The Ohio State Buckeyes are absolutely stacked with talent this season. In the backfield, they have two stars that will split carries throughout the course of the year.

Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson will both be featured at the running back position.

Judkins made the move to Ohio State after playing the first two years of his college career with Ole Miss. Now, he’s set to be a huge part of helping the Buckeyes compete for a National Championship.

During the 2023 season with Ole Miss, Judkins ended up carrying the football 237 times for 1,052 yards and 15 touchdowns. Back in 2022, he racked up 1,476 yards and 16 touchdowns on 251 carries.

While he’s fully focused on helping the Buckeyes win a championship, Judkins is also playing for his hopeful NFL future.

NFL Draft Buzz took a look at Judkins and his future outlook. They made a very bold statement about the young star running back, stating that he has the potential to become a “cornerstone player.”

“As the pro game continues to value versatile, dynamic running backs, Judkins stands out as a prospect who can contribute immediately while possessing the upside to become a cornerstone player.”

They also listed a few comparisons for Judkins.

Kendre Miller, Zach Chaarbonnet, and Rachaad White were all named similar comparisons. All three players are young running backs in the NFL with big-time potential.

RotoWire has provided some projections for Judkins in 2024. They believe he will rush for 1,030 yards and 12 touchdowns on 169 carries.

Being able to reach those projections while splitting time with Henderson would be a big win for Judkins. He would take a big step towards making his NFL dreams become a reality.

All of that being said, it will be interesting to see how the 2024 college football season unfolds for Judkins. Ohio State needs him to live up to the hype and have a big-time year.

Judkins certainly seems ready to live up to the hype and be a key piece of powering the Buckeyes to the National Championship.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Check out Week 1 Northeast Ohio high school football scores.

