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LGHL Hangout in the Holy Land: Ohio State and Nebraska look to bounce back Saturday
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Hangout in the Holy Land: Ohio State and Nebraska look to bounce back Saturday
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Plus, we preview the national slate this week and discuss an Ohio State men’s basketball BOOM!
The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join LGHL’s Josh Dooley and Justin Golba as they discuss Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much more! Come for the hot takes. Stay for the warm ones.
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We are back for another mid-week episode of Hangout in the Holy Land, and we are previewing a game between two teams in a bounce-back spot.
Ohio State is coming off a loss to Oregon two weeks ago, and Nebraska is coming off an embarrassing loss in Bloomington against Indiana. What do the Buckeyes need to do to avoid a slip-up before the Penn State showdown? How can Nebraska and Dylan Raiola get back on track in a tough spot in Columbus.
Before that, we preview a decent national slate and discuss the Ohio State men’s basketball commitment from 2025 four-star power forward A’mare Bynum.
Make sure to like and subscribe to the podcast. As always, Go Bucks!
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justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Plus, we preview the national slate this week and discuss an Ohio State men’s basketball BOOM!
The latest episode of Land-Grant Holy Land’s flagship podcast is here! Join LGHL’s Josh Dooley and Justin Golba as they discuss Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and much more! Come for the hot takes. Stay for the warm ones.
Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | Google Podcasts | iHeart Radio
We are back for another mid-week episode of Hangout in the Holy Land, and we are previewing a game between two teams in a bounce-back spot.
Ohio State is coming off a loss to Oregon two weeks ago, and Nebraska is coming off an embarrassing loss in Bloomington against Indiana. What do the Buckeyes need to do to avoid a slip-up before the Penn State showdown? How can Nebraska and Dylan Raiola get back on track in a tough spot in Columbus.
Before that, we preview a decent national slate and discuss the Ohio State men’s basketball commitment from 2025 four-star power forward A’mare Bynum.
Make sure to like and subscribe to the podcast. As always, Go Bucks!
Connect with the pod:
Twitter: @HolyLandPod
Connect with Josh Dooley:
Twitter: @jdooleybuckeye
Connect with Justin Golba:
Twitter: @justin_golba
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LGHL You’re Nuts: What lesson do you hope Ohio State has learned from the Oregon loss?
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You’re Nuts: What lesson do you hope Ohio State has learned from the Oregon loss?
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Your (almost) daily dose of good-natured, Ohio State banter.
Everybody knows that one of the best parts of being a sports fan is debating and dissecting the most (and least) important questions in the sporting world with your friends. So, we’re bringing that to the pages of LGHL with our favorite head-to-head column: You’re Nuts.
In You’re Nuts, two LGHL staff members will take differing sides of one question and argue their opinions passionately. Then, in the end, it’s up to you to determine who’s right and who’s nuts.
Ohio State’s football team has proven they’re not afraid to take big swings this season, and we’ve talked before about the fact that, while big swings often garner big hits, they also bring with them the occasional miss. It comes in different forms –- trick plays that result in lost yards, long balls into coverage at critical moments that result in turnovers.
I’m ok with these moments — some element of risk is necessary to be a great team, and it comes with the understanding that it won’t pay off every time. The hope is you’ve built enough of a cushion to recover if things backfire.
But Saturday against Oregon, it wasn’t the big swings that ended up costing the Buckeyes the game. It was the execution of the little things, the most routine elements of the game. Let me be clear: I am still a Big Swings apologist, but they can’t save you if the foundation is rocky. In fact, they really have a tendency to only work when the confidence and momentum are in your favor.
So before we see this team start swinging for the fences again, my primary takeaway is that perhaps we need to go back to basics.
How many times have we seen the Buckeyes make it through nearly an entire season unscathed but then fall apart when it mattered against Michigan, or crumble against a ranked opponent in a game they had every chance to win? Swinging big is fun against a lesser opponent, but if you’re going to take that approach, your foundation better not crumble in the high-stakes games.
It happened several times against Oregon—mundane plays and routine moments turned into turnovers, fourth downs, and other issues for the Buckeyes. Then there were the penalties (good LORDY the penalties!) and some questionable-at-best clock management.
I’ll forgive Quinshon Judkins his fumble given the way Oregon’s Derrick Harmon punched the ball out—that turnover was more a testament to a rock-solid defensive play than an offensive blunder. I’ll even forgive Jeremiah Smith for his pass interference late in the game—the refs were letting them play all night, and while that play had a game-altering impact, that’s not the mistake that has kept me up at night.
No, the play that has haunted my every waking moment since Saturday was a standard third-and-one situation in which TreVeyon Henderson tried to get fancy. If he’d stuck to the basics, and just played small ball, the Buckeyes likely would have earned the first down (albeit, in less stylish fashion). Instead, he attempted to juke around the defender and failed, resulting in a Buckeye punt.
