Buckeyes Accounce their Captains; Simon Earns Block “O”
The Buckeyes announced their 2024-25 captains on Saturday, which was voted on by the team, and they will be represented by an all-senior captaincy with wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, running back TreVeyon Henderson, defensive end Jack Sawyer, and linebacker Cody Simon. Simon was also earned the Block 0 jersey, joining Jonathon Cooper, Thayer Munford, Kamryn Babb, and Xavier Johnson as the previous recipients.
““I love this program so much,” Simon said in a statement released by Ohio State on Saturday. “I had goals when I got here and even though everything always hasn’t gone the way I’ve envisioned, I couldn’t have asked for better teammates.”
TreVeyon Henderson has rushed for 2,745 rushing yards and 32 touchdowns for his career do far. this point in his career.
Emeka Egbuka has had some injuries during the 2023 season, but has caught 107 catches for 1,636 yards and 13 touchdowns, and is the top returning reciever this season.
Jack Sawyer has recorded 79 total tackles, with 11 sacks, and 3 forced fumbles in his career, and had a breakout the last half of the 2023 season.
Cody Simon will be starting for the first time in his career, but the 5th year senior has earned his teammates respect.
– Josh Watson
Photo Credit – Cleveland.com
