There have never been any doubts about Quinshon Judkins' talent, but his performance against Western Michigan Saturday announced his true on-field arrival at Ohio State.
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Ohio State Running Back Quinshon Judkins Bursts Onto the Scene in Columbus With 108-Yard Performance
Quinshon Judkins arrived at Ohio State eight months ago, but his true arrival on the scene for the Buckeyes came on Saturday.
On a night when Ohio State got all the strides it was looking for in the running game, Judkins’ were the longest – in terms of yardage, that is. The Ole Miss transfer running back gobbled up 108 yards to lead all ball carriers despite having what would have been the longest run of the evening called back, and he did so on just nine carries.
“You see the whole line play together as a whole, and I’m just in stride with the team as a whole and we came out and performed as a team,” Judkins said after the game. “Everybody came together.”
Judkins’ vision, physicality and burst running the football were a big part of why the Buckeyes collected 273 yards on the ground against Western Michigan in a 56-0 victory.
“You can see it,” Day said of Judkins. “Strong running, home run hitting ability. I thought he and (TreVeyon Henderson) both ran well today. We even had the one that got called back with Quinshon. I feel like we had a good mix in the game today. A lot of guys touched the ball. I thought Chip (Kelly) called a good game, a mix of run and pass.”
Judkins’ first game in the Scarlet and Gray didn’t go as swimmingly as his second, though some run-blocking lapses contributed to that fact. Judkins rushed for 55 yards on 13 carries, averaging just 4.2 yards per tote, though he did collect his first touchdown in Columbus.
Nothing changed in his weekly preparation after that outing, however. Clearly, it didn’t have to, as he averaged 12 yards per carry and scored twice more against the Broncos.
“(I had) the same routine that I have going into each and every week, but our preparation and the tools that our coaches give us as far as when we gameplan on these teams, looking at every team and the way we prepare (is) the same,” Judkins said.
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