Had Henderson succeeded, it could have been highlight-reel-worthy. But sometimes you need to forget the highlight reel for a second and just return to small ball. Short runs that get you the first down are better in the long run, and it’s absolutely critical that this team learns when to take the risk and when to stick to the safe bet if they’re going to reset and go deep into the playoffs.
Oh, but lest you think I’m making a mountain out of a molehill, that’s not the only play that resulted in a punt I’ve been haunted by. We have a whole cornucopia of those to choose from, in fact. Like the time Will Howard simply dropped the football while trying to read the coverage. He’s lucky it only resulted in a punt rather than a turnover, but in the second half of a close game, it’s an error you can’t afford.
Now, let’s talk about penalties. There were a lot of sloppy errors on Saturday, and some of it can be chalked up to the noise in an away environment — unless you’re the Buckeyes. You play in The Horseshoe, which is not a particularly quiet place to play. You’ve played in electric games at The Horseshoe. You have to be prepared not to make goofy false start errors, which are relatively minor in the grand scheme of penalties until they start to add up the way they did for the Buckeyes last weekend.
Again, I’m going to forgive the bigger one-off moments. The small moments put us in the position to be unable to afford the bigger errors.
So what I hope folks take away from this loss is that we absolutely cannot, under any circumstances, compromise on the fundamentals if we’re going to bounce back and win football games for the rest of this season. For an outstanding team, you’d be hard-pressed to find one aspect of the game where Ohio State lived up to its potential, and that boils down to the basic elements at the foundation of the game more than any one major error we saw over the weekend.
Something must be done with the Ohio State defensive front. As good as the talent is on the Buckeye defense, they can only do so much when it feels like the scheme and the coaching staff are handcuffing their ability to make big plays. Ever since defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has been in Columbus, there has been a palpable disagreement in terms of defensive line philosophy.
Under position coach Larry Johnson, the Buckeyes have recruited very well across the defensive front in order to play a four down lineman set. However, That’s not what Knowles has ever run. While he is noted for deploying a 4-2-5, it has typically been three traditional d-linemen with a hybrid rusher (the mythical Jack) rounding out the front.
For whatever reason, despite the fact that Ryan Day has long said that Knowles was hired to be the head coach of the defense — including at Tuesday’s press conference, which you can hear in full below — there has always felt like a four down linemen exception to that rule.
The defensive line in recent years — and as enumerated by Nick Saban following the loss the Oregon — has essentially just pinned its ears back and run straight into the five or six opposing offensive linemen. The theory is that with their superior talent and athleticism, they will be able to overcome the numbers disadvantage... except they aren’t.
Offensive football has changed tremendously in recent years, with quarterbacks getting the ball out far more quickly than they have in the past and offensive coordinators getting more creative and exotic in their play calls. So the old-school, no-frills approach to pass rushing just doesn’t cut it anymore.
I’m not to tell you that I fully grasp all of the schematic specifics that would allow the Buckeyes to “get home” more often and sack the quarterback more frequently, but there needs to be changes, be it in terms of play calls, philosophy, personnel, or something else entirely. If the OSU defense tries to just do the same thing that hasn’t been successful in three years, then this will likely be the final season for Ryan Day, Jim Knowles, and Larry Johnson in Columbus.
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Your (almost) daily dose of good-natured, Ohio State banter.
Everybody knows that one of the best parts of being a sports fan is debating and dissecting the most (and least) important questions in the sporting world with your friends. So, we’re bringing that to the pages of LGHL with our favorite head-to-head column: You’re Nuts.
In You’re Nuts, two LGHL staff members will take differing sides of one question and argue their opinions passionately. Then, in the end, it’s up to you to determine who’s right and who’s nuts.
Today’s Question: What lesson do you hope Ohio State has learned from the Oregon loss?
Jami’s Take:
Ohio State’s football team has proven they’re not afraid to take big swings this season, and we’ve talked before about the fact that, while big swings often garner big hits, they also bring with them the occasional miss. It comes in different forms –- trick plays that result in lost yards, long balls into coverage at critical moments that result in turnovers.
I’m ok with these moments — some element of risk is necessary to be a great team, and it comes with the understanding that it won’t pay off every time. The hope is you’ve built enough of a cushion to recover if things backfire.
But Saturday against Oregon, it wasn’t the big swings that ended up costing the Buckeyes the game. It was the execution of the little things, the most routine elements of the game. Let me be clear: I am still a Big Swings apologist, but they can’t save you if the foundation is rocky. In fact, they really have a tendency to only work when the confidence and momentum are in your favor.
So before we see this team start swinging for the fences again, my primary takeaway is that perhaps we need to go back to basics.
How many times have we seen the Buckeyes make it through nearly an entire season unscathed but then fall apart when it mattered against Michigan, or crumble against a ranked opponent in a game they had every chance to win? Swinging big is fun against a lesser opponent, but if you’re going to take that approach, your foundation better not crumble in the high-stakes games.
