Kettering’s Okemdi Eze matches a season’s sack total in one Butler win

Last season, Okemdi Eze recorded three sacks across nine appearances for Butler. On October 10, 2026, the Kettering, Ohio, native matched that total in one afternoon against San Diego. Butler biography Official box score and play-by-play

The Archbishop Alter alumnus finished with four solo tackles, three of them sacks, in Butler’s 41–⁠10 win. Those sacks cost San Diego a combined 28 yards. Butler biography Official box score and play-by-play

At Alter, Eze’s achievements stretched beyond the football field. The school’s May 2025 Knight Times newsletter lists him as GCL Field Athlete of the Year in its spring track highlights. Butler’s biography also records 106 tackles, including 16 for loss, in his senior football season and a first-team all-conference selection. Alter newsletter, page 16 Butler biography

Against San Diego, his first sack changed possession. Early in the second quarter, the Toreros faced fourth-and-four at Butler’s 38-yard line. Eze brought down quarterback Dom Nankil for a 13-yard loss, handing Butler the ball at the San Diego 49. Official box score and play-by-play

Two plays later, Butler was in the end zone. A 27-yard pass to Michael Nix set up Desmin Jackson’s 22-yard touchdown run; the extra point made it 17–⁠3. Official box score and play-by-play

Eze added sacks for losses of eight and seven yards in the fourth quarter. The Kettering defender had compressed last year’s sack total into a single game, with his first stop starting a touchdown possession. Butler biography Official box score and play-by-play

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