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Ohio State K Noah Ruggles makes decision on 2022 season
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One of the B1G’s top kickers has decided to return for the 2022 season.
Ohio State specialist Noah Ruggles will utilize his additional year of eligibility and suit up for the Buckeyes again next fall. The decision was revealed on Tuesday. Bucknuts was the first to report the kicker’s expected return.
Ruggles had a solid season in 2021 for the Buckeyes, connecting on 20-of-21 field goal attempts during the year. He was also successful on all 74 extra point tries in his first season at Ohio State.
The Ohio State kicker was also responsible for drilling a game-winning kick from 19 yards out to lift the Buckeyes over Utah in the Rose Bowl Game for a 48-45 win.
Ruggles transferred into Ohio State after spending the previous four seasons at North Carolina. His best year for the Tar Heels came in 2019, when he knocked home 19-of-27 field goals and converted all 45 PAT attempts.
During his five-year career in college, Ruggles has been successful on 39-of-48 field goal attempts. He’s never missed a PAT in 122 tries.
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