January 17, 2025

St. Ignatius’ Tommy Eichenberg claims starting LB role in third year as an Ohio State football player

MINNEAPOLIS — Ryan Day has spoken highly of the way linebacker Tommy Eichenberg has looked in his third year as an Ohio State football player, and as a result, he’s claimed the starting middle linebacker job. © David Petkiewicz/cleveland.com OSU LB Tommy Eichenberg (35) during the Ohio State University Spring Game in Columbus on Saturday, April 17, 2021. When Day was asked about guys in the Buckeyes’ linebacker group other than Teradja Mitchell on Monday, the Cleveland native was the first name out of his mouth. “I feel good about Tommy Eichenberg,” Day said. Eichenberg was a four-star recruit in the 2019 class and has spent the past two years blocked behind Tuf Borland, Baron Browning, Justin Hilliard and Pete Werner, just like everyone else in Al Washington’s room. OSU’s 52-12 road win over Michigan State last season is the only game he’s played in as a Buckeye, recording two…

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