Buckeyes set to honor 21 seniors Saturday at Ohio Stadium
COLUMBUS — Ohio State will honor its seniors on Saturday prior to kickoff of the home finale against Minnesota.
The Buckeyes are slated to honor 21 seniors, according to the program.
But only four Buckeyes players have used all of their eligibility (hat tip to The Podcast’s Bill Landis for the stat), meaning 17 players could potentially return to Ohio State next season, even after walking on Senior Day.
This isn’t new, the idea of seniors walking, being honored and potentially leaving the door open to still return next season. It’s actually something that’s encouraged by Ohio State. Walk now, make a decision later.
Buckeyes wide receivers coach Brian Hartline said it best Wednesday night when asked if senior receiver Julian Fleming would walk despite having another year of eligibility remaining.
“Anyone that’s capable of leaving is going to walk,” Hartline said. “You don’t want to be in a position and don’t walk and then decide to leave. So I’d rather you walk twice than never walk at all.”
Hartline is right. The Buckeyes want to honor all of the seniors. Take last year for example, when senior safety Josh Proctor, offensive skill weapon Xavier Johnson and starting guard Matthew Jones were all honored on Senior Day — and then later decided to return for another season at Ohio State.
They’ll all three be honored again this Saturday before the home finale. All three are using their last year of eligibility this season.
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Let’s break down the full list of 2023 seniors, how many years of eligibility they have remaining — according to the Ohio State roster in the game notes — and who could potentially return.
2023 Ohio State Football Senior Day Honorees
Medically retired
OL Grant Toutant
Out of eligibility
QB Tristan Gebbia
SAF Josh Proctor
OL Matthew Jones
WR Xavier Johnson
One year of eligibility remaining
K Parker Lewis
TE Cade Stover
LB Tommy Eichenberg
LB Steele Chambers
OL Quinton Burke
LB Cody Simon
DL Jaden McKenzie
Two years of eligibility remaining
RB Miyan Williams
WR Julian Fleming
SAF Lathan Ransom
QB Chad Ray
DB Andrew Moore
TE Patrick Gurd
OL Trey Leroux
OL Jack Forsman
DB Cameron Kittle
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