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Ohio State was on the field one final time this spring, playing in front of 60,000 fans at The Horseshoe on Saturday for the annual spring game.
Saturday’s scrimmage wasn’t a traditional spring game, as the Buckeyes pit the offense vs. defense because of a number of players who were unavailable. But that format allowed fans to get a good look of how both sides of the ball are progressing this spring.
Running backs Evan Pryor and Miyan Williams had some big runs, CJ Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba appear to be in midseason form and tight ends Gee Scott Jr. and Joe Royer showed flashes offensively.
On the defensive side, freshman Kye Stokes looked really comfortable in the secondary, showing everyone why he was the first newcomer to shed his black stripe. Defensive end JT Tuimoloau posed some problems for the offensive line, too.
The offense defeated the defense 34-26 to put a bow on spring practice. Here are some of the highlights from Saturday’s scrimmage:
Feel like we've seen this a time or two. 😉@CJ7STROUD ➡️ @jaxon_smith1 = @OhioStateFB 🙌 pic.twitter.com/AOBKB82TpI
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) April 16, 2022
You were probably wondering about the TEs.
So far, so good. 😤@JoeRoyer25 // @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/2cGVrc1alF
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) April 16, 2022
New 2️⃣ has plenty of game, too.@emeka_egbuka // @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/d2mdmQnTC5
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) April 16, 2022
Future's bright for this one. 😤@evanpryor3 // @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/Wz8CCh0epN
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) April 16, 2022
Miyan making moves! 👀
@Miyann28 // @OhioStateFB pic.twitter.com/QLBW5EAdCX
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) April 16, 2022
🙌 @KittleCameron 🙌 pic.twitter.com/NEjN9XJ6EQ
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) April 16, 2022
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB