Heading into the College Football Playoff, Trey Sermon got all of the headlines at running back. Sermon rushed for 524 yards in wins over Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game and Clemson in the Sugar Bowl. The Buckeyes were put in a tough spot though in the title game against Alabama when Sermon exited after the first play after suffering a broken collarbone.
Even though he didn’t see nearly the work that Sermon did late in the season, another running back who did raise the eyebrows of Ohio State fans was Miyan Williams.