^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)
Coaching staff changes
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Name
Position
New school
New position
Tony Alford
Assistant head coach for offense/running backs coach
Michigan [ 1]
Run game coordinator/running backs coach
Corey Dennis
Quarterbacks coach
Tulsa [ 2]
Quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator
Perry Eliano
Safeties coach
Toledo [ 3] [ 4]
Cornerbacks coach
Parker Fleming
Special teams coordinator
None[ 5]
None
Name
Position
Previous school
Previous position
Tim Drevno [ 6]
Offensive quality control coach
UCLA
Offensive line coach
Matt Guerrieri [ 5]
Safeties coach
Indiana
Co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach
Michael Hunter [ 7]
Defensive graduate assistant
Tulsa
Defensive passing game coordinator/cornerbacks coach
Tony Johnson [ 8]
Senior advisor/analyst
Olentangy Berkshire Middle School
Assistant coach
Chip Kelly [ 9]
Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach
UCLA
Head coach
Carlos Locklyn[ 10]
Running backs coach
Oregon
Running backs coach
The Buckeyes lost 26 players to the transfer portal.[ 11] [ 12]
The Buckeyes added 10 players from the transfer portal.[ 11] [ 12]
Players drafted into the NFL
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP 2 (15) 2 (5) 3 (5) 3 (5) 3 (5) 3 (4) 2 (9) Coaches 2 (7) 2 (3) 2 (3) 3 (3) 3 (2) 3 (7) 2 (11) CFP Not released Not released
Akron Zips (0–0) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Zips
3
0
3 0 6
No. 2 Buckeyes
7
10
21 14 52
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind : NW 6 mphGame attendance : 102,011Referee : Tim O'DeyTV announcers (CBS ) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
(8:44) AKR – Garrison Smith 48-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 5:18; Akron 3–0 )
(2:44) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 16-yard pass from Will Howard , Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:00; Ohio State 7–3 )
Second quarter
(11:23) OSU – Jayden Fielding 40-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards, 0:40; Ohio State 10–3 )
(4:30) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 9-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:30; Ohio State 17–3 )
Third quarter
(7:53) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 2-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:52; Ohio State 24–3 )
(7:35) OSU – Lathan Ransom 27-yard fumble return, Jayden Fielding kick (Ohio State 31–3 )
(3:57) AKR – Garrison Smith 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:38; Ohio State 31–6 )
(0:01) OSU – James Peoples 4-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:56; Ohio State 38–6 )
Fourth quarter
(10:16) OSU – Carnell Tate 34-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:53; Ohio State 45–6 )
(2:25) OSU – Gabe Powers 29-yard interception return, Jayden Fielding kick (Ohio State 52–6 )
Statistics
Akron
Ohio State
First downs
11
24
Plays–yards
64–177
64–404
Rushes–yards
35–47
33–170
Passing yards
130
234
Passing: comp –att –int
18–29–2
18–31–0
Time of possession
34:03
25:57
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Akron
Passing
Tahj Bullock
9/13, 68 yards
Rushing
Tahj Bullock
14 carries, 42 yards
Receiving
Jake Newell
2 receptions, 41 yards
Ohio State
Passing
Will Howard
17/28, 228 yards, 3 TD
Rushing
TreVeyon Henderson
8 carries, 65 yards
Receiving
Jeremiah Smith
6 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
Western Michigan Broncos (0–1) vs No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Broncos
0
0
0 0 0
No. 2 Buckeyes
21
14
14 7 56
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind : NW 11 mphGame attendance : 102,665Referee : Jeffrey ServinskiTV announcers (BTN ) : Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Jake Butt (analyst), and Brooke Fletcher (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
(11:04) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 3-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:35; Ohio State 7–0 )
(4:00) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 70-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:28; Ohio State 14–0 )
(1:02) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 23-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:39; Ohio State 21–0 )
Second quarter
(8:28) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 23-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:17; Ohio State 28–0 )
(4:20) OSU – Will Howard 6-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:34; Ohio State 35–0 )
Third quarter
(6:44) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 16-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:15; Ohio State 42–0 )
(0:05) OSU – James Peoples 12-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 4:13; Ohio State 49–0 )
Fourth quarter
