday contest.

On the unavailable side, we have an unexpected name and a name that has been on this list weekly. Jaxon Smith- Njigba will be out yet again and this is not going to be surprising too many, a small portion of the Buckeye fan base was hoping he would show up.

TreVeyon Henderson is the surprising name on the unavailable list and will no doubt play a role in the effectiveness of the Ohio State offense.

Here is how it all looks for Saturday:

Game-Time Decision

  • OG Matt Jones

Unavailable

  • RB T.C. Caffey
  • RB TreVeyon Henderson
  • DE Mitchell Melton
  • LB Jalen Pace
  • RB Evan Pryor
  • LS Bradley Robinson
  • WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba
  • SAF Kourt Williams

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Five things to watch when Ohio State takes on Northwestern Saturday

Five things to watch when Ohio State travels to play Northwestern on Saturday. #GoBucks

Let’s call Saturday what it is, shall we? If the Ohio State football game against Northwestern is anything but an opportunity to improve in areas the team needs with an uneventful win, we have real issues.

The Buckeyes are favored to beat the Wildcats by something close to a pinball score, and that means Ohio State will likely get a chance to rest players late in the game and establish some things that have been a topic of discussion the last couple of games.

Yeah, they still have to get things done on the field, but this is probably going to be a contest where we watch the game within the game. But what exactly?

Here are five things to watch when Ohio State travels to Northwestern to take on Chicago’s Big Ten team.

Twitter reacts to TreVeyon Henderson’s long run

Twitter reacts to TreVeyon Henderson’s long TD run #GoBucks

TreVeyon Henderson has flat-out not had a good game, but he made up for it in just one big play. Henderson ripped off a big 41-yard touchdown run to help the Buckeyes take a 23-21 lead. Henderson’s start line now sits at 12 carries for 64 yards and a touchdown, but before that long run, Henderson was riding the struggle bus with 11 carries for just 23 yards against Penn State.

When Miyan Williams was lost for the game it appeared that all hope was lost as he was the only positive ray of sunshine in an otherwise miserable rushing offense, but Henderson totally redeemed himself after a horrible start. Let’s check out what Twitter thinks of his big highlight run and game.

Ohio State football issues availability report for Iowa game, key return

Ohio State football issues availability report for Iowa game, key return #GoBucks

The Ohio State football program has issued the availability report for the game against Iowa, and there are a few notable names that will not be taking part in game No. 7.

With the bye week in the books, we expected the Buckeyes to be close to 100% and obviously, everyone being healthy is impossible in this tough game, but it does look like some key Buckeyes will return to action.

Most Ohio State fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of All-American caliber receiver, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, and he has finally been removed from the weekly availability list. Unfortunately starting corner, Cam Brown, will be unavailable.

Unavailable

– DE Omari Abor

– WR Kam Babb

– CB Cam Brown

– RB T.C. Caffey

– WR Corban Cleveland

– DE Tyler Friday

– CB Lloyd McFarquhar

– DE Mitchell Melton

– LB Teradja Mitchell

– LB Jalen Pace

– RB Evan Pryor

– DT Bryce Prater

– TE Joe Royer

– SAF Kourt Williams

Stay with us as we have coverage throughout and after the game vs. the Hawkeyes Saturday afternoon in the ‘Shoe.

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