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Honor and Awards
- 2025: OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten Conference
- 2024: OSU Scholar-Athlete, Academic All-Big Ten Conference
- 2023: OSU Scholar-Athlete
Appeared in 12 games as a redshirt sophomore, totaling 64 snaps on special teams.
- TEXAS (8/30): Tallied one play.
- GRAMBLING (9/6): Saw action on 12 plays.
- OHIO (9/13): Finished the game with four plays.
- MINNESOTA (10/4): Posted three plays.
- at ILLINOIS (10/11): Recorded eight plays.
- at WISCONSIN (10/18): Tallied one tackle on three plays.
- PENN STATE (11/1): Racked up four snaps.
- at PURDUE (11/8): Recorded three snaps.
- UCLA (11/15): Racked up four snaps.
- RUTGERS (11/22): Ended the game with five plays.
- at MICHIGAN (11/29): Finished the game with four snaps.
- vs. INDIANA (12/6): Totaled four snaps.
Appeared in one game as a redshirt freshman against Western Michigan.
- WESTERN MICHIGAN (9/7): Made his collegiate debut.
Did not appear in a game...Redshirted.
Majoring in
- Finance
- He was an invited walk-on and joined the team in June of 2023
- Ryan had a standout senior season at Bishop Watterson where he was a two-way player
- Racked up 89 tackles and 10 interceptions as a safety of defense while also contributing 2,098 all-purpose yards and 19 touchdowns on offense
- Played safety, quarterback and wide receiver during his career while also returning kickoffs and punts
- Also played baseball at Bishop Watterson
- Father, Jerry Rudzinski, played linebacker for the Buckeyes from 1994-98 and was a captain as a senior when Ohio State went 11-1 and won Big Ten Conference and Sugar Bowl championships
