Despite the fact that the Ohio State football team is losing two running backs to the NFL, they aren't worried about their 2025 production.
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The Ohio State football team isn't worried about losing two running backs
Despite the fact that the Ohio State football team is losing two running backs to the NFL, they aren't worried about their 2025 production.
The Ohio State football program will be replacing a lot of players from the 2024 national championship game. Most of those players come on the defensive side, as they will only return three starters from that side of the ball. They also have a new defensive coordinator.
On offense, the Buckeyes are replacing a lot of key guys, too. They will lose Emeka Egbuka, three offensive linemen, and their starting quarterback to the NFL. They will also be losing both of their running backs, who were essentially co-starters during their run to the title.
Both TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins were huge producers for the Buckeyes. Even though they are headed to the NFL, the Ohio State Buckeyes aren't worried about losing their production. They feel good about who they have to replace them.
The Ohio State football team likes who they have replacing their running backs
Ohio State decided to bring in C.J. Donaldson Jr. from the transfer portal. He is someone from West Virginia who has had a lot of production over the last two years and will likely be the starter. The Buckeyes are very confident in his abilities to replace some of the production they will lose in Henderson and Judkins.
James Peoples is likely going to be the backup back. He showed some promise in the limited number of snaps that he was able to get this past season. They think he can be a really good player once he gets more reps. He will likely see 35% or more of the snaps this year.
How Brian Hartline wants to run his offense remains to be seen. That may be predicated on who the starting quarterback is. Hartline likes his receiver room, so they will still try to get the ball to the playmakers on the outside as much as possible.
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