Six Buckeyes named to AP midseason All-America teams
COLUMBUS — Ohio State has one of the best rosters and collections of talent across the country, yes, even after the loss to Oregon.
The folks at the Associated Press have released their midseason All-America teams, and six Ohio State players are on the two-deep.
Texas leads the way with seven honorees. The Buckeyes are second with six. Ole Miss has four, Alabama has three, as does Georgia. Oregon has two. No other Big Ten team has more than one.
As for the Buckeyes, the only first-team selection is center Seth McLaughlin. McLaughlin transferred in from Alabama after starting 25 games for the Crimson Tide during the 2022 and 2023 seasons. He picked Ohio State after leaving Alabama last offseason, and he has proven to be among the best offensive linemen in college football — and potentially the best center. He was also named a first-team selection from The Athletic and CBS Sports.
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Second-team selections for the Buckeyes are left tackle Josh Simmons, left guard Donovan Jackson, defensive tackle Ty Hamilton, safety Lathan Ransom and safety Caleb Downs.
Downs was also named a member of the first-team midseason All-America team by The Athletic and CBS Sports earlier this week.
Notably missing from the list from the AP is true freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith, who made the All-America team from The Athletic at the midway point of the season. Smith has 32 catches for 553 yards and seven touchdown grabs. Smith became the first Ohio State player in program history to catch a touchdown in each of the Buckeyes’ first six games of the season when he grabbed a score on Saturday night in the loss to Oregon. He has routinely dazzled with one-handed catches to go along with just solid receiver play.
The AP went with other receivers across college football instead.
