Ryan Day, Ohio State players share amazing reaction to JT Tuimoloau's final Week 9 stats

Ryan Day wasn’t done talking about the game that J.T. Tuimoloau had on Saturday. He praised Tuimoloau during a meeting on Monday.

Day started by just listing off Tuimoloau’s stat line. Tuimoloau had 3 solo tackles, 3 assisted tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery, 2 interceptions, and 1 touchdown in a very impressive showing.

It was very obvious who Day was talking about after the first few stats were said. The players erupted and cheered once Day had finished reading off Tuimoloau’s stats. Ohio State also announced Tuimoloau as the Defensive Player of the Week.

YOUR @B1Gfootball DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK @JT_Tuimoloau 🗣️#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/6jbhftipod

— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 31, 2022

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The Offensive Players of the week from the win were C.J. Stroud and Marvin Harrison Jr.

The Buckeyes won their first game against a ranked opponent on the road this season on Saturday. Ohio State used a 28-3 scoring run in the fourth quarter to distance itself from Penn State in the 44-31 win.

Can Tuimoloau follow up this performance with an even better one against Northwestern? Ohio State plays Northwestern Saturday at noon ET on ABC.