2024 Football Roster
McLaughlin, Seth
Jersey Number 56
Seth McLaughlin
- Position:
- Offensive Line
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 305
- Hometown:
- Buford, Ga.
- Last School:
- Buford / Alabama
- Year:
- Graduate Student
Bio
Ohio State Overview
• Seth was an outstanding addition to the football team in 2024 out of the transfer portal, leading on the field, in the locker room and in the classroom as well
• He started at center for the first 10 games of the season and played so well that he was named the recipient of the Rimington Trophy as college football's outstanding center, and a consensus All-American
• He also earned first-team all-Big Ten Conference honors as Ohio State's offense ranked 7th nationally in fewest TFLs allowed per game (3.75) and 10th in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.0)
• He and Donovan Jackson became the third and fourth players in Ohio State history to earn first-team All-America honors as a player and first-team Academic All-America honors for their classroom expertise, joining Bob White in 1958 and Randy Gradishar in 1973
• He was named a College Sports Communicators Academic All-American for the second consecutive year
• He was also honored as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, becoming just the 22nd in Ohio State history to achieve the honor
• Seth graded out as a champion by Ohio State coaches every game of his career - 10 - before his season ended the week of the Indiana game when he suffered an injury on the practice field
• For his career, he started 34 games at Alabama and Ohio State, played in 45 games and was on four teams that made the College Football Playoffs
*Honors & Awards
2024: Rimington Trophy winner as nation's outstanding center, Consensus All-American (first-team on Walter Camp, Associated Press, AFCA, FWAA, CBSSports and The Athletic teams), National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, First-team all-Big Ten Conference, CSC Academic All-American
2023: Graduated with a bachelor's in finance and a master's degree in hospitality management, CSC Academic All-American, SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022: Dean's List, CSC Academic All-District, SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021: President's List spring and fall, SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020: President's List spring and fall, SEC First-Year Honor Roll
*Honors while at Alabama
More on Seth
• Seth graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2.5 years from Alabama with a 4.00 grade point average and a degree in finance
• He completed his master’s degree in December 2023 and entered the transfer portal where he chose to play at Ohio State for his final season
• Started 24 games over the past three seasons at center for the Crimson Tide
• Played in 35 games overall for Alabama and helped the Crimson Tide to three College Football Playoff appearances
• Was a 13-game starter in 2023 and a member of the Rimington Trophy watch list
• Alabama finished with a top-10 ranked scoring offense in three of his four seasons
• Was a first team College Sports Communicators Academic All-American during his final season at Alabama
• Named a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy in 2023
• Recognized three times on the SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Played his high school football at Buford, where he replaced Harry Miller, a member of the Buckeyes from 2019-21, as the team’s starting center
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• Seth was an outstanding addition to the football team in 2024 out of the transfer portal, leading on the field, in the locker room and in the classroom as well
• He started at center for the first 10 games of the season and played so well that he was named the recipient of the Rimington Trophy as college football's outstanding center, and a consensus All-American
• He also earned first-team all-Big Ten Conference honors as Ohio State's offense ranked 7th nationally in fewest TFLs allowed per game (3.75) and 10th in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.0)
• He and Donovan Jackson became the third and fourth players in Ohio State history to earn first-team All-America honors as a player and first-team Academic All-America honors for their classroom expertise, joining Bob White in 1958 and Randy Gradishar in 1973
• He was named a College Sports Communicators Academic All-American for the second consecutive year
• He was also honored as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, becoming just the 22nd in Ohio State history to achieve the honor
• Seth graded out as a champion by Ohio State coaches every game of his career - 10 - before his season ended the week of the Indiana game when he suffered an injury on the practice field
• For his career, he started 34 games at Alabama and Ohio State, played in 45 games and was on four teams that made the College Football Playoffs
*Honors & Awards
2024: Rimington Trophy winner as nation's outstanding center, Consensus All-American (first-team on Walter Camp, Associated Press, AFCA, FWAA, CBSSports and The Athletic teams), National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete, First-team all-Big Ten Conference, CSC Academic All-American
2023: Graduated with a bachelor's in finance and a master's degree in hospitality management, CSC Academic All-American, SEC Academic Honor Roll
2022: Dean's List, CSC Academic All-District, SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021: President's List spring and fall, SEC Academic Honor Roll
2020: President's List spring and fall, SEC First-Year Honor Roll
*Honors while at Alabama
More on Seth
• Seth graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2.5 years from Alabama with a 4.00 grade point average and a degree in finance
• He completed his master’s degree in December 2023 and entered the transfer portal where he chose to play at Ohio State for his final season
• Started 24 games over the past three seasons at center for the Crimson Tide
• Played in 35 games overall for Alabama and helped the Crimson Tide to three College Football Playoff appearances
• Was a 13-game starter in 2023 and a member of the Rimington Trophy watch list
• Alabama finished with a top-10 ranked scoring offense in three of his four seasons
• Was a first team College Sports Communicators Academic All-American during his final season at Alabama
• Named a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy in 2023
• Recognized three times on the SEC Academic Honor Roll
• Played his high school football at Buford, where he replaced Harry Miller, a member of the Buckeyes from 2019-21, as the team’s starting center
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