Maryland provided the perfect opportunity for 14 of Ohio State’s 23 scholarship freshmen to get valuable experience in Ohio Stadium. Through six games, members of the Buckeyes' 2021 freshman class are proving to be stalwarts in all three phases of the game.
Let's take a look at what the fabulous freshmen did in the 66-17 massacre of Maryland.
Explosive Egbuka
Due to the resurgence of the Silver Bullets, Emeka Egbuka fell just short of breaking Carlos Snow's single-game record of 213 yards on kickoff returns.
Egbuka's special day started innocuously enough with a 22-yard return in the first quarter that was stymied by a Marvin Harrison Jr.