For the sixth week in a row, Ohio State needed its core players on the field for four quarters in its 26-6 win at Michigan State on Saturday.
A total of 59 players saw the field for the Buckeyes in East Lansing, one more than Ohio State played one week earlier against Nebraska, but still the third-fewest out of the Buckeyes' 10 games this season.
That said, the Buckeyes’ rotations did include a few players who weren’t on the field against the Cornhuskers, including one particularly notable addition to the game plan: Tate Martell, who saw his first playing time at quarterback since the fourth game of the season against Tulane.