All but 11 players who made the trip to Michigan State saw playing time against the Spartans as a 38-7 lead allowed Ohio State to get its backups on the field in the fourth quarter.
All but 11 players who made the trip to Michigan State for Ohio State’s first Big Ten game of the season saw action in East Lansing.for the first road game of the year that didn’t get on the field in some capacity were quarterbacks Lincoln Kienholz and Chad Ray, running back Sam Williams-Dixon, wide receiver Mylan Graham, offensive linemen Joshua Padilla and Toby Wilson, defensive tackle Tyleik Williams , safety Jayden Bonsu and backup specialists Austin Snyder, Nick McLarty and Collin Johnson.
We break down how much each of them played and how Ohio State utilized its players at each position below. Snap counts are courtesy ofFull special teams snap counts had not yet been posted by PFF as of Monday morning. This article will be updated when that data becomes available.)Howard led Ohio State’s offense for three quarters against Michigan State, attempting passes on just over half of his 58 snaps and going 21-of-31 for 244 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.
Brown returned for Ohio State’s first drive of the fourth quarter before giving way to Sayin for the Buckeyes’ final two possessions.Henderson played five more snaps than Judkins as he made his fourth consecutive start at running back to begin the season, but Judkins ended up with four more touches. The Ole Miss transfer ran for 54 yards on 11 carries and caught two passes for 17 yards while Henderson ran for 69 yards on seven carries and caught two passes for a net loss of one yard.
Inniss, Rodgers and Ballard also all mixed in for snaps with the first-team offense before playing the entire fourth quarter as Ohio State’s second-string receivers. Inniss was on the field with Egbuka, Smith and Tate every time the Buckeyes used a four-receiver set.After rotating regularly with Scott and Kacmarek in Ohio State’s non-conference games, Thurman was dropped from the first-team rotation against Michigan State, playing all 11 of his snaps in the fourth quarter.
Hamilton played most of the snaps at nose tackle for Michigan State’s first eight possessions, with McDonald rotating in occasionally, before McDonald finished out the game on the Spartans’ final four drives.
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