It happened several times against Oregon—mundane plays and routine moments turned into turnovers, fourth downs, and other issues for the Buckeyes. Then there were the penalties (good LORDY the penalties!) and some questionable-at-best clock management.
I’ll forgive Quinshon Judkins his fumble given the way Oregon’s Derrick Harmon punched the ball out—that turnover was more a testament to a rock-solid defensive play than an offensive blunder. I’ll even forgive Jeremiah Smith for his pass interference late in the game—the refs were letting them play all night, and while that play had a game-altering impact, that’s not the mistake that has kept me up at night.
No, the play that has haunted my every waking moment since Saturday was a standard third-and-one situation in which TreVeyon Henderson tried to get fancy. If he’d stuck to the basics, and just played small ball, the Buckeyes likely would have earned the first down (albeit, in less stylish fashion). Instead, he attempted to juke around the defender and failed, resulting in a Buckeye punt.
Had Henderson succeeded, it could have been highlight-reel-worthy. But sometimes you need to forget the highlight reel for a second and just return to small ball. Short runs that get you the first down are better in the long run, and it’s absolutely critical that this team learns when to take the risk and when to stick to the safe bet if they’re going to reset and go deep into the playoffs.
Oh, but lest you think I’m making a mountain out of a molehill, that’s not the only play that resulted in a punt I’ve been haunted by. We have a whole cornucopia of those to choose from, in fact. Like the time Will Howard simply dropped the football while trying to read the coverage. He’s lucky it only resulted in a punt rather than a turnover, but in the second half of a close game, it’s an error you can’t afford.
Now, let’s talk about penalties. There were a lot of sloppy errors on Saturday, and some of it can be chalked up to the noise in an away environment — unless you’re the Buckeyes. You play in The Horseshoe, which is not a particularly quiet place to play. You’ve played in electric games at The Horseshoe. You have to be prepared not to make goofy false start errors, which are relatively minor in the grand scheme of penalties until they start to add up the way they did for the Buckeyes last weekend.
Again, I’m going to forgive the bigger one-off moments. The small moments put us in the position to be unable to afford the bigger errors.
So what I hope folks take away from this loss is that we absolutely cannot, under any circumstances, compromise on the fundamentals if we’re going to bounce back and win football games for the rest of this season. For an outstanding team, you’d be hard-pressed to find one aspect of the game where Ohio State lived up to its potential, and that boils down to the basic elements at the foundation of the game more than any one major error we saw over the weekend.
Matt’s Take:
Something must be done with the Ohio State defensive front. As good as the talent is on the Buckeye defense, they can only do so much when it feels like the scheme and the coaching staff are handcuffing their ability to make big plays. Ever since defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has been in Columbus, there has been a palpable disagreement in terms of defensive line philosophy.
Under position coach Larry Johnson, the Buckeyes have recruited very well across the defensive front in order to play a four down lineman set. However, That’s not what Knowles has ever run. While he is noted for deploying a 4-2-5, it has typically been three traditional d-linemen with a hybrid rusher (the mythical Jack) rounding out the front.
For whatever reason, despite the fact that Ryan Day has long said that Knowles was hired to be the head coach of the defense — including at Tuesday’s press conference, which you can hear in full below — there has always felt like a four down linemen exception to that rule.
The defensive line in recent years — and as enumerated by Nick Saban following the loss the Oregon — has essentially just pinned its ears back and run straight into the five or six opposing offensive linemen. The theory is that with their superior talent and athleticism, they will be able to overcome the numbers disadvantage... except they aren’t.
Offensive football has changed tremendously in recent years, with quarterbacks getting the ball out far more quickly than they have in the past and offensive coordinators getting more creative and exotic in their play calls. So the old-school, no-frills approach to pass rushing just doesn’t cut it anymore.
I’m not to tell you that I fully grasp all of the schematic specifics that would allow the Buckeyes to “get home” more often and sack the quarterback more frequently, but there needs to be changes, be it in terms of play calls, philosophy, personnel, or something else entirely. If the OSU defense tries to just do the same thing that hasn’t been successful in three years, then this will likely be the final season for Ryan Day, Jim Knowles, and Larry Johnson in Columbus.
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LGHL Ryan Day agrees with Nick Saban, defensive scheme and coaching need improvement
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Ryan Day agrees with Nick Saban, defensive scheme and coaching need improvement
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
All the Buckeye news thats fit to re-print.
Look, we get it. Your days are busy and you don’t have time to read all of the stories and tweets from the three dozen websites dedicated to covering Ohio State athletics, or the 237 Buckeye beat writers churning out hot takes and #content on a daily basis. But that’s ok, that’s what your friends at Land-Grant Holy Land are here for.
