Tywone Malone made his first career start at defensive tackle for Ohio State, taking the place of Tyleik Williams, who did not start despite being listed as available.
Ryan Day and Jim Knowles were impressed with Tywone Malone against Marshall but are looking for more consistency from all of Ohio State’s backup defensive tackles.
Caleb Downs played the most snaps of any Buckeye while Tywone Malone played the second-most snaps among defensive tackles in Ohio State’s 49-14 win over Marshall.
Now that he’s concluded his baseball career and come to Ohio State, Tywone Malone feels his growth is accelerating. Larry Johnson thinks he’ll contribute in 2023.
Tywone Malone wanted to play for Larry Johnson because of how he coaches his defensive linemen, and the New Jersey native is already feeling at home at Ohio State.
Lorenzo Styles Jr. and Tywone Malone discuss why they transferred to Ohio State and six other Buckeyes talk about what they’ve been working on this offseason.
Hunter Dickinson calls Michigan “a fake Midwest,” Daniel Jeremiah compares Marvin Harrison Jr. to A.J. Green and Andre Johnson and Tywone Malone is a beast.
Ohio State drew on relationships built during high school recruiting with its summer transfer additions of Tywone Malone, Lorenzo Styles Jr. and Josh Simmons.
Brandon Inniss will wear No. 11, Lincoln Kienholz will wear No. 12 and Tywone Malone will wear No. 95 as Ohio State’s summer enrollees get their jersey numbers.
No longer splitting his focus between football and baseball, Larry Johnson thinks Tywone Malone can be "a different athlete" at Ohio State than he was at Ole Miss.
Tim Walton said he's been impressed with Lorenzo Styles Jr. so far, Larry Johnson hopes Tywone Malone can bring depth for OSU and Jim Knowles praised C.J. Hicks.
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Ohio State's DT rotation seemed top-heavy entering the offseason, but the addition of Tywone Malone and spring game performance of Hero Kanu should mitigate any concerns.
Ohio State adds its second Ole Miss transfer of the offseason as former Rebels defensive tackle Tywone Malone commits to the Buckeyes, bolstering their DT depth.
