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C.J. Stroud Has One Last Shot to Polish Buckeye Legacy As Ohio State's Playoff Hopes Rest Largely on His Shoulders

Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud is raking in the accolades.

Since the regular season concluded, Stroud was named a Heisman Trophy finalist for a second-straight season, placing third, and also won the Big Ten's Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year and Griese-Brees Quarterback of the Year, after capturing both a season ago.

He's been named to a slew of All-American teams as a second-team quarterback.

But when many Ohio State fans think about things coming in twos for Stroud, it's the back-to-back losses the Buckeyes suffered against Michigan that stick out the most.

It would be unfair to pin either the 2021 or 2022 losses solely on Stroud - he averaged 371 yards passing on a 67% completion rate with four touchdowns and two picks against the Wolverines - but even he acknowledged after last month's loss he could've done more to potentially push Ohio State to the winner's circle.