Scarlet Sunrise: Buckeyes confident putting Chip Trayanum deep to return kicks

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Buckeyes confident putting Chip Trayanum deep to return kicks

Ohio State found a breakout star at kick returner last season. Emeka Egbuka is a gifted return-man who can threaten to score any time the ball is kicked to him.

Apparently so is former running back-turned-linebacker Chip Trayanum, who was the primary Ohio State kick returner Saturday afternoon against Arkansas State.

Egbuka gave Trayanum an endorsement to be the kick returner, saying that Trayanum might just be better than Egbuka was at that job.

“Chip might even be better than me,” Egbuka said. “You guys are going to see on Saturday. He is a very special talent. One of the most, if not the most, athletic guy on the team. I’m excited to see him return some stuff. … Once he hits that crease, no one on the scout kickoff team has been able to catch him. So, like I said, I wouldn’t be surprised if he took it back.”

Practice Report as Buckeyes prep for Toledo

The Buckeyes will battle Toledo inside the Horseshoe on Saturday before heading into Big Ten action next week. In preparation for the Buckeyes game against the Rockets, they practiced Wednesday night and select players met with the media shortly after.

Spencer Holbrook and Tim May were back inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center after practice, breaking down how the Buckeyes are turning their focus to the Toledo Rockets in the latest Practice Report. Every Wednesday night following the media session with select Buckeyes players, Tim and Spencer will chat about what they saw Saturday night and look ahead to what to expect from Ohio State the next Saturday.

After hearing from wide receivers, offensive linemen, defensive linemen and safeties, the Lettermen Row crew is back for a full report on what it learned.

Don’t miss the Practice Report with Spencer and Tim as they take a look at the Ohio State media session and talk about the Buckeyes.

ICYMI: Tim May Podcast episode

Tim welcomes former Ohio State All-American cornerback Chimdi Chekwa to the show to talk about his career with the Buckeyes, how Denzel Burke can bounce back after a tough performance at cornerback and just how tough it is to defend a wide receiver like Marvin Harrison Jr. Tim and Chimdi break down what has to go right to win a title this season at Ohio State, the tattoo scandal put into context of today’s college football and plenty more. They also take a deep dive into the Buckeyes defense and how good it can be.

Then Tim and Lettermen Row staffer Spencer Holbrook break down every angle of the game — and give their first thoughts on the upcoming Toledo matchup.

You will not want to miss this interview and plenty more news and analysis and in another edition of the Tim May Podcast.

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Buckeyes vs. Toledo: 2 days away

Buckeyes vs. Michigan: 72 days away

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