2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

2023 Big Ten Conference football standings
	East Division
	West Division
	Championship: December 2023
	$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; As of December 9, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football
2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
	East Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ryan Day (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brian Hartline (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jim Knowles (2nd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Ohio Stadium; (capacity: 102,780)

The 2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team will represent the Ohio State University as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is expected to be led by Ryan Day in his fifth season as Ohio State's head coach. The Buckeyes play their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. It will be the Buckeyes' 134th season overall and 111th as a member of the Big Ten.[1]

Previous season

The Buckeyes finished the 2022 season 11–2, 8–1 in Big Ten play to finish second place in the East Division. Despite losing to Michigan at home for the first time since 2000 and failing to reach the Big Ten Championship for the second consecutive season, the Buckeyes received the fourth seed in the College Football Playoff. They faced No. 1 Georgia in the Peach Bowl, where they lost, 41–42, after missing a game winning field goal at the stroke of midnight 2023.

Offseason

Coaching staff departures

Name	Position	Following Team	Following Position
Kevin Wilson	Offensive coordinator / tight ends coach	Tulsa	Head coach

Transfers out

The Buckeyes lost 9 players to the transfer portal.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer to
Mason Arnold	#94	LS	6’0	228	Junior	Tampa, Florida	Michigan State
Jantzen Dunn	#24	SAF	6’1	192	Junior	Bowling Green, Kentucky	Kentucky
Blaize Exline	#80	WR	5’10	175	Sophomore	Salem, Ohio	TBD
Javonte Jean-Baptiste	#8	DE	6’5	249	Senior	Spring Valley, New York	Notre Dame
Lloyd McFarquhar	#42	CB	5’10	180	Senior	Cleveland, Ohio	TBD
Jaylen Johnson	#25	SAF	6’1	211	Junior	Cincinnati, Ohio	Memphis
JK Johnson	#4	CB	6’0	179	Junior	St. Louis, Missouri	LSU
Teradja Mitchell	#3	LB	6’2	239	Senior	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Florida
Michael O'Shaugnessy	#96	P	6’3	205	Senior	New Albany, Ohio	Michigan State

Transfers in

The Buckeyes added six players via transfer.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Transfer from
Ja'Had Carter	#1	SAF	6"2	198	Junior	Richmond, Virginia	Syracuse
Vic Culter	#59	OL	6"3	302	Junior	West Monroe, Louisiana	Louisiana-Monroe
Tristan Gebbia	#3	QB	6"2	203	Graduate	Calabasas, California	Oregon State
Davison Igbinosun	#20	CB	6"2	185	Sophomore	Union, New Jersey	Ole Miss
John Ferlmann	#43	LS	6"2	225	Sophomore	Phoenix, Arizona	Arizona State
Casey Magyar	#94	K	5"11	165	Junior	Dublin, Ohio	Kent State

Players drafted into the NFL


Round	Pick	NFL team	Player	Position
1	2	Houston Texans	C. J. Stroud	QB
1	6	Arizona Cardinals	Paris Johnson Jr.	OT
1	20	Seattle Seahawks	Jaxon Smith-Njigba	WR
3	75	Atlanta Falcons	Zach Harrison	DE
4	111	Cleveland Browns	Dawand Jones	OT
6	190	Cleveland Browns	Luke Wypler	C

Preseason

Spring Game

The 2023 Spring Game was held at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, April 15, 2023.[2]

Ohio State spring game

Period	1	2	Total
Defence (Gray)	24	16	40
Offense (Scarlet)	10	21	31

at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

Date: April 15, 2023
Game time: 12:05pm EST
Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 75,422
TV announcers (BTN): Chris Vosters, Joshua Perry, and Brooke Fletcher

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
September 2		at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN
September 9		Youngstown State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
September 16		Western Kentucky*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
September 23		at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium South Bend, IN
October 7		Maryland	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
October 14		at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN
October 21		Penn State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH (rivalry)
October 28		at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI
November 4		at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ
November 11	7:30 p.m.	Michigan State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	NBC
November 18		Minnesota	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI (The Game)	Fox
All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Indiana

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) at Indiana Hoosiers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0
Hoosiers	0	0	0	0	0

at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana

Date: September 2
Game time: TBD
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Ohio State	Indiana
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Indiana	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Youngstown State (FCS)

