Mike Weber (American football)
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| Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 25 | |
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| Position | Running back |
| Class |  Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | August 25, 1997 Detroit, Michigan |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 212 lb (96 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| Bowl games | |
| High school | Detroit (MI) Cass Tech |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Mike Weber (born August 25, 1997) is an American football running back for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Early years
Weber attended Cass Technical High School in Detroit, Michigan. As a senior, he rushed for 2,268 yards with 29 touchdowns despite missing three games to injury.[3] Weber originally committed to the University of Michigan to play college football but changed to Ohio State University.[4][5]
College career
After redshirting his first year at Ohio State in 2015, Weber took over as the starting running back in 2016.[6] In his first career game he rushed for 136 yards on 19 carries.[7] By leading the Buckeyes in rushing yardage in his fresman year, Weber was named the Thompson–Randle El Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Big Ten.[8]
Statistics
Through Oct. 6, 2018, Weber's statistics are as follows:[9]
| Season | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | ||||
| 2015 | Redshirted | ||||||||||
| 2016 | 182 | 1,096 | 6.0 | 9 | 23 | 91 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | 101 | 626 | 6.2 | 10 | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | 74 | 420 | 5.7 | 3 | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 1 | |||
| NCAA Career Totals | 357 | 2,142 | 6.0 | 22 | 41 | 236 | 5.8 | 1 | |||
References
- ^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. October 3, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ^ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week". www.bigten.org. Big Ten Conference. November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^ Cass Tech running back Mike Weber explains choosing Ohio State over Michigan
- ^ Ohio State’s Mike Weber: Michigan rivalry nothing personal
- ^ 'It was really tragic': Ohio State RB Mike Weber finally discusses recruiting controversy
- ^ Ohio State football | Mike Weber ready to run with starting role
- ^ Ohio State spotlight player: RB Mike Weber
- ^ "2016 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). www.grfx.cstv.com. Big Ten Conference. November 30, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "Mike Weber". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved September 6, 2016.