It’s always fun to see when a transfer coming into the program sheds his black stripe at Ohio State. It’s cool to watch a freshman receive the honor too, but there’s something a little different about a kid that came from another program “officially” become a part of the brotherhood as a true Buckeye.
In this case, that can be said for North Carolina graduate transfer, kicker Noah Ruggles. He came to Ohio State after falling out of a starting spot in Chapel Hill and was entrenched in a pretty good battle with Jake Seibert for the starting job in Columbus.
The coaching staff didn’t name a starting kicker leading up to the game in Minnesota, but it was clear that he won the job based on what we saw all of last week with him being the only option used in kickoffs and field goal tries.
Ruggles sure seemed grateful for the opportunity as he spoke in front of the team on Tuesday.
“I just want to thank everybody here — y’all treated me like family from the start,” said Ruggles “I appreciate all y’all. Shoutout coach Chris, shoutout the specs, Go Bucks!”
🚨 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 ‼️
Give it up for the one and only… @noahruggles! 👟🔥#GoBucks pic.twitter.com/QiWUsIfmok
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 7, 2021
Ruggles made his lone field goal attempt and all six extra-point attempts against Minnesota on Thursday. It was a great start to what will hopefully be a special year for him and Ohio State in 2021.
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