Ohio State football: 3 takeaways from 2023 spring game

Apr 15, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, United States; Ohio State Buckeyes offensive lineman Ben Christman (71) celebrates with Ohio State Buckeyes running back Chip Trayanum (19) after his touchdown during the second quarter of the Ohio State Buckeyes spring game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday morning. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Scheller-The Columbus DispatchFootball Ceb Osufb Spring Game Ohio State At Ohio State /

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Apr 15, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, United States; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Chip Trayanum (19) charges down the sideline for a touchdown during the second quarter of the Ohio State Buckeyes spring game at Ohio Stadium on Saturday morning. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Scheller-The Columbus DispatchFootball Ceb Osufb Spring Game Ohio State At Ohio State /

2. Chip Trayanum could be a problem for defenses in 2023

I’m buying all the stock in Chip Trayanum after the spring game. Granted, he got a bulk of the carries with TreVeyon Henderson and Milan Williams unavailable, but he didn’t disappoint. He rushed for 110 yards and a 65-yard touchdown on just eight carries. He looked really good.

This comes just a year after he decided to transfer back home to Ohio State following a two-year career with Arizona State in which he rushed for 692 yards and 10 touchdowns in 13 total games. He showed flashes, but never really broke out.

He played primarily on special teams for Ohio State last year before taking over in the final game against Michigan with a depleted room and he had 14 rushes for 83 yards. Trayanum seemed to carry that momentum over into the spring game.

The former highly-touted athlete recruit is back at his natural position and he looks like he’s going to push some guys for carries in 2023 and he’ll be a problem for opposing defenses much like he was on Saturday afternoon.

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