(5:01) OSU – Bennett Christian 55-yard pass from Julian Sayin , Austin Snyder kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:05; Ohio State 56–0 )
Statistics
Western Michigan
Ohio State
First downs
6
30
Plays–yards
48–99
72–683
Rushes–yards
31–28
39–273
Passing yards
71
410
Passing: comp –att –int
8–17–0
25–33–0
Time of possession
25:24
34:36
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Western Michigan
Passing
Hayden Wolff
8/15, 71 yards
Rushing
Keshawn King
8 carries, 22 yards
Receiving
Anthony Sambucci
3 receptions, 41 yards
Ohio State
Passing
Will Howard
18/26, 292 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Quinshon Judkins
9 carries, 108 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Jeremiah Smith
5 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD
Marshall Thundering Herd (1–1) vs No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Thundering Herd
7
7
0 0 14
No. 3 Buckeyes
7
21
14 7 49
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind : W 5 mphGame attendance : 103,871Referee : Bryan BanksTV announcers (FOX ) : Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), and Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
(8:14) MAR – Ethan Payne 1-yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:46; Marshall 7–0 )
(7:32) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 68-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:42; Tied 7–7 )
Second quarter
(12:31) OSU – Will Howard 1-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:26; Ohio State 14–7 )
(10:50) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 86-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 1 play, 86 yards, 0:12; Ohio State 21–7 )
(3:33) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 14-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:30; Ohio State 28–7 )
(0:06) MAR – Elijah Metcalf 13-yard pass from Stone Earle, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:27; Ohio State 28–14 )
Third quarter
(11:48) OSU – TreVeyon Henderson 40-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; Ohio State 35–14 )
(3:31) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 53-yard pass from Will Howard, Austin Snyder kick (Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:09; Ohio State 42–14 )
Fourth quarter
(13:46) OSU – Quinshon Judkins 6-yard run, Austin Snyder kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:15; Ohio State 49–14 )
Statistics
Marshall
Ohio State
First downs
18
23
Plays–yards
70–264
57–569
Rushes–yards
43–125
31–280
Passing yards
139
289
Passing: comp –att –int
18–27–0
18–26–1
Time of possession
36:15
23:45
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Marshall
Passing
Stone Earle
16/21, 132 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
A. J. Turner
7 carries, 32 yards
Receiving
Elijah Metcalf
8 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD
Ohio State
Passing
Will Howard
16/20, 275 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Quinshon Judkins
14 carries, 173 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Emeka Egbuka
5 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD
No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (3–0) at Michigan State Spartans (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 3 Buckeyes
3
21
14 0 38
Spartans
0
7
0 0 7
at Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan
Date : Game time : 7:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind : NE 9 mphGame attendance : 71,114Referee : Kole KnueppelTV announcers (Peacock ) : Andrew Siciliano (play-by-play), Colt McCoy (analyst), and Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
(9:15) OSU – Jayden Fielding 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:45; Ohio State 3–0 )
Second quarter
(14:04) OSU – Gee Scott Jr. 3-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 6:08; Ohio State 10–0 )
(9:41) MSU – Jaron Glover 12-yard pass from Aidan Chiles , Jonathan Kim kick (Drive: 1 play, 12 yards, 0:07; Ohio State 10–7 )
(7:22) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 19-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Ohio State 17–7 )
(0:29) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 17-yard pass from Devin Brown , Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 0:44; Ohio State 24–7 )
Third quarter
(4:57) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 33-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 7:11; Ohio State 31–7 )
(2:05) OSU – Will Howard 6-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 1:19; Ohio State 38–7 )
Fourth quarter
Statistics
Ohio State
Michigan State
First downs
23
13
Plays–yards
75–483
51–246
Rushes–yards
35–185
26–47
Passing yards
289
199
Passing: comp –att –int
26–40–1
16–25–1
Time of possession
35:43
24:17
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Ohio State
Passing
Will Howard
21/31, 244 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
TreVeyon Henderson
