New Ohio State football players continue to grab headlines

Last week, it was Arvell Reese and CJ Donaldson who got the world and Buckeye Nation’s attention with huge debuts against Texas. This week, plenty of more new Ohio State players made their program debuts.

Riley Pettijohn made his presence felt first. Star defensive tackle Kayden McDonald tackled the Grambling running back and jarred the ball loose while doing so. The true freshman linebacker, Pettijohn, scooped up the loose ball and returned it to the endzone. Pettijohn would make his presence felt again when he made a textbook hard hit on the Grambling State ball carrier that at would jar the ball loose.

Bo Jackson and Isaiah West would show just how deep Ohio State is at tailback. Jackson would rush the ball nine times for 108 yards and a touchdown. West would have eight carries for 42 yards and a touchdown as well.

True freshman Zion Grady would make his mark and be welcomed to Ohio State by the Buckeye faithful. Grady would record his first career sack and tackle for a loss. Running back Sam Dixon would record his first touchdown rush in his career as well. Tavien St. Clair, Mylan Graham, and Bryson Rodgers would also get some meaningful snaps for Ohio State.

Lincoln Kienholz, who is in his third season as a Buckeye and who every Ohio State fan is familiar with, threw his first collegiate touchdown pass. Kienholz would find Jelani Thurman off of play action at the goal line to make the score 63-0, Buckeyes.

Riley Pettijohn, Bo Jackson, Isaiah West, Zion Grady, and Lincoln Kienholz would all get their first big plays as Buckeyes. Ohio State has a lot of depth this year, but especially at linebacker, running back, and quarterback.

If guys like Pettijohn and Jackson continue to play like they did today, it's going to be hard to keep them off the field, no matter what the depth chart looks like.