© Provided by Buckeyes Now on FanNation Hayden becomes the first Buckeye running back to capture the honor since TreVeyon Henderson last season. Ohio State running back Dallan Hayden has been named the Big Ten’s co-freshman of the week for his performance in Saturday’s 43-40 win at Maryland, sharing the honor with Penn State running back Kaytron Allen. Hayden rushed for a career-high 146 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries with Miyan Williams unavailable and TreVeyon Henderson sidelined by injury in the second quarter. “When you hand somebody that football, you’re putting the whole team in their hands,” head coach Ryan Day said after the game. That’s something we talk about a lot, and so we trusted that Dallan was going to do that. “He’s had a couple spots this year, but this was big. For him to get this game under his belt, I think it’ll build some confidence for…
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