Thursday

Nonconference

Chardon 29, Orlando Timber Creek (Fla.) 7

Walsh Jesuit 37, Youngstown Ursuline 35

John Hay 12, Lutheran East 12, John Hay 7

Friday

Nonconference

Padua 34, Alliance 6

Severn Archbishop Spalding (Md.) 28, Archbishop Hoban 14

Austintown Fitch 49, Euclid 12

Wadsworth 42, Barberton 0

Bay 33, Cleveland Central Catholic 0

Nordonia 41, Bedford 6

Benedictine 43, Canton South 7

Berea-Midpark 34, Brunswick 27

Boardman 19, Kenston 18

Tallmadge 13, Brecksville-Broadview Heights 7 OT

Brookside 26, Brooklyn 0

Buckeye 49, Cloverleaf 21

Villa Angela-St. Joseph at Canton GlenOak

Chagrin Falls 17, West Geauga 15

Clearview 34, Fairview 0

Cleveland Heights 6, Trotwood-Madison 0

Collins Western Reserve 34, Wellington 23

Amherst 34, Copley 18

Cortland Lakeview 33, Holy Name 0

Manchester 42, Coventry 0

Firestone 34, Cuyahoga Falls 0

Berkshire 26, Cuyahoga Heights 15

Dover 28, Green 24

Ashtabula Lakeside 21, Eastlake North 14

Columbus Bishop Hartley 48, Elyria Catholic 28

Field 14, Mogadore 12

Milan Edison 47, Firelands 16

Garrettsville Garfield 47, Ashtabula Edgewood 27

Geneva 27, University School 7

Gilmour Academy 49, Valley Forge 14

Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 51, Ellet 8

Rocky River 35, Harvey 13

Hawken 42, Rhodes 0

Highland 31, Hudson 24

Columbia 41, Independence 20

Jeromesville Hillsdale 44, Black River 12

Kent Roosevelt 17, Ravenna 7

Keystone 62, West Salem Northwestern 14

Kirtland 55, Dalton 34

Lancaster 38, Akron North 8

Leavittsburg LaBrae 58, Cardinal 34

Fairport Harding 40, Leetonia 7

Windham 49, Lisbon David Anderson 6

Lorain 40, Brush 25

Garfield Heights 22, Lutheran West 9

Mayfield 16, Elyria 7

Medina 42, Stow-Munroe Falls 14

Mentor 36, Massillon Jackson 13

Midview 34, Westlake 14

Normandy 31, Shaw 7

Buchtel 22, North Canton Hoover 13

North Ridgeville 48, North Olmsted 0

Maple Heights 34, North Royalton 23

Canal Fulton Northwest 29, Norton 14

Orange 44, Beachwood 6

St. Edward 28, Pickerington North 0

Perry 42, Madison 10

Plymouth 31, Oberlin 0

Revere 7, Woodridge 6

Richmond Heights 38, Doylestown Chippewa 7

Riverside 31, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 7

Crestwood 20, Rootstown 2

Avon 42, St. Ignatius 21

St. Vincent-St. Mary 21,Mansfield Senior 14

Shaker Heights 28, Willoughby South 14

Olmsted Falls 16, Solon 13

Streetsboro 29, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 21

Avon Lake 21, Strongsville 6

John Adams 28, Toledo Woodward 8

Aurora 42, Twinsburg 7

Glenville 6, Upper Arlington 0

Lake Catholic 14, Youngstown Cardinal Mooney 0

Youngstown Chaney 21, Akron East 6

Alliance Marlington 24, Warrensville Heights 12

Waterloo 28, Akron Springfield 0

Wickliffe 42, Doylestown Chippewa 7

Saturday

Nonconference

Lakewood at John Marshall, noon

East Tech at Cincinnati Aiken, 4 p.m.

Ashtabula St. John vs. Trinity at Cuyahoga Heights

Ravenna Southeast at Akron Garfield

Ohio is the anti-rizz capital of the nation.

Gen Z and Gen Alpha have developed a bizarre fixation with the home of rock and roll, scary roller coasters, chili with cinnamon and JD Vance — adopting The Buckeye State’s given name as slang for anything “weird or absurd.”

Earlier this summer, search phrases like “Only in Ohio” and “You’re so Ohio” tripled on Google to 58,021 — while last year, the term was second most searched meme on the engine, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The insult is also typically mixed in with a gen alpha word “skibidi” — a gibberish phrase tied to “brain rot”-style videos kids watch online about a toilet.

“Ohio is sort of weird, absurd,” 12-year-old Eden Rodriguez of Chevy Chase, Maryland — who has never been to the state — told the outlet.

That goes for most of the kids using the phrase, according to KnowYourMeme editor Owen Carry.

“Most people who are making these memes about Ohio have also never been there, and they are making them for other people who have never been there,” Carry told the Journal.

But could this be no more than a case of “the kids these days?”

The internet — and even before — has been poking fun at the Rust Belt state for generations.

In the modern era, first came the viral “Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism” YouTube videos in 2009, which bragged that “at least we’re not Detroit.”

Then rapper Lil B dropped “Swag Like Ohio” in 2010, followed by a widely-shared 2016 Tumblr post that called for Ohio to be “eliminated.”

Ohioans aren’t letting this latest affront get by them; several local outlets have even recently published public service announcements explaining to the masses — the ones not in high school — what the heck is going on.

“Are you a skibidi Ohio rizzler?” a recent headline from the Columbus Dispatch read. “Are ‘Ohio’ memes the source of ‘brainrot’ among Gen Alpha?” The Cincinnati Enquirer published.

Some residents are relatively relaxed regarding their accidental fame.

“We are very real, friendly, down-to-earth people,” 31-year-old Clevander Kelsey Will told the Journal. “The majority of us would not be offended by it and would join in on the fun.”

And, perhaps the locals will have the last laugh — a new report shows a substantial boost in tourism for one piece of the state.

The economically-challenged Youngstown area of Mahoning County reported a 10% increase in tourism revenue since 2021 — saying that the segment has become a billion-dollar source of revenue for the region.

One Gen Zer, Delaney Hendershot from Lebron James’ home of Akron, says no news is bad news.

“We know our worth in the state,” Hendershot told WSJ.

“I would much rather be a part of the conversation than not, because some states truly are forgotten,” they said.