Monday through Friday, we’ll be collecting all of the articles, tweets, features, interviews, videos, podcasts, memes, photos, and whatever else we stumble across on the interwebz and putting them in our daily “Why is this News?” article. That way, you’ll have a one-stop shop for all of the most important Buckeye news, jokes, and analysis.
You’re welcome!
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Matt Tamanini, Land-Grant Holy Land
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Presser Bullets: Ryan Day Agrees With Nick Saban About Ohio State’s Pass Rush As Long As It’s Not Working, Updates Injury Status of Key Players
Andy Anders, Eleven Warriors
Key Takeaways as ‘ticked off’ Buckeyes refocus after loss
Austin Ward, Dotting The Eyes
Ryan Day Press Conference: ‘Nobody felt worse than I did’ after Oregon loss
Steve Helwagen, Bucknuts
Sure, Jan:
‘It’s a combination of scheme and coaching’: Buckeyes working to fix lagging pass rush
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
What did Ryan Day say about fixing OSU defense after Oregon debacle?
Bill Rabinowitz, The Columbus Dispatch
Instant Impact: Ohio State adds forward A’mare Bynum to 2025 recruiting class
Steve Helwagen, 247Sports
With Will Kacmarek out, Buckeyes dipping deeper into tight end depth chart
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
Ryan Day Declines Comment on Lathan Ransom Injury, Confirms Josh Simmons is Out for Season
Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors
Why Zen Michalski is OSU’s replacement for Josh Simmons at left tackle
Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch
Ryan Day says Ohio State submitted final Oregon play to Big Ten, argues time still remained on clock
Cody Nagel, 247Sports
Ryan Day gives update on OSU RB Quinshon Judkins after hand procedure
Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch
Tell us where you think Ohio State will be seeded in the College Football Playoff
Matt Tamanini, Land-Grant Holy Land
When the numbers and the eye test don’t line up:
Are the Buckeyes the Los Angeles Dodgers of college football?
Jami Jurich, Land-Grant Holy Land
Ohio State football early big favorites over Michigan
Austin Curtright, USA Today Network
B1G Thoughts: Sometimes it’s not arrogance, it’s just a fact!
Jordan Williams, Land-Grant Holy Land
BOOM! 4-star center A’Mare Bynum commits to Ohio State men’s basketball
Connor Lemons, Land-Grant Holy Land
Ohio State men’s basketball player preview: Evan Mahaffey
Justin Golba, Land-Grant Holy Land
Women’s Basketball Single Game and Group Tickets on Sale Now
Ohio State Athletics
Women’s Ice Hockey: Goaltending Milestones Highlight Buckeyes’ 5-1 Win Over Mercyhurst
Ohio State Athletics
Men’s Ice Hockey: B1G Star of the Week Honors for Montes and Terness
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What a gift this would be?
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
All the Buckeye news thats fit to re-print.
Look, we get it. Your days are busy and you don’t have time to read all of the stories and tweets from the three dozen websites dedicated to covering Ohio State athletics, or the 237 Buckeye beat writers churning out hot takes and #content on a daily basis. But that’s ok, that’s what your friends at Land-Grant Holy Land are here for.
Monday through Friday, we’ll be collecting all of the articles, tweets, features, interviews, videos, podcasts, memes, photos, and whatever else we stumble across on the interwebz and putting them in our daily “Why is this News?” article. That way, you’ll have a one-stop shop for all of the most important Buckeye news, jokes, and analysis.
You’re welcome!
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Matt Tamanini, Land-Grant Holy Land
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On the Gridiron
Presser Bullets: Ryan Day Agrees With Nick Saban About Ohio State’s Pass Rush As Long As It’s Not Working, Updates Injury Status of Key Players
Andy Anders, Eleven Warriors
Key Takeaways as ‘ticked off’ Buckeyes refocus after loss
Austin Ward, Dotting The Eyes
Ryan Day Press Conference: ‘Nobody felt worse than I did’ after Oregon loss
Steve Helwagen, Bucknuts
Sure, Jan:
‘It’s a combination of scheme and coaching’: Buckeyes working to fix lagging pass rush
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
What did Ryan Day say about fixing OSU defense after Oregon debacle?
Bill Rabinowitz, The Columbus Dispatch
Instant Impact: Ohio State adds forward A’mare Bynum to 2025 recruiting class
Steve Helwagen, 247Sports
With Will Kacmarek out, Buckeyes dipping deeper into tight end depth chart
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row
Ryan Day Declines Comment on Lathan Ransom Injury, Confirms Josh Simmons is Out for Season
Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors
Why Zen Michalski is OSU’s replacement for Josh Simmons at left tackle
Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch
Ryan Day says Ohio State submitted final Oregon play to Big Ten, argues time still remained on clock
Cody Nagel, 247Sports
Ryan Day gives update on OSU RB Quinshon Judkins after hand procedure
Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch
Tell us where you think Ohio State will be seeded in the College Football Playoff
Matt Tamanini, Land-Grant Holy Land
When the numbers and the eye test don’t line up:
Are the Buckeyes the Los Angeles Dodgers of college football?
