Ohio State Buckeyes place kicker Noah Ruggles (95) kicks the game-winning field goal during the fourth quarter of the Rose Bowl against the Utah Utes in Pasadena, Calif. on Jan. 1, 2022. The Buckeyes won 48-45. Kicker Noah Ruggles, who made an immediate impact out of the transfer portal for Ohio State last season, is returning to the Buckeyes as a “super senior.” A team spokesman confirmed Tuesday that Ruggles is expected to be back in 2022. He had until Feb. 4 to opt out of the upcoming NFL draft and use his additional season of collegiate eligibility, which was given to all players as a result of the coronavirus pandemic-altered season in 2020. A finalist for the Lou Groza Award as the top kicker in college football last fall, Ruggles was nearly perfect, making 20 of 21 field-goal attempts and all of his extra-point tries. Entering the second-to-last weekend…
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