After backing up Jaxon Smith-Njigba in the slot and returning kickoffs in 2021, Emeka Egbuka is ready to carve out an increased role in Ohio State's offense in 2022.
Sophomore wide receiver Emeka Egbuka had fielded a plethora of questions from reporters after the second day of spring practice, a media session that he primarily used to laud his fellow teammates in the Ohio State wide receivers corps. But then, he was asked which receiver on the field was the fastest.
In 2021, Egbuka had nine catches for 191 yards, including a season-long 85-yard reception against Akron. When Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson both opted out of the Rose Bowl, Egbuka made a few big plays in the Buckeyes’ win over Utah, catching three passes for 46 yards. “It's a hard thing to do,” Egbuka said of returning a kickoff the distance. “It's probably one of the harder things I've had to do because you just get past that first line of defenders and then there's 12 more waiting for you when you only thought there was 11 on the field. So you get to the 50-yard line and you realize you still got 50 more to go.
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