On the eve of Super Bowl 60, we look back at TreVeyon Henderson's Top-5 games as an Ohio State Buckeye.
On Sunday evening, TreVeyon Henderson has a chance to make history.
If his Patriots win, he will become just the 14th player all-time to win a National Championship and a Super Bowl in back-to-back seasons.
Henderson was an integral part of Ohio State's run to the 2024 National Championship, and he had to work to become a key piece to the Patriots' run to the Super Bowl.
On the eve of the biggest game of the football season, we look back at Henderson's greatest games in Columbus.
5. 23 Carries | 270 Yards | 3 TDs vs. Tulsa
There are too many good performances to count for Henderson in his four seasons in Columbus, so how can a game against Tulsa be on the list? Well, this was just his third game for the Buckeyes, and it was his "welcome to Ohio State" moment. He averaged 11 yards per carry and found pay dirt three times in the 41-20 victory over Tulsa.
4. 14 Carries | 104 Yards | 1 TD vs. Notre Dame
This performance by Henderson isn't on the top-10 list of his individual performances of all time, but it was a really important one. The Buckeyes went to South Bend in a game that had the eyes of America on it. They got off to a very slow start and were letting the Fighting Irish hang around. Henderson displayed his big-play ability in the 3rd quarter with Ohio State leading just 3-0.
The Buckeyes forced the Irish into a turnover on downs, and on the very first play of their possession, Henderson went around the right edge and went 61 yards to the house to give the Buckeyes a commanding 10-0 lead at the time.
3. 24 Carries | 162 Yards | 1 TD | 4 Catches | 45 Yards vs. Wisconsin
Just one week after Henderson propelled the Buckeyes to the win over Notre Dame, he did it again against Wisconsin. Over 200 total all-purpose yards and every one of them was needed as the Buckeyes battled to a 24-10 victory over the Badgers. Henderson was continuing to prove that he had all of the tools to be the guy in Columbus.
2. 6 Carries | 42 Yards | 1 Catch | 75 Yards | 1 TD vs. Texas (CFP Semifinal)
Statistically, nowhere near Henderson's best game as a Buckeye, but the play that he made before halftime to give Ohio State the lead will live in Buckeye lore for all of time.
The Buckeyes were just trying to run the clock out, and they dialed up a screen pass for the running back. He caught it on the right side, and there was no one left. 75 yards to the house, untouched.
Henderson had Buckeye Nation thinking national championship.
1. 10 Carries | 80 Yards | 2 TDs | 4 Catches | 54 Yards vs. Tennessee (CFP First-Round)
Context here is everything. No one knew who or what the Ohio State Buckeyes were. They were fresh off a disgusting defeat at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines, and they were crawling into the playoffs. Tennessee had all the hype entering the game and then Henderson snatched it right from them.
Over 130 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in the drubbing of the Volunteers to start the historic playoff run that ended in the National Championship.
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