Ohio State football: Marvin Harrison Jr. looks to join greats
By Eric Boggs
When the Ohio State football team takes the field against Rutgers in Piscataway, New Jersey this Saturday, one Buckeye will be looking to put his name in the record books. Marvin Harrison Jr. is performing at a level that has only been seen by Ohio State fans on two other occasions.
If Harrison Jr. goes for 100 yards or more receiving on Saturday, it will be his fifth consecutive game where he has done so. Only two times before has this occurred. Jaxon Smith-Njigba was the last to accomplish this feat having done so in the final five games in 2021 against Nebraska, Purdue, Michigan State, Michigan, and then Utah in the Rose Bowl.
The first Ohio State receiver to have five consecutive 100-yard or more games receiving was Cris Carter. Carter accomplished his streak in 1986 against Purdue, Minnesota, Iowa, Northwestern, and Wisconsin. If Harrison Jr. is able to add his name to this record, he will have done so against Maryland, Purdue, Penn State, Wisconsin, and Rutgers. Making this feat even more impressive is the fact that two of these defenses were ranked in the top ten when they played them.
Before Smith-Njigba joined Carter with five consecutive 100-yard or more receiving games, former Buckeye receivers Garrett Wilson and David Boston both came close with four-game streaks, just like Harrison Jr. has accomplished up to this point.
With this past Saturday's 100-yard game, Marvin Harrison Jr. moved to only one game behind David Boston for a tie for first all-time in Ohio State history. #theohiopodcast pic.twitter.com/O9IRAxWku2
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The second record Harrison Jr. is going after this weekend is the most 100-yard or more receiving games in a career. Currently, Boston sits at the top of this list with 14 such games. Harrison Jr. could get his 14th this weekend as well. Carter is third on this list with 11 100-yard or more receiving games during his shortened Ohio State football career.
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There have been plenty of Buckeye receivers who have come before Harrison Jr. who have aided in the idea that Ohio State is WRU. Two of the greatest of all time are Carter and Boston. With a big game on Saturday, Harrison Jr. would put his name beside both, making him one of the best wide receivers in Ohio State history.