Two Ohio State football players named to the 2025 Outland Trophy preseason watch list
In other words, it's been a minute.
Prior to Pace, though, Ohio State also had a player win the Outland in 1956 (Jim Parker), 1970 (Jim Stillwagon), and 1973 (John Hicks). It'll be looking to add to that haul with fourth-year offensive lineman Tegra Tshabola and defensive tackle Eddrick Houston being among the 50 names announced by the Football Writers Association of America appearing on the 2025 preseason watch list.
Tshabola will be entering his senior season and is the only returning offensive lineman to have started all 16 games last season. He adds a veteran presence who has seen action in 33 games during his career at Ohio State. Houston is just entering his second season, but showed a high ceiling for what he can do last season, with action in 15 games and playing the most snaps of a freshman last year with a total of 141.
The Outland Trophy will be awarded on January 26 at the Outland Trophy Awards Dinner sponsored by Werner Enterprises and produced by the Greater Omaha Sports Committee in Omaha, Nebraska.
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