7 carries, 69 yards
Receiving
Emeka Egbuka
7 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD
Michigan State
Passing
Aidan Chiles
13/19, 167 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Kay'Ron Lynch-Adams
9 carries, 35 yards
Receiving
Jaron Glover
4 receptions, 53 yards, 1 TD
Iowa Hawkeyes (3–1) vs No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Hawkeyes
0
0
0 7 7
No. 3 Buckeyes
7
0
21 7 35
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind : NE 8 mphGame attendance : 105,135Referee : Jeffrey ServinskiTV announcers (CBS) : Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), and Jenny Dell (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
(3:41) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 14-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 7:36; Ohio State 7–0 )
Second quarter
Third quarter
(9:34) OSU – Jeremiah Smith 4-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 5:17; Ohio State 14–0 )
(7:59) OSU – Will Howard 4-yard run, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 3 plays, 19 yards, 1:22; Ohio State 21–0 )
(0:13) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 15-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 3:40; Ohio State 28–0 )
Fourth quarter
(10:58) OSU – Emeka Egbuka 3-yard pass from Will Howard, Jayden Fielding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 3:54; Ohio State 35–0 )
(8:07) IOWA – Kaleb Johnson 28-yard run, Drew Stevens kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Ohio State 35–7 )
Statistics
Iowa
Ohio State
First downs
10
21
Plays–yards
48–226
65–412
Rushes–yards
26–116
39–203
Passing yards
110
209
Passing: comp –att –int
15–21–1
21–25–1
Time of possession
25:14
34:46
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Iowa
Passing
Cade McNamara
14/20, 98 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Kaleb Johnson
15 carries, 86 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Luke Lachey
5 receptions, 39 yards
Ohio State
Passing
Will Howard
21/25, 209 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Quinshon Judkins
13 carries, 78 yards
Receiving
Jeremiah Smith
4 receptions, 89 yards, 1 TD
No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (5–0) at No. 3 Oregon Ducks (5–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
No. 2 Buckeyes
0
0
0 0 0
No. 3 Ducks
0
0
0 0 0
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, Oregon
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
Ohio State
Oregon
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Ohio State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Oregon
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Nebraska Cornhuskers (0–0) vs Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Cornhuskers
0
0
0 0 0
Buckeyes
0
0
0 0 0
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : Game time : 12:00/3:30/4:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : • Temperature : 0 °F (−18 °C) • Wind : mph
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
Nebraska
Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Nebraska
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Buckeyes
0
0
0 0 0
Nittany Lions
0
0
0 0 0
at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania
Date : Game weather : • Temperature : 0 °F (−18 °C) • Wind : mph
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
Ohio State
Penn State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Ohio State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Penn State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Purdue Boilermakers (0–0) vs Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Boilermakers
0
0
0 0 0
Buckeyes
0
0
0 0 0
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : Game weather : • Temperature : 0 °F (−18 °C) • Wind : mph
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
Purdue
Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Purdue
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) at Northwestern Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Buckeyes
0
0
0 0 0
Wildcats
0
0
0 0 0
at Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois
Date : Game time : 12:00/3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : • Temperature : 0 °F (−18 °C) • Wind : mph
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
Ohio State
Northwestern
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Ohio State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Northwestern
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Indiana Hoosiers (0–0) vs Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Hoosiers
0
0
0 0 0
Buckeyes
0
0
0 0 0
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : Game weather : • Temperature : 0 °F (−18 °C) • Wind : mph
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
Indiana
Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Indiana
