Ohio State RB Miyan Williams again for Michigan sport, sources say

Ohio State tailback Miyan Williams will return for the No. 2 Buckeyes on Saturday towards No. 3 Michigan, sources informed ESPN.

Williams’ return supplies an integral spark to the Ohio State run sport, as he’s the Buckeyes’ main rusher (783 yards) and his 6.7 yards per carry is greatest among the many workforce’s tailbacks and ranks No. 5 within the nation.

The 5-foot-9, 225-pound tailback, who has emerged as one of many nation’s most rugged runners this season, is predicted to be relied on for a heavier load towards Michigan, as sophomore TreVeyon Henderson is not going to play on account of a lingering foot challenge. Ohio State will even once more be with out star broad receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who has been out since Oct. 22 with a hamstring challenge that has restricted him to a few video games this 12 months.

Williams missed final week’s sport at Maryland with a decrease physique harm after being carted off the sector towards Indiana on Nov. 12. Sources informed ESPN that he has regarded sharp in follow this week, constructing as much as taking full reps and working robust by the top of the week.

This can mark the fourth sport that Henderson has missed this season with the foot harm, and he appeared hampered by it in an 11-carry efficiency for 19 yards towards Maryland. He watched the second half from the sideline along with his left foot in a strolling boot.

In Henderson’s absence final week, freshman tailback Dallan Hayden authored his second straight 100-yard sport. After working for 102 yards and one landing on 19 carries towards Indiana, Hayden carried the load for Ohio State within the Maryland win with 146 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries.