Jeffrey Okudah’s playing time came earlier than expected in Ohio State’s 62-14 win against Maryland on Saturday.
While Ohio State typically rotates Denzel Ward, Damon Arnette and Kendall Sheffield as its top three cornerbacks, Okudah became the next man up when Ward was ejected for targeting during the first quarter of Saturday’s game.
Okudah is set to join the first-team cornerback rotation again for at least the first two quarters of this Saturday’s game against Nebraska, as Arnette is suspended for the first half of this week’s game after incurring a targeting penalty of his own in the third quarter against Maryland.