Jami Jurich, Land-Grant Holy Land
Ohio State football early big favorites over Michigan
Austin Curtright, USA Today Network
B1G Thoughts: Sometimes it’s not arrogance, it’s just a fact!
Jordan Williams, Land-Grant Holy Land
On the Hardwood
BOOM! 4-star center A’Mare Bynum commits to Ohio State men’s basketball
Connor Lemons, Land-Grant Holy Land
BREAKING: 4️ A’mare Bynum has committed to Ohio State, he tells @On3Recruits.
The 6-8 Power Forward chose the Buckeyes over Nebraska, Xavier, others. Top-100 recruit in the 2025 class.
Story w/ quotes: https://t.co/44IKAXzuiO pic.twitter.com/Lt1DQbuLwO
— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) October 22, 2024
Ohio State men’s basketball player preview: Evan Mahaffey
Justin Golba, Land-Grant Holy Land
Women’s Basketball Single Game and Group Tickets on Sale Now
Ohio State Athletics
Outside the Shoe and Schott
Women’s Ice Hockey: Goaltending Milestones Highlight Buckeyes’ 5-1 Win Over Mercyhurst
Ohio State Athletics
Men’s Ice Hockey: B1G Star of the Week Honors for Montes and Terness
Ohio State Athletics
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LGHL Uncut: ‘Nobody felt worse’ than Ryan Day following Oregon loss
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Uncut: ‘Nobody felt worse’ than Ryan Day following Oregon loss
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
The head coach updates injuries and his hands-on approach to the defense.
Throughout the year, the Land-Grant Podcast Network will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions.
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On today’s episode of “Land-Grant Uncut,” we are bringing you unedited audio from the Tuesday, Oct. 22 press conference featuring Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day and starting quarterback Will Howard. During their media availabilities, Ryan Day discussed the defensive shortcomings that led to his team’s 32-31 defeat in Eugene, Oregon. He says that he has been more hands-on with the defense since the loss, and agreed with Nick Saban that the defensive front scheme was not what it should have been against the Ducks. He also provided a few little updates on some key injuries.
Then, quarterback Will Howard broke down the final six seconds of the game in detail and discussed what he would do differently if he had the opportunity.
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
The head coach updates injuries and his hands-on approach to the defense.
Throughout the year, the Land-Grant Podcast Network will be bringing you uncut audio primarily from Ohio State press conferences, but also from individual interview sessions.
Listen to the episode and subscribe:
Subscribe: RSS | Apple | Spotify | iHeart Radio
On today’s episode of “Land-Grant Uncut,” we are bringing you unedited audio from the Tuesday, Oct. 22 press conference featuring Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day and starting quarterback Will Howard. During their media availabilities, Ryan Day discussed the defensive shortcomings that led to his team’s 32-31 defeat in Eugene, Oregon. He says that he has been more hands-on with the defense since the loss, and agreed with Nick Saban that the defensive front scheme was not what it should have been against the Ducks. He also provided a few little updates on some key injuries.
Then, quarterback Will Howard broke down the final six seconds of the game in detail and discussed what he would do differently if he had the opportunity.
Watch the full press conferences on Ohio State’s official Facebook page: Login to view embedded media
Contact Matt Tamanini
Online Profile: https://authory.com/MattTamanini
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LGHL Big Ten Top 10: Oregon is No. 1 as three B1G teams claim top-4 spots
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Big Ten Top 10: Oregon is No. 1 as three B1G teams claim top-4 spots
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
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The official SB Nation Big Ten writers poll is the only truly unbiased poll any college football fan could ever need.
AP Poll? Shmay Pee Poll! Coaches Poll? We all know that coaches don’t have time to fill out a weekly survey, let alone watch enough games to make informed choices! That’s why your friendly neighborhood Big Ten writers from across the SB Nation universe have banded together to come up with the only fair, accurate, non-biased poll in all of college football.
Every week, a writer from the 16 sites covering specific B1G schools (lowly UCLA and USC don’t have SBN sites) will submit their picks, and O Basse from Michigan State site The Only Colors will compile them into the official SBN Big Ten Writers Poll
.
I will keep you updated on our selections here on Land-Grant Holy Land, and I will let you know how I vote every week because we believe in truth, justice, and transparency in journalism here in Buckeye Country.
There will also be a Player of the Week selected by the Big Ten writers and a Heisman Trophy leaderboard. So, without further ado, here is the post-Week 8 SB Nation Big Ten Writers Poll.
These rankings coincide with my Top-12 picks every week on the “No Fall Weddings” podcast in the Land-Grant Podcast Network feed, which you can subscribe to anywhere you get your favorite audio entertainment.
