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LGHL Camels smoked in Columbus: Buckeyes roll, 104-60 behind Mobley’s big night
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Camels smoked in Columbus: Buckeyes roll, 104-60 behind Mobley’s big night
Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Buckeyes were lights out from distance against Campbell.
The Ohio State men’s basketball team (4-1) showed up to the arena Friday afternoon with a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the team before its game against the Campbell Fighting Camels (3-3). Sophomore forwards Sean Stewart and Aaron Bradshaw — two of the Buckeyes’ starters — were ruled out in the Big Ten availability report.
Stewart fell and hit his head hard on the ground during Ohio State’s 80-30 win over Evansville on Tuesday night, and the assumption is that Stewart suffered a concussion. Bradshaw, however, was a surprise scratch. At roughly 4 p.m. ET Ohio State put out a statement regarding Bradshaw that read:
“Aaron Bradshaw is not currently participating in team activities. The university is following its established process. Due to federal privacy laws, we cannot share further information at this time.”
With both starting forwards out, Diebler went with a starting lineup of Bruce Thornton, Meechie Johnson, Micah Parrish, Evan Mahaffey, and Devin Royal. It was the first start of the season for both Mahaffey and Royal.
Now in his 12th season as head coach of the Camels, Kevin McGeehan went with the same starting five he used last weekend to beat the Navy Midshipmen — Jasin Sinani, Nolan Dorsey, Cam Gregory, Caleb Zurliene, and Terren Frank.
After slow, lethargic starts in each of the last two games, the Buckeyes — Micah Parrish, mostly — knocked down five shots before the first media timeout. Parrish scored the first seven points of the game for Ohio State, and Mahaffey chipped in four as well. Campbell scored on four of its first seven possessions, and trailed Ohio State by just two points, 11-9, just over five minutes into the game.
Campbell hung around with Ohio State for the first 10 or so minutes of the game, but with 10:18 left in the half, the Buckeyes ripped off a 20-2 run, spearheaded by John Mobley, to assert themselves and go ahead by a score of 40-19. By halftime, the lead had ballooned to 26, as the Buckeyes jogged into the locker room up 53-27.
Mobley led all scorers with 19 points in the first half on 6-of-7 shooting and a perfect 5-of-5 from beyond the arc. As a team, the Buckeyes shot 62.1% and were 11-of-13 (84.6%) from downtown. Thornton recorded five first-half assists, which, when combined with his last game totals 12 assists in his last three halves of basketball with zero turnovers.
The Buckeyes extended that lead to 34 by the under-12 media timeout, with Johnson and Royal leading the charge after Mobley and Parrish did most of the heavy lifting in the first half. Diebler was able to mix in some different lineups that included Colin White and Ivan Njegovan in the second half. With the sudden need at center, sophomore Austin Parks played a career-high 14 minutes.
Plenty of basketball happened over the final 12 minutes, but very little of it was of consequence with Ohio State winning this game by a whopping 44 points. For the second consecutive game, Diebler’s Buckeyes blew the doors off of a very overmatched foe, and on Friday night the final score was 104-60. It was the first time Ohio State has scored 100 points since Dec. 7, 2019, when the Buckeyes beat Penn State 106-74.
If you weren’t able to catch Ohio State’s fourth win of the season Friday night, here are a few key moments, plays, and stats that you should know about the Buckeyes’ win over the Fighting Camels:
Micah Parrish scored six points against Evansville on Tuesday night in 22 minutes. He followed that up on Friday night by scoring Ohio State’s first seven points in the first two minutes against Campbell. At 6-foot-6, Parrish was taller than every guard on Campbell’s roster, so he intentionally exploited that advantage and backed down multiple Camels in the paint to score. He also knocked down an early three-pointer.
