Three seasons at Ohio State. Five total seasons of college football. And yet, coming into the 2025 season, it looked as though Tywone Malone Jr. might end his collegiate career never being a consistent starter.
He made his first career start last season against Marshall, only to see his usage tank the rest of the season. He wasn’t sitting atop the depth chart at defensive tackle entering 2025. But with back-to-back starts over sophomore Eddrick Houston and improving evaluations from Ryan Day, Malone has begun to take up the mantle as the Buckeyes’ top three-technique DT.
“He's been consistent in his approach,” Day said on Wednesday.