New episodes generally come out on Wednesday afternoons, but sometimes on Friday mornings. “No Fall Weddings” is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the Buckeyes and the rest of the college football world.
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The UCLA Bruins pulled off a big Big Ten upset last week in a 35-32 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. They were led by quarterback Ethan Garber who was 32-for-38 through the air amassing 383 yards and four touchdowns.
Others receiving votes:
Bhayshul Tuten | Virginia Tech, RB (my pick)
Bryson Daily | Army, QB
Jonathan Kim | MSU, K
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images
The official SB Nation Big Ten writers poll is the only truly unbiased poll any college football fan could ever need.
AP Poll? Shmay Pee Poll! Coaches Poll? We all know that coaches don’t have time to fill out a weekly survey, let alone watch enough games to make informed choices! That’s why your friendly neighborhood Big Ten writers from across the SB Nation universe have banded together to come up with the only fair, accurate, non-biased poll in all of college football.
Every week, a writer from the 16 sites covering specific B1G schools (lowly UCLA and USC don’t have SBN sites) will submit their picks, and O Basse from Michigan State site The Only Colors will compile them into the official SBN Big Ten Writers Poll
.I will keep you updated on our selections here on Land-Grant Holy Land, and I will let you know how I vote every week because we believe in truth, justice, and transparency in journalism here in Buckeye Country.
There will also be a Player of the Week selected by the Big Ten writers and a Heisman Trophy leaderboard. So, without further ado, here is the post-Week 8 SB Nation Big Ten Writers Poll.
SB Nation Big Ten Writers Poll | Week 8
My Personal Top-10 Rankings | Week 8
These rankings coincide with my Top-12 picks every week on the “No Fall Weddings” podcast in the Land-Grant Podcast Network feed, which you can subscribe to anywhere you get your favorite audio entertainment.
New episodes generally come out on Wednesday afternoons, but sometimes on Friday mornings. “No Fall Weddings” is your one-stop shop for everything you need to know about the Buckeyes and the rest of the college football world.
Player of the Week | Ethan Garber, UCLA
The UCLA Bruins pulled off a big Big Ten upset last week in a 35-32 win over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. They were led by quarterback Ethan Garber who was 32-for-38 through the air amassing 383 yards and four touchdowns.
Others receiving votes:
Bhayshul Tuten | Virginia Tech, RB (my pick)
Bryson Daily | Army, QB
Jonathan Kim | MSU, K
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B1G Thoughts: Sometimes it’s not arrogance, it’s just a fact!
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The Curt Cignetti hire was the best move this offseason + the return of Rich Rod?
Every week after the Big Ten games, I will bring you some B1G thoughts on everything that happened! This will include analysis, stats, key players, moments, and more. With the Big Ten expanding from 14 teams to 18 teams in 2024 we will have a bunch of storylines to follow. Check out the I-80 Football Show for more in-depth analysis and to preview the next week of B1G games.
After being announced as head coach for the Indiana Hoosiers, Curt Cignetti spoke about how he was going to turn around this football program. He mentioned wanting to beat Ohio State and Michigan by name. He joked at Big Ten media days that he was happy that was in Indianapolis because he planned to be back next year for the Big Ten championship game. His confidence bordered on arrogance and caused people, myself included to laugh. I felt like it was important to speak highly as a new coach but he was biting off more than he could chew. I wasn’t the only one because at Big Ten media days he dealt with a lot of skepticism that led him to drop a quote that will live on forever.
After continually being asked how he would turn around Indiana Curt simply said, “I win, google me”. I guess we forgot to google him because if we did we’d come across a coach with a combined 119-35 record across three schools. Curt Cignetti does indeed win and in year one at Indiana all he’s done is win currently sitting at 7-0 with the only real threat left on his schedule being Ohio State. 11-1 Indiana should be the expectation at this point but 12-0 isn’t off the table as they could challenge Ohio State. Indiana is on track to making the 12-team playoff in his first season, Curt Cignetti wins… Google says so.
I was high on Nebraska, I thought they had a chance to win eight or nine games this season and put a scare into some of the top contenders in the conference but after a 56-7 loss to Indiana, they are showing that they have a long ways to go before being the team many of us thought they would be. Don’t get me wrong, Nebraska is 5-2 and has UCLA on the schedule they should get to 6-6 and make a bowl game which is an improvement for sure but there was a lot of hope going into this season that is going to lead to disappointment if they lose five of their last six games and similarly ends the season to last season.
Unfortunately for the Cornhuskers, they don’t get much time to lick their wounds as they play Ohio State this weekend in what should be another drubbing. Luckily they ended the season with UCLA, a USC team that lost to Maryland and Minnesota, Wisconsin, and an Iowa team that lost to Michigan State. It’s going to be ugly this Saturday but they have a chance to fix this season before it gets out of control and ends on a high note. Otherwise, there are going to be tough questions for Matt Rhule to answer after this season.
