Ohio State’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba set the all-time single-game bowl record for receiving yards with 347 in Ohio State’s 48-45 Rose Bowl victory over Utah. Hawaii’s Jason Rivers recorded 308 in the 2006 Hawaii Bowl. Smith-Njigba also hauled in a school record 15 receptions. That matched what he did against Nebraska this season and bested David Boston’s 14 catches in 1997 against Penn State. Prior to Smith-Njiba’s performance, Terry Glenn held the mark for most receiving yards in a single game by a Buckeye with his 253-yard day in 1995 at Pittsburgh. Smith-Njigba was unsurprisingly named 2022 Rose Bowl MVP and joined several other Buckeyes who have won Rose Bowl MVP honors. Who are the other Buckeyes to win the award? Let’s take a look Ohio State Rose Bowl MVPs 2019: Dwayne Haskins (offensive MVP), Brendon White (defensive MVP) 2010: Terrelle Pryor (Offensive MVP) 1997: Joe Germaine 1974: Cornelius Green 1969:…
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