Coming off of its bye week, the Ohio State Buckeyes sit at 3-0, staring down its first Big Ten matchup of 2016 versus the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The rest over the bye week was earned by the Buckeyes after throttling the Oklahoma Sooners in Norman, Oklahoma, a week and a half ago, but that rest came at a price.
Redshirt freshman linebacker Justin Hilliard tore his bicep, underwent surgery and will sit out the remainder of the season. Redshirt freshman wide receiver K.J. Hill also suffered an injury that required surgery. Hill went down with a high ankle sprain and will miss three-to-four weeks.
Junior linebacker Dante Booker is expected back in the rotation at linebacker after missing the last two games with an MCL issue.
Week 5 offense versus Rutgers
LT | 74 Jamarco Jones
75 Evan Lisle OR 63 Kevin Woidke |
Jr.
Rs. Jr. |
LG | 73 Michael Jordan
69 Matthew Burrell |
Fr.
Rs. Fr. |
C | 65 Pat Elflein
79 Brady Taylor |
Rs. Sr.
Rs. So. |
RG | 54 Billy Price
78 Demetrius Knox |
Rs. Jr.
Rs. So. |
RT | 59 Isaiah Prince
76 Branden Bowen |
So.
Rs. Fr. |
TE | 85 Marcus Baugh
88 A.J. Alexander |
Rs. Jr.
Rs. Fr. |
QB | 16 J.T. Barrett
10 Joe Burrow |
Rs. Jr.
Rs. Fr. |
RB | 25 Mike Weber
OR 4 Curtis Samuel 2 Dontre Wilson |
Rs. Fr. Jr. Sr. |
H-Back | 4 Curtis Samuel
OR 2 Dontre Wilson |
Jr. Sr. |
WR-X | 80 Noah Brown
OR 21 Parris Campbell 11 Austin Mack |
Rs. So. Rs. So. Fr. |
WR | 5 Corey Smith
OR 1 Johnnie Dixon |
Rs. Sr.
Rs. So. |
WR-Z | 83 Terry McLaurin
OR 82 James Clark 9 Binjimen Victor |
Rs. So. Rs. Jr. Fr. |
Week 5 defense versus Rutgers
DE | 6 Sam Hubbard
OR 11 Jayln Holmes 97 Nick Bosa |
Rs. So. Jr. Fr. |
DT | 86 Dre’Mont Jones
OR 53 Davon Hamilton |
Rs. Fr. Rs. Fr. |
DT | 77 Michael Hill
67 Robert Landers |
Rs. Jr.
Fr. |
DE | 59 Tyquan Lewis
13 Rashod Berry 18 Jonathan Cooper |
Rs. Jr.
Rs. Fr. Fr. |
SLB | 35 Chris Worley
17 Jerome Baker |
Rs. Jr.
So. |
MLB | 5 Raekwon McMillan
38 Craig Fada |
Jr.
Rs. Sr. |
WLB | 33 Dante Booker
OR 17 Jerome Baker 48 Joe Burger |
Jr. So. Rs. Sr. |
CB | 8 Gareon Conley
3 Damon Arnette |
Rs. Jr.
Rs. Fr. |
SAF | 24 Malik Hooker
34 Erick Smith |
Rs. So.
Jr. |
SAF | 7 Damon Webb
4 Jordan Fuller |
Jr.
Fr. |
CB | 2 Marshon Lattimore
OR 12 Denzel Ward |
Rs. So. So. |
Week 5 special teams versus Rutgers
K | 92 Tyler Durbin
96 Sean Nuernberger |
Sr.
Jr. |
P | 95 Cameron Johnston | Sr. |
LS | 49 Liam McCullough
44 Aaron Mawhirter |
Rs. Fr.
Sr. |
PR | 2 Dontre Wilson
OR 5 Corey Smith OR 4 Curtis Samuel |
Sr. Rs. Sr. Jr. |
KR | 2 Dontre Wilson
OR 82 James Clark OR 1 Johnnie Dixon |
Sr. Rs. Jr. Rs. So. |