Lincoln Riley has become USC’s Rich Rod but unlike Michigan, USC won’t be able to get rid of him after three seasons. Before accepting the Michigan job, Rich Rod went 60-26 (34-14 Big East), winning four conference championships and going 3-3 in bowl games. In his final three years at West Virginia, Rich Rod went 32-5 including two Big East championships and all three of his bowk victories. Michigan thought they struck gold by hiring him away from the Mountaineers but at Michigan, he struggled to adjust to the Big Ten and went 15-22, (6-18). The Rich Rod era was an abject failure. Now on to Riley, before leaving Oklahoma for USC Riley was 55-10 with four Big 12 championships and a 2-3 record in bowl games including 0-2 in the college football playoffs. So far at USC he is 22-12 and has more losses in two and a half seasons than he had in five years at Oklahoma.
In his first season, he went 11-3 but since then he is 11-9 in his last 21 games and has lost five games in which he held a 14-point lead. This fails to mention that he did a lot of his losing with Caleb Williams, the best quarterback he’s ever coached. Now he doesn’t have Williams, he’s in a tougher conference, and he seems lost. He is 3-4 in 2024 and this year he doesn’t have the Alex Grinch excuse. Riley is failing at USC and with the number of changes he’d had to make starting with giving up playcalling, learning to value defense, and finding and developing talent on the offense and defensive lines, it’s hard to see him turning his tenure around. Michigan and USC thought they struck gold, instead, they stepped on a land mine and are having to pick up their pieces.
We all understand that anything is possible when you’re relying on 18-22-year-olds but some things are far more unlikely than others starting with UCLA having an offensive explosion against what was a good Rutgers defense and Michigan State putting up almost 500 yards against what is a good Iowa defense. Let’s start with UCLA, Rutgers' offense is always middling and hardly puts them in a position to win games so they usually rely on their defense, a defense that forgot to leave the tailgate and show up for their homecoming game. UCLA entered the game 1-5 looking like the worst team in the conference. In six games they never scored more than 17 points including in their only win against Hawaii where they won 16-13.
Against Rutgers, UCLA put up 35 points with starting quarterback Ethan Garbers going 32/38 for 369 yards, four touchdowns, no interceptions, and leading his team in rushing with six carries for 62 yards and a touchdown. It’s safe to say that is the best game of Garbers career and it came against Rutgers, in New Jersey, on homecoming while playing at 9 am body clock time. That’s embarrassing, a once-promising season for Rutgers has a chance to spiral out of control as they now must find two wins in their final five games against USC, Minnesota, Maryland, Illinois, and Michigan State. There are winnable games but if you can lose to UCLA you can lose to anyone.
Iowa has one of the best defenses in the country, it has taken a step back this year but is still formidable except against Michigan State. Against the Spartans, Iowa allowed 256 passing yards and 233 rushing yards, something we saw from Ohio State against this defense but didn’t expect anyone else to put up those numbers. The most damning part of this loss is that Iowa’s averaging starting field position was the Michigan State 45-yard line, meaning on average they started all of their drives in opponent territory and could only manage 20 points. I know that may sound familiar for an Iowa offensive output, they can typically win this game 20-6 but instead, their defense failed to show up.
Aidan Chiles, Michigan State’s starting quarterback, entered the game with eight interceptions on the year which usually spells horror against the Iowa secondary. Still, he only threw one interception and eight total incompletions completing 73% of his passes against a once-vaunted secondary. This is very concerning for Iowa but Jonathon Smiths decision to let Chiles play through his mistakes seems genius as the quarterback is slowly getting better as the season progresses.
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JordanW330 via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
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The Curt Cignetti hire was the best move this offseason + the return of Rich Rod?
Every week after the Big Ten games, I will bring you some B1G thoughts on everything that happened! This will include analysis, stats, key players, moments, and more. With the Big Ten expanding from 14 teams to 18 teams in 2024 we will have a bunch of storylines to follow. Check out the I-80 Football Show for more in-depth analysis and to preview the next week of B1G games.
Did you forget to Google Curt Cignetti?
After being announced as head coach for the Indiana Hoosiers, Curt Cignetti spoke about how he was going to turn around this football program. He mentioned wanting to beat Ohio State and Michigan by name. He joked at Big Ten media days that he was happy that was in Indianapolis because he planned to be back next year for the Big Ten championship game. His confidence bordered on arrogance and caused people, myself included to laugh. I felt like it was important to speak highly as a new coach but he was biting off more than he could chew. I wasn’t the only one because at Big Ten media days he dealt with a lot of skepticism that led him to drop a quote that will live on forever.
After continually being asked how he would turn around Indiana Curt simply said, “I win, google me”. I guess we forgot to google him because if we did we’d come across a coach with a combined 119-35 record across three schools. Curt Cignetti does indeed win and in year one at Indiana all he’s done is win currently sitting at 7-0 with the only real threat left on his schedule being Ohio State. 11-1 Indiana should be the expectation at this point but 12-0 isn’t off the table as they could challenge Ohio State. Indiana is on track to making the 12-team playoff in his first season, Curt Cignetti wins… Google says so.
