© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation Stroud becomes the first Buckeye to earn the weekly honor since former signal-caller J.T. Barrett in 2017. Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud has been named the Maxwell Award Player of the Week for his performance in Saturday’s 49-20 win over Michigan State. The redshirt sophomore from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., completed 21-of-26 passes for 361 yard and six touchdowns, becoming the first player in school and Big Ten history to throw six touchdown passes in three separate games. Stroud’s second touchdown of the afternoon, a 69-yarder to sophomore wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, also moved him past Justin Fields for the second-most touchdown passes in school history. He now has 68 touchdown passes in his career, trailing only J.T. Barrett (104 from 2014-17). “I think you could see in the first couple of games his movement has improved,” head coach Ryan Day said on Tuesday.…
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