Ohio State Football vs. Akron Preview, Score Prediction, Injury Report & Offensive Rumors

Опубликовано: 05 Февраль 2026
на канале: Ohio State Football Report by Chat Sports

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Ohio State Football news from fall camp as the Buckeyes gear up for their opening game on August 31, 2024 at Ohio Stadium vs. Akron. Former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard was announced as the starting quarterback by Ohio State head coach Ryan Day on August 15. With Will Howard in Columbus, he has plenty of talent around him including wide receivers Emeka Egbuka, Carnell Tate, and Jeremiah Smith. Ohio State football expects to have the best running backs in the country with TreVeyon Henderson returning and 2023 SEC Freshman of the Year Quinshon Judkins coming in via the NCAA Transfer Portal. The Akron Zips come to Columbus for Week 1 of the 2024 college football season. Ohio State Football Report host Matt Goldman previews the matchup and discusses the latest news surrounding the Ohio State football team.

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Ohio State will have a test as Akron head coach Joe Moorhead returns to Columbus, his first time since 2021. Moorhead was the Oregon offensive coordinator and the Ducks beat the Buckeyes 35-28 in 2021.

Ohio State Depth Chart at QB:
QB1 Will Howard
QB2 Devin Brown
QB3 Julian Sayin | Lincoln Kienholz | Air Noland

Will Howard stats at Kansas State in 2023: 61.3 COMP%, 2,643 YDS, 24 TD, 10 INT

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Ohio State Football top offensive players:
QB Will Howard
RB TreVeyon Henderson
RB Quinshon Judkins
WR Emeka Egbuka
WR Carnell Tate
WR Jeremiah Smith

Who has a better 2024 season between TreVeyon Henderson and Emeka Egbuka? Type ‘32’ for Henderson or Type ‘2’ for Egbuka.

TreVeyon Henderson stats in 2023: 156 rushes, 926 yards, 5.9 yards per carry, 11 TD’s, and 229 receiving yards

Quinshon Judkins stats in 2023: 271 rushes, 1,158 rushing yards, 4.3 yards per carry, 15 TD’s, 149 receiving yards

Ohio State football recruiting landed the nation’s top-ranked player, Jeremiah Smith:
247Sports No. 1 Overall Player in 2024 recruiting class
2023: 90 rec, 1,389 receiving yds, 19 TD’s
First freshman ever to be named an “Iron Buckeye”

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Jeremiah Smith, the next Marvin Harrison Jr.?

Ohio State returning top defensive players:
DT Ty Hamilton (38 TKL, 4.5 TFLs, 2 SACK)
DE JT Tuimoloau (38 TKL, 7 TFL, 5 SACK)
DE Jack Sawyer (48 TKL, 10 TFL, 6.5 SACK)
DT Tyleik Williams (54 TKL, 10 TFL, 3 SACK)
CB Denzel Burke (24 TKLs, 1 INT, 9 PBU)
CB Davison Igbinosun (59 TKLs, 1.5 TFL, 5 PBU)
NB Jordan Hancock (41 TKL, 2 TFL, 4 PBU)
S Lathan Ransom (34 TKL’s, 1.5 TFL, 2 PBU)

The Ohio State schedule features Akron as their Week 1 opponent - Akron ranked 130th out of 133 in scoring offense and 129th in total offense in 2023

Ohio State vs. Akron score prediction? Comment below what you think!

Akron football top returning defensive players:
DE C.J. Nunnally IV (7 SACK)
LB Antavious Fish (94 TKL)
LB Bryan McCoy (95 TKL)
CB Devonte Golden-Nelson (2 INT)
CB Darrian Lewis (3 PBU)

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