Freshman guard John Mobley Jr. entered Friday night’s game averaging 13.5 points per game despite only playing about 19 minutes per game. Mobley — along with Austin Parks — were the first players off the bench for Ohio State at the 14:45 mark. By the 12:21 mark — just over two minutes of game time — Mobley was already up to eight points. He knocked down each of his first two three-point attempts of the game, and also drove to the basket and dropped in an up-and-under layup to put the Buckeyes up 19-13.
Three minutes later with Ohio State up 21-17, Thornton sprinted down the middle of the floor toward the basket, drawing three defenders in. He pivoted and passed back to Mobley at the top of the arc, who head faked as if he might shoot before making a quick extra pass to the far corner, where Meechie Johnson was waiting, wide open. Johnson buried the corner three to make it 24-17 with 9:15 remaining in the half and Mobley was credited with his sixth assist of the season.
After Caleb Zurliene’s layup got Campbell back within three points with just over 10 minutes left in the first half, Ohio State powered up and went on a 20-2 run over the next 5:53 to take a commanding 40-19 lead. Mobley scored eight of the 20 points and assisted on a Parrish three, which means the freshman was responsible for more than half of the 20-point run all on his own.
Buckeyes win the race to 69
With 13:47 left in the game, Johnson drove to the basket, scored, and was fouled by Sinani to put Ohio State up 70-37. That meant for the fourth time this season Ohio State had won the Race to 69, a vital statistic considering the Buckeyes are a perfect 3-0 this season when they win the Race to 69.
Johnson hit the free throw as well, making it 71-37 Ohio State.
With Ohio State up 87-42, Colby Duggan hit Zurliene with a bounce pass cutting towards the basket and away from the Buckeye who should have been on him, Devin Royal. Zurliene scored to make it 87-44, and Diebler immediately told Mahaffey to go in and get Royal.
The sophomore forward ended up scoring on the next Ohio State possession, giving him 17 points and eight rebounds — two rebounds short of a second-consecutive double-double. The bucket did not delete the defensive lapse, however, and Diebler still pulled Royal with just over seven minutes remaining in the game. Diebler stood and talked with Royal for about 30 seconds before patting him on the back and letting Royal take a seat.
Royal’s 37 points over the last two games is the most he has scored in any two-game stretch in his career.
Ohio State (4-1) has the weekend off and will resume play Monday night against the Green Bay Phoenix (2-3). Green Bay is led by first-year head coach and former SportsCenter host Doug Gottlieb. Green Bay was picked to finish 8th in the 11-team Horizon League and is currently No. 240 in the KenPom efficiency rankings.
Ohio State’s game against Green Bay is set to tip off at 7 p.m. ET on Monday and will be broadcast on BTN.
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Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images
Buckeyes were lights out from distance against Campbell.
The Ohio State men’s basketball team (4-1) showed up to the arena Friday afternoon with a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the team before its game against the Campbell Fighting Camels (3-3). Sophomore forwards Sean Stewart and Aaron Bradshaw — two of the Buckeyes’ starters — were ruled out in the Big Ten availability report.
Stewart fell and hit his head hard on the ground during Ohio State’s 80-30 win over Evansville on Tuesday night, and the assumption is that Stewart suffered a concussion. Bradshaw, however, was a surprise scratch. At roughly 4 p.m. ET Ohio State put out a statement regarding Bradshaw that read:
“Aaron Bradshaw is not currently participating in team activities. The university is following its established process. Due to federal privacy laws, we cannot share further information at this time.”
With both starting forwards out, Diebler went with a starting lineup of Bruce Thornton, Meechie Johnson, Micah Parrish, Evan Mahaffey, and Devin Royal. It was the first start of the season for both Mahaffey and Royal.
Now in his 12th season as head coach of the Camels, Kevin McGeehan went with the same starting five he used last weekend to beat the Navy Midshipmen — Jasin Sinani, Nolan Dorsey, Cam Gregory, Caleb Zurliene, and Terren Frank.