So uh... Are we doing this again Nebraska?
I was high on Nebraska, I thought they had a chance to win eight or nine games this season and put a scare into some of the top contenders in the conference but after a 56-7 loss to Indiana, they are showing that they have a long ways to go before being the team many of us thought they would be. Don’t get me wrong, Nebraska is 5-2 and has UCLA on the schedule they should get to 6-6 and make a bowl game which is an improvement for sure but there was a lot of hope going into this season that is going to lead to disappointment if they lose five of their last six games and similarly ends the season to last season.
Unfortunately for the Cornhuskers, they don’t get much time to lick their wounds as they play Ohio State this weekend in what should be another drubbing. Luckily they ended the season with UCLA, a USC team that lost to Maryland and Minnesota, Wisconsin, and an Iowa team that lost to Michigan State. It’s going to be ugly this Saturday but they have a chance to fix this season before it gets out of control and ends on a high note. Otherwise, there are going to be tough questions for Matt Rhule to answer after this season.
Rich Riley, Lincoln Rod
Lincoln Riley has become USC’s Rich Rod but unlike Michigan, USC won’t be able to get rid of him after three seasons. Before accepting the Michigan job, Rich Rod went 60-26 (34-14 Big East), winning four conference championships and going 3-3 in bowl games. In his final three years at West Virginia, Rich Rod went 32-5 including two Big East championships and all three of his bowk victories. Michigan thought they struck gold by hiring him away from the Mountaineers but at Michigan, he struggled to adjust to the Big Ten and went 15-22, (6-18). The Rich Rod era was an abject failure. Now on to Riley, before leaving Oklahoma for USC Riley was 55-10 with four Big 12 championships and a 2-3 record in bowl games including 0-2 in the college football playoffs. So far at USC he is 22-12 and has more losses in two and a half seasons than he had in five years at Oklahoma.
In his first season, he went 11-3 but since then he is 11-9 in his last 21 games and has lost five games in which he held a 14-point lead. This fails to mention that he did a lot of his losing with Caleb Williams, the best quarterback he’s ever coached. Now he doesn’t have Williams, he’s in a tougher conference, and he seems lost. He is 3-4 in 2024 and this year he doesn’t have the Alex Grinch excuse. Riley is failing at USC and with the number of changes he’d had to make starting with giving up playcalling, learning to value defense, and finding and developing talent on the offense and defensive lines, it’s hard to see him turning his tenure around. Michigan and USC thought they struck gold, instead, they stepped on a land mine and are having to pick up their pieces.
Welp… I wasn’t expecting that.
We all understand that anything is possible when you’re relying on 18-22-year-olds but some things are far more unlikely than others starting with UCLA having an offensive explosion against what was a good Rutgers defense and Michigan State putting up almost 500 yards against what is a good Iowa defense. Let’s start with UCLA, Rutgers' offense is always middling and hardly puts them in a position to win games so they usually rely on their defense, a defense that forgot to leave the tailgate and show up for their homecoming game. UCLA entered the game 1-5 looking like the worst team in the conference. In six games they never scored more than 17 points including in their only win against Hawaii where they won 16-13.
Against Rutgers, UCLA put up 35 points with starting quarterback Ethan Garbers going 32/38 for 369 yards, four touchdowns, no interceptions, and leading his team in rushing with six carries for 62 yards and a touchdown. It’s safe to say that is the best game of Garbers career and it came against Rutgers, in New Jersey, on homecoming while playing at 9 am body clock time. That’s embarrassing, a once-promising season for Rutgers has a chance to spiral out of control as they now must find two wins in their final five games against USC, Minnesota, Maryland, Illinois, and Michigan State. There are winnable games but if you can lose to UCLA you can lose to anyone.
Iowa has one of the best defenses in the country, it has taken a step back this year but is still formidable except against Michigan State. Against the Spartans, Iowa allowed 256 passing yards and 233 rushing yards, something we saw from Ohio State against this defense but didn’t expect anyone else to put up those numbers. The most damning part of this loss is that Iowa’s averaging starting field position was the Michigan State 45-yard line, meaning on average they started all of their drives in opponent territory and could only manage 20 points. I know that may sound familiar for an Iowa offensive output, they can typically win this game 20-6 but instead, their defense failed to show up.
Aidan Chiles, Michigan State’s starting quarterback, entered the game with eight interceptions on the year which usually spells horror against the Iowa secondary. Still, he only threw one interception and eight total incompletions completing 73% of his passes against a once-vaunted secondary. This is very concerning for Iowa but Jonathon Smiths decision to let Chiles play through his mistakes seems genius as the quarterback is slowly getting better as the season progresses.
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