WATCH: Haskell Garrett returns fumble for a touchdown
The Ohio State Buckeyes are currently in a battle on the road with with the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Ohio State defensive lineman Zach Harrison stripped the ball from Minnesota quarterback Tanner Morgan, and Buckeyes defensive tackle Haskell Garrett scooped up the fumble and returned it to the house for six.
The scoop and score put the Buckeyes up 31-21 in the contest. It’s now in the fourth quarter of the game. The score is 31-24 as of this post.
Running back Mohamed Ibrahim of Minnesota has been showing why he’s one of the best running backs in the Big Ten, gashing the Buckeye defense for 162 yards and two rushing touchdowns on 30 carries.
Ohio State running back Miyan Williams leads the Buckeyes in rushing yardage, with 111 rushing yards and one touchdown on eight rushing attempts.
Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud has gotten off to a bit of a slow start, but seems to have found his groove late in this game, completing a 56-yard touchdown strike to Garrett Wilson.
So far, Stroud has completed 11 of his 19 pass attempts for 163 yards, while tossing in two touchdowns and one interception.
CJ Stroud High School Career
CJ Stroud was one of the most decorated signal-callers in the country coming out of high school, earning a five-star rating from every recruiting service in America. He reached “The Opening” finals–an elite 7-on-7 camp that Nike runs each year. Other players at various positions participate in the camp as well. Stroud also attended the Elite 11 quarterback camp, a camp where the nation’s top 20 quarterbacks compete against one another. The Rancho Cucamonga (Rancho Cucamonga, California) product was named MVP of the Elite 11 camp, one of the highest honors any high school quarterback prospect can earn. The uber-talented signal-caller also played in the US Army All-American game.
In his senior season for Rancho Cucamonga, Stroud sparkled, throwing for 3,878 yards and 47 touchdowns in 13 games. In 754 career passing attempts in his high school career, Stroud only threw 15 interceptions.