Not only was Saturday night special because of Ohio State’s 33-24 victory over Penn State, during the game Keith Byars was honored by Ohio State because of his induction to the College Football Hall of Fame. Byars rushed for 3,200 yards and 46 rushing touchdowns during his time at Ohio State.
With Byars’ induction, Ohio State has now had 33 players and coaches in the College Football Hall of Fame. Byars was the first Ohio State inductee since Tom Cousineau in 2016. The four years between the announcement of Cousineau’s induction in 2016 to the announcement of Byars’ induction with the class of 2020 was the longest gap for Ohio State inductees since the five years between Jim Stillwagon’s induction in 1991 to Bob Ferguson in 1996.