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) vs Youngstown State Penguins (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Date: September 9
Game time: TBD
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Youngstown State	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Youngstown State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Western Kentucky

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	0	0	0	0
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Date: September 16
Game time: TBD
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Western Kentucky	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Notre Dame

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Irish	0	0	0	0	0

at Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana

Date: September 23
Game time: TBD
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Ohio State	Notre Dame
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Notre Dame	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Maryland

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) vs Maryland Terrapins (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	0	0	0	0
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 7
Game time: TBD
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Maryland	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maryland	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Purdue

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) at Purdue Boilermakers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0
Boilermakers	0	0	0	0	0

at Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana

Date: October 14
Game time: TBD
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Ohio State	Purdue
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Purdue	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Penn State (rivalry)

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) vs Penn State Nittany Lions (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Nittany Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Date: October 21
Game time: TBD
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Penn State	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Penn State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Wisconsin

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) at Wisconsin Badgers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0
Badgers	0	0	0	0	0

at Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin

Date: October 28
Game time: TBD
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Ohio State	Wisconsin
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wisconsin	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Rutgers

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) at Rutgers Scarlet Knights (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0
Scarlet Knights	0	0	0	0	0

at SHI Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey

Date: November 4
Game time: TBD
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Ohio State	Rutgers
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rutgers	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Michigan State

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) vs Michigan State Spartans (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	0	0	0	0
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Date: November 11
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EST
TV announcers (NBC): Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, and Kathryn Tappen

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Michigan State	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Michigan State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Minnesota

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) vs Minnesota Golden Gophers (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	0	0	0	0
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0

at Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio

Date: November 18
Game time: TBD
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Minnesota	Ohio State
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Minnesota	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Michigan (The Game)

Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) at Michigan Wolverines (0-0) – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Buckeyes	0	0	0	0	0
Wolverines	0	0	0	0	0

at Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan

Date: November 25
Game time: 12:00 PM EST
TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), & Jenny Taft (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	Ohio State	Michigan
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Ohio State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Michigan	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Roster

2023 Ohio State Buckeyes football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Emeka Egbuka	Jr
RB	`3`	Miyan Williams	Jr
WR	`4`	Julian Fleming	Sr
RB	`5`	Dallan Hayden	So
QB	`6`	Kyle McCord	Jr
WR	`9`	Jayden Ballard	Jr
WR	`12`	Caleb Burton	So
WR	`13`	Kaleb Brown	So
WR	`14`	Kojo Antwi	So
QB	`16`	Mason Maggs	So
WR	`17`	Kyion Grayes	So
WR	`18`	Marvin Harrison Jr.	Jr
QB	`19`	Chad Ray	Jr
RB	`21`	Evan Pryor	Jr
WR	`25`	Kai Saunders	So
RB	`26`	Cayden Saunders	Jr
RB	`28`	TC Caffey	So
WR	`30`	Corban Cleveland	Jr
RB	`32`	TreVeyon Henderson	Jr
RB	`33`	Mason Brecht	So
QB	`33`	Devin Brown	So
TE	`43`	Riordin Stauffer	So
TE	`49`	Patrick Gurd	Sr
OL	`54`	Toby Wilson	Jr
OL	`61`	Jack Forsman	Jr
OL	`64`	Quinton Burke	Sr
OL	`65`	Zen Michalski	Jr
OL	`67`	Tegra Tshabola	So
OL	`68`	George Fitzpatrick	So
OL	`69`	Trey Leroux	Sr
OL	`70`	Josh Fryar	Sr
OL	`71`	Ben Christman	Jr
OL	`72`	Avery Henry	So
OL	`73`	Grant Toutant	Sr
OL	`74`	Donovan Jackson	Jr
OL	`75`	Carson Hinzman	So
OL	`78`	Jakob James	Sr
WR	`80`	Blaize Exline	So
TE	`81`	Sam Hart	Jr
WR	`82`	David Adolph	So
WR	`83`	Joop Mitchell	Jr
TE	`84`	Joe Royer	Sr
WR	`87`	Reis Stocksdale	Jr
TE	`88`	Gee Scott Jr.	Sr
TE	`89`	Zak Herbstreit	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S	`2`	Kourt Williams II (C)	Sr
CB	`4`	JK Johnson	Jr
CB	`7`	Jordan Hancokc	Jr
CB	`10`	Denzel Burke	Jr
LB	`11`	C.J. Hicks	So
S	`12`	Lathan Ransom	Sr
S	`13`	Cameron Martinez	So
LB	`17`	Mitchell Melton	Sr
CB	`18`	Jyarie Brown	So
LB	`19`	DeaMonte Trayanum	Sr
S	`20`	Sonny Styles	So
LB	`22`	Steele Chambers	Sr
DE	`23`	Omari Abor	So
S	`24`	Jantzen Dunn	Jr
S	`25`	Jaylen Johnson	Jr
LB	`28`	Reid Carrico	Jr
CB	`29`	Ryan Turner	So
LB	`30`	Cody Simon	Sr
S	`32`	Brenton Jones	So
DE	`33`	Jack Sawyer	Jr
CB	`34`	Collin Kaufmann	So
LB	`35`	Tommy Eichenberg (C)	Jr
LB	`36`	Gabe Powers	So
S	`37`	Kyle Stokes	So
DB	`38`	Cameron Kittle	Sr
DB	`39`	Andrew Moore	Jr
CB	`43`	Diante Griffin	So
DE	`44`	J.T. Tuimoloau	Jr
LB	`50`	Jackson Kuwatch	Jr
DT	`51`	Mike Hall Jr.	So
LB	`52`	Jay Stoker	So
DE	`56`	Zack Cicero	So
LB	`57`	Jalen Pace	Jr
DT	`58`	Ty Hamilton	Sr
DL	`62`	Bryce Prater	Jr
DL	`63`	Zach Prater	Jr
DT	`91`	Tyleik Williams	Jr
DE	`92`	Caden Curry	So
DT	`93`	Hero Kanu	So
DE	`97`	Kenyatta Jackson	So
CB	`98`	Jake Seibert	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`29`	Jesse Mirco	Jr
K	`38`	Jayden Fielding	So
LS	`48`	Max Lomonico	Jr
LS	`94`	Mason Arnold	Jr

