C.J. Stroud has already earned an award after his first game as Ohio State's starting quarterback.
Stroud, a redshirt freshman, was named Monday as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week for his performance in Ohio State's season-opening 45-31 win over Minnesota.
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https://t.co/n6s4ZkaEy4 pic.twitter.com/hBK7PlYxsz — Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 6, 2021While Stroud got off to a slow start in his first game as Ohio State's starting quarterback, completing just eight of 14 passing attempts for 58 yards before halftime, he finished with 294 yards on 13 completions and 22 attempts after passes that went for touchdowns of 70, 61, 56 and 38 yards in the second half.