Making all of your field goals in a game in which a lot of them were attempted goes a long way in recognition, as it should. For his efforts against Iowa, Ohio State kicker Noah Ruggles was named the Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week.
If it weren’t for Ruggles, Ohio State may not have scored in the first half. The Buckeyes got the ball in Iowa’s territory on four drives and stalled in all of them. No matter — Ruggles stepped up and went 4-of-4 and put 16 points on the board for OSU before the Buckeyes found their groove on offense in the second half.
Buy Buckeyes TicketsRuggles made field goals from 46, 41, 35, and 26 yards and also made all six of his extra points. For the season, the Ohio State kicker is 6-of-7 on field goal attempts this year and 47-for-47 in extra point attempts. Going back to last season, Ruggles is 26-of-28 on field goals and has made all 121 extra-point attempts.
#B1GFootball 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸: Noah Ruggles of @OhioStateFB
He converted on 4️⃣ field goals (46, 41, 35, 26) and six PATs for a career-high 18-point day https://t.co/HEsWkdybSY pic.twitter.com/DQRdAfSvZX
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) October 24, 2022
Ruggles is the sixth Ohio State player to be recognized by the Big Ten in its weekly awards so far this season.
Ohio State’s Big Ten Players of the WeekSept. 12: Marvin Harrison Jr. – OffensiveSept. 19: C.J. Stroud – OffensiveSept. 25: Tommy Eichenberg – co-DefensiveOct. 3: Miyan Williams – OffensiveOct. 10: C.J. Stroud – OffensiveOct. 24: Noah Ruggles – Special Teams
The Buckeyes will now prepare to travel to Penn State to play in a huge top-fifteen matchup that will go a long way in determining the state of things in the Big Ten.
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