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1 overall pick Travon Walker, selected in the first round of this year's NFL draft. Ohio State had wide receivers Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave chosen with the 10th and 11th picks, respectively. 4 Ohio State and No. “It is great quarterback, great system, great coaches, great receivers,” Smart said Thursday. “I think what makes Marvin special is his discipline and his skill,” said Ohio State coach Ryan Day.

FOX Sports’ RJ Young is joined by Producer Tyler for another mailbag episode. RJ and Tyler discuss how Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s injury will affect Ohio State’s chances in the College Football Playoff. They also respond to fans who replied to RJ’s tweet about JSN. Some fans think this injury doesn’t matter because JSN has been out for practically the entire season, while other fans believe it’s a huge loss and hurts Ohio State’s chances.

The loss of Jaxon Smith-Njigba is unfortunate for Ohio State, but doesn't spell for the Buckeyes — even against No. 1 Georgia.

Ohio State announced Monday that Smith-Njigba will not play in the College Football Playoff semifinal vs. No. Smith-Njigba has been limited to just three games this season and has not seen the field since Oct. 22 vs. Iowa. He has had such a major impact here in Columbus, on and off the field, in a relatively short period of time,” Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said. That loss dropped Ohio State to No. However, Ohio State moved up to No.

Oregon and UCLA take a tumble in RJ Young's college football rankings. Check out how the rest of the Top 25 shake out.

A 5-1 start has netted No. 24 Illinois three Big Ten midseason awards from The Associated Press.

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1 receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba on the bench early with an injury, heavily favored Ohio State banged away with their running backs, who averaged nearly five yards per carry. “That’s was something we spent a lot of time in the off-season saying — we have to be able to win ugly on offense,” Day said. “If we can continue to win games like that, then that’s how we’ll win games. And I think this game is going to pay dividends down the road.”Day pointed to the performance of quarterback C.J. Day would only say that “we hope to get him back this week.”___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/college-football and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25.

Coach Ryan Day offered no apologies for No. 2 Ohio State’s low-scoring, “clunky” win over No. 5 Notre Dame.

Ohio State coach Ryan Day turned over his defensive staff in the offseason, bringing in Jim Knowles from Oklahoma State to be coordinator. On a third-and-long, Notre Dame brought multiple blitzers and Ohio State gave Stroud plenty of time to find Xavier Johnson open down the vacated deep middle for a 24-yard score. On its next drive, Ohio State asserted itself. Ohio State: Smith-Njigba, last seen setting Rose Bowl record, finished with 2 catches for 3 yards. The first game in the 100th season of Ohio Stadium also attracted LeBron James and his son, Bronny, to the Ohio State sideline.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you look good, you play good. >> Read more trending newsThat’s the thought of Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud, who gave each of his teammates $500 gift cards to buy new suits for the 2022 season. 2-ranked Ohio State opens its season at the Horseshoe against Notre Dame on Saturday night. Make sure we all look good as a team.”The sophomore led Ohio State to an 11-2 record in 2021, including a Rose Bowl victory against Utah, according to Sports-Reference.com.

Ohio State was second behind Alabama, just like in the AP Top 25, with three first-team selections and five players overall. Tackles -- Peter Skoronski, junior, Northwestern; Paris Johnson Jr., junior, Ohio State. Wide receivers -- Jordan Addison, junior, Southern California; Jaxon Smith-Njigba, junior, Ohio State; Kayshon Boutte, junior, LSU. Safeties -- Jordan Battle, junior, Alabama; Antonio Johnson, junior, Texas A&M. Stroud, junior, Ohio State.

Alabama stars Bryce Young and Will Anderson Jr. are among four players from the top-ranked Crimson Tide selected to The Associated Press preseason All-America team.

Rose Bowl Football Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) scores a touchdown past Utah cornerback Kenzel Lawler (2) during the first half in the Rose Bowl NCAA college football game Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy) (John McCoy)PASADENA, Calif. — (AP) — C.J. 10 Utah 48-45 on Saturday night in the wild 108th edition of the Rose Bowl. Stroud's yards passing and touchdowns both are Rose Bowl records, and he finished 3 yards shy of the record for yards passing in any bowl game. Marvin Harrison Jr. also caught three TD passes for the Buckeyes, who set a Rose Bowl record with 683 total yards. He snapped Keyshawn Johnson’s 1996 Rose Bowl record of 216 yards receiving and then Terry Glenn’s 1995 single-game school record of 253 yards after halftime.

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Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young and Alabama teammates Will Anderson Jr. and Jameson Williams have been selected All-Americans by The Associated Press.

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