After slow, lethargic starts in each of the last two games, the Buckeyes — Micah Parrish, mostly — knocked down five shots before the first media timeout. Parrish scored the first seven points of the game for Ohio State, and Mahaffey chipped in four as well. Campbell scored on four of its first seven possessions, and trailed Ohio State by just two points, 11-9, just over five minutes into the game.
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Campbell hung around with Ohio State for the first 10 or so minutes of the game, but with 10:18 left in the half, the Buckeyes ripped off a 20-2 run, spearheaded by John Mobley, to assert themselves and go ahead by a score of 40-19. By halftime, the lead had ballooned to 26, as the Buckeyes jogged into the locker room up 53-27.
Mobley led all scorers with 19 points in the first half on 6-of-7 shooting and a perfect 5-of-5 from beyond the arc. As a team, the Buckeyes shot 62.1% and were 11-of-13 (84.6%) from downtown. Thornton recorded five first-half assists, which, when combined with his last game totals 12 assists in his last three halves of basketball with zero turnovers.
The Buckeyes extended that lead to 34 by the under-12 media timeout, with Johnson and Royal leading the charge after Mobley and Parrish did most of the heavy lifting in the first half. Diebler was able to mix in some different lineups that included Colin White and Ivan Njegovan in the second half. With the sudden need at center, sophomore Austin Parks played a career-high 14 minutes.
Plenty of basketball happened over the final 12 minutes, but very little of it was of consequence with Ohio State winning this game by a whopping 44 points. For the second consecutive game, Diebler’s Buckeyes blew the doors off of a very overmatched foe, and on Friday night the final score was 104-60. It was the first time Ohio State has scored 100 points since Dec. 7, 2019, when the Buckeyes beat Penn State 106-74.
If you weren’t able to catch Ohio State’s fourth win of the season Friday night, here are a few key moments, plays, and stats that you should know about the Buckeyes’ win over the Fighting Camels:
Parrish asserts himself early
Micah Parrish scored six points against Evansville on Tuesday night in 22 minutes. He followed that up on Friday night by scoring Ohio State’s first seven points in the first two minutes against Campbell. At 6-foot-6, Parrish was taller than every guard on Campbell’s roster, so he intentionally exploited that advantage and backed down multiple Camels in the paint to score. He also knocked down an early three-pointer.
Mobley with the old swish-n-dish
Freshman guard John Mobley Jr. entered Friday night’s game averaging 13.5 points per game despite only playing about 19 minutes per game. Mobley — along with Austin Parks — were the first players off the bench for Ohio State at the 14:45 mark. By the 12:21 mark — just over two minutes of game time — Mobley was already up to eight points. He knocked down each of his first two three-point attempts of the game, and also drove to the basket and dropped in an up-and-under layup to put the Buckeyes up 19-13.
Three minutes later with Ohio State up 21-17, Thornton sprinted down the middle of the floor toward the basket, drawing three defenders in. He pivoted and passed back to Mobley at the top of the arc, who head faked as if he might shoot before making a quick extra pass to the far corner, where Meechie Johnson was waiting, wide open. Johnson buried the corner three to make it 24-17 with 9:15 remaining in the half and Mobley was credited with his sixth assist of the season.
20-2 run blows it open for Ohio State
After Caleb Zurliene’s layup got Campbell back within three points with just over 10 minutes left in the first half, Ohio State powered up and went on a 20-2 run over the next 5:53 to take a commanding 40-19 lead. Mobley scored eight of the 20 points and assisted on a Parrish three, which means the freshman was responsible for more than half of the 20-point run all on his own.
Buckeyes win the race to 69
With 13:47 left in the game, Johnson drove to the basket, scored, and was fouled by Sinani to put Ohio State up 70-37. That meant for the fourth time this season Ohio State had won the Race to 69, a vital statistic considering the Buckeyes are a perfect 3-0 this season when they win the Race to 69.
Johnson hit the free throw as well, making it 71-37 Ohio State.
Royal pulled after defensive lapse, just misses double-double
With Ohio State up 87-42, Colby