Each year, the Jim Thorpe Award is given out to the top defensive back in all of college football. Since 1986, nine players from the current makeup of the Big Ten have won.

The Davey O‘Brien Award, which is given annually to the nation’s best quarterback, had Miami’s Cam Ward, Oregon’s Dillon ...

Despite winning by one point, the Oregon Ducks apparently hit the Ohio State Buckeyes and star safety Caleb Downs with a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Oho State safety Caleb Downs was named a finalist for the 2024 Paycom Jim Thorpe Award and the Chuck Bednarik Award. The Thorpe Award is presented to the nation’s best defensive back ...

Ohio State star sophomore safety Caleb Downs is up for two prestigious individual awards. Downs on Tuesday was named as one of three finalists for both the Bednarik and Jim Thorpe awards. The Bednarik ...

When the Ohio State Buckeyes were able to land Caleb Downs in the transfer portal, everyone knew that they were getting a superstar. The former Alabama Crimson ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s Caleb Downs was honored Tuesday as a finalist for two national awards. The star safety is a finalist for the Thorpe Award and the Bednarik Award. The former goes ...

Caleb Downs received some encouragement a few weeks ago. Reaching out was from Ted Ginn Jr., the former Ohio State wide ...

Ohio State silenced whatever critics are out there by dominating ... defense and specials teams − a good sign moving forward.

But to hear him talk, very few mean as much to him as defensive back Caleb Downs. After a segment on "College GameDay" about ...

After a solid punt return earlier in the game, Caleb Downs fielded a bouncer and took it 79 yards to the house to put Ohio ...