TreVeyon Henderson, after becoming just the fifth true freshman starting tailback in school history a season ago, is poised to take his production up a notch in 2022.
Archie set the standard for Ohio State running backs in more ways than one and notably was the first true freshman to start at running back for the Buckeyes. Griffin did so in 1972, the first season true freshmen were eligible to play, outside of a few war-time instances in decades prior.
Like Henderson after him, Griffin exploded onto the scene with a record-setting game early in year one. For Griffin, it was in the schedule's second contest as he torched North Carolina for a then-school-record 239 rushing yards. This breakout performance occurred on the heels of the season-opener in which he fumbled on his one and only carry of the afternoon.
Griffin went on to have a sturdy freshman campaign as the team's leading rusher despite finishing second in attempts within Ohio State's T-formation attack. He took things to a different level as a sophomore however, rushing for 1,577 yards on 6.4 per carry as the I-formation tailback, dusting his 1972 numbers. Griffin's monster second season set the stage for back-to-back Heisman Trophy wins in 1974 and 1975.
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