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Michigan Wolverines (0–0) vs Ohio State Buckeyes (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Wolverines
0
0
0 0 0
Buckeyes
0
0
0 0 0
at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : • Temperature : 0 °F (−18 °C) • Wind : mphTV : FOX
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics
Michigan
Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp –att –int
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Michigan
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio State
Opp
Points per Game
54.0
3.0
Total
108
6
First Downs
54
17
Rushing
24
5
Passing
29
11
Penalty
1
1
Rushing yards
443
75
Avg per rush
6.2
1.1
Avg per game
221.5
37.5
Rushing touchdowns
8
0
Passing yards
644
201
Att-Comp-Int
43-64-0
26-46-2
Avg per pass
10.1
4.4
Avg per game
322.0
100.5
Passing touchdowns
5
0
Total Offense
1,087
276
Avg per Play
7.9
2.6
Avg per Game
543.5
138.0
Fumbles-Lost
3-0
2-1
Penalties-Yards
13-103
6-37
Avg per Game
51.5
18.5
Punts-Yards
7-303
17-742
Avg per Punt
44.0
43.6
Time of Possession/Game
30:16
29:84
3rd Down Conversions
12-24
7-31
4th Down Conversions
2-3
2-3
Sacks-Yards
2-11
8-42
Touchdowns Scored
15
0
Field Goals-Attempts
1-1
2-3
PAT-Attempts
15-15
0-0
Passing statistics
#
NAME
POS
RAT
CMP
ATT
YDS
AVG/G
CMP%
TD
INT
LONG
18
Will Howard
QB
170.2
35
54
520
260.0
64.8%
4
0
70
33
Devin Brown
QB
141.1
6
8
63
31.5
33.3%
0
0
27
10
Julian Sayin
QB
521.2
2
2
61
61.0
100.0%
1
0
55
Rushing statistics
#
NAME
POS
ATT
GAIN
AVG
TD
LONG
AVG/G
1
Quinshon Judkins
RB
22
163
7.4
3
23
81.5
32
TreVeyon Henderson
RB
18
131
7.3
2
21
65.5
20
James Peoples
RB
16
81
5.1
0
12
40.5
24
Sam Williams-Dixon
RB
4
44
11.0
0
31
22.0
18
Will Howard
QB
5
24
4.8
1
19
12.0
Receiving statistics
#
NAME
POS
CTH
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
AVG/G
4
Jeremiah Smith
WR
11
211
19.2
3
70
105.5
2
Emeka Egbuka
WR
9
149
16.6
0
35
74.5
17
Carnell Tate
WR
7
103
14.7
1
36
51.5
85
Bennett Christian
TE
1
55
55.0
1
55
55.0
11
Brandon Inniss
WR
3
45
15.0
0
27
22.5
13
Bryson Rodgers
WR
2
21
10.5
0
12
10.5
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Kickoff statistics
#
NAME
POS
KICKS
YDS
AVG
TB
OB
Punting statistics
#
NAME
POS
PUNTS
YDS
AVG
LONG
TB
FC
I–20
50+
BLK
Kick return statistics
#
NAME
POS
RTNS
YDS
AVG
TD
LNG
Punt return statistics
#
NAME
POS
RTNS
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
2024 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
19
Nick McLarty
Fr
P
35
Anthony Venneri
Jr
K
38
Jayden Fielding
Jr
P
39
Hadi Jawad
Sr
LS
41
Morrow Evans
Fr
P
42
Joe McGuire
So
LS
43
John Ferlmann
Sr
LS
48
Max Lomonico
Sr
K
95
Casey Magyar
Sr
LS
96
Collin Johnson
Sr
K
98
Austin Snyder
Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Chip Kelly – Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Jim Knowles – Defensive coordinator
Keenan Bailey – Tight ends
Justin Frye – Run game coordinator/offensive line
Matt Guerrieri – Safeties
Brian Hartline – Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers
Larry Johnson – Associate head coach/defensive line
James Laurinaitis – Linebackers
Carlos Locklyn – Running backs
Tim Walton – Assistant head coach/secondary/cornerbacks
Mickey Marotti – Associate AD/director of football sport performance
Brent Zdebski – Quality control - defense
Rob Keys – Quality control - kicking
Sam McGrath – Quality control - defense
Joe Lyberger – Quality control - defense
Tim Drevno – Quality control - offense
LaAllan Clark – Graduate assistant - defense
Mike Sollenne – Graduate assistant - offense
Sean Binckes – Graduate assistant - offense
Michael Hunter – Graduate assistant - defense
Riley Larkin – Program assistant - offense
Gunner Daniel – Program assistant - special teams
Devin Jordan – Program assistant - offense
Gerren DuHart – Program assistant - defense
Joshua Chorba – Program assistant - defense
Tony Johnson – Senior advisor/analyst
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: July 18, 2024
Defense
Offense
Key reserves
Injured RB 28 TC Caffey
Offense QB 3 Lincoln Kienholz QB 12 Air Noland RB 24 Sam Williams-DixonTE 85 Bennett ChristianTE 49 Patrick Gurd
Defense DE 55 Dominic KirksDE 52 Joshua MickensDT 62 Bryce PraterDT 53 Will Smith Jr.DT 90 Eric MensahMLB 23 Garrett Stover
Special teams PK 95 Casey MagyarP 35 Anthony VenneriKR 17 Carnell Tate KR 3 Lorenzo Styles Jr.PR 2 Emeka Egbuka PR 9 Jayden BallardLS 41 Morrow EvansLS 48 Max LomonicoH 19 Nick McLartyH 35 Anthony Venneri
Weekly Individual Awards
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Big Ten Weekly Honors
Date
Player
Position
Award
Week 5
Jeremiah Smith
WR
Freshman of the Week
Week 6
Emeka Egbuka
WR
Offensive Player of the Week
^ "Michigan finalizing deal to hire RBs coach Tony Alford away from rival Ohio State, AP source says" . Spectrum News . Associated Press. March 13, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024 .
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