Head coach

Ryan Day

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Larry Johnson (Associate head coach / defensive line)
Justin Frye (Associate head coach for offense / offensive line)
Brian Hartline (offensive coordinator)
Jim Knowles (defensive coordinator / linebackers)
Keenan Bailey (tight ends)
Parker Fleming (special teams coordinator)
Tony Alford (running backs)
Corey Dennis (quarterbacks)
Todd Fitch (offensive analyst)
Tim Walton (secondary coach / cornerbacks coach)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Staff

Coach	Title	Years at Ohio State
Ryan Day	Head Coach	7th
Gene Smith	Vice President / Athletic Director	19th
Mickey Marotti	Assistant Athletic Director for Football Sports Performance	14th
Tony Alford	Assistant Head Coach for offense / running game coordinator / running backs coach	9th
Justin Frye	Associate head coach for offense / offensive line	2nd
Larry Johnson	Associate head coach / defensive line coach	10th
Brian Hartline	Offesnive coordinator / wide receivers coach	7th
Jim Knowles	Defensive coordinator / linebackers coach	2nd
Parker Fleming	Special Teams Coordinator	8th
Keenan Bailey	Tight Ends coach	8th
Corey Dennis	Quarterbacks coach	9th
Tim Walton	Secondary Coach / Cornerbacks coach	2nd
Perry Eliano	Safeties coach	2nd
Todd Fitch	Offensive Analyst	3rd
James Laurinaitis	Graduate Assistant (LB)	1st
Mike Sollenne	Graduate Assistant (OL)	2nd
Sam McGrath	Quality Control (Defense)	2nd
Brent Zdebski	Quality Control (Defense)	2nd
Sean Binckes	Graduate Assistant (Offense)	1st
LaAllan Clark	Graduate Assistant (DL)	1st
Gunner Daniel	Special Teams Assistant	1st

References

"Football Schedule". Ohio State University. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
"SPRING GAME, PRESENTED BY UNION HOME MORTGAGE, SET FOR APRIL 15". The Ohio State University. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

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[1] "Football Schedule". Ohio State University. Retrieved December 17, 2022.

[2] "SPRING GAME, PRESENTED BY UNION HOME MORTGAGE, SET FOR APRIL 15". The Ohio State University. Retrieved 11 March 2023.

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