Tyleik Williams is rightfully the bark of the tree that is the Buckeyes. He came to the team in 2021 and since then, has made waves for himself as one of the most outstanding defensive tackles in college football. As of 2024, he has recorded over 42 solo tackles and over 58 assists along with being the three-time Varsity O letterman who has played in 38 games throughout the past 3 seasons. Undoubtedly, he is one of the biggest weapons in the arsenal of the Buckeyes but an injury-riddled Williams couldn’t perform in their last game against the Marshall Thundering Herd. Thankfully, he has now recovered and will be looking to make a devastating impact on the field this weekend.

As per Pete Thamel, the college football senior writer for ESPN, Buckeyes’ defensive tackle Tyleik Williams has made a full-blown recovery and will play against the Michigan State Spartans on 29th September. After his absence from the game against Marshal, the Buckeyes picked Hero Kanu, the sophomore, to make his debut as a starting DT alongside Ty Hamilton but it looks like the star of the redshirts will be fighting the war against the Spartans for the glory of the Buckeyes.

The tweet read, “Sources: Ohio State star defensive tackle Tyleik Williams will be available at Michigan State on Saturday night. He missed the game against Marshall with an undisclosed injury.” Ryan Day talked about how Williams has returned to the training session and has been practicing thoroughly this week and as such, is good to go.

Moreover, Williams has over 9 tackles and 1.5 sacks in the games against Akron and Western Michigan, making him a pivotal part of the team that will witness his presence against Michigan State. With that being said, here’s the update that Ryan Day had to give about his star DT and his recovery.

Ryan Day talks about Tyleik Williams

If the physique and talent of Williams aren’t impressive enough, his stats on paper will surely take away a fan’s breath. Williams is entering the 2024 season with over 90 career tackles, which is the most among all the other Ohio State linemen. If the Buckeyes are to keep their hopes of a playoff alive, Williams will be the man they’d desperately want on their team.

Talking about how Williams has been attending practice now after being in recovery for the unspecified injury, Day said, “Yeah, he did, he practiced today and did okay. So I’ll talk to (the trainer) here and see how he does in the morning, but he was out there today, which is great to see and he had a good day.”

Thus, the Buckeyes seem to be in full force as the course of the season unfurls, and with Williams back at the helm of the defense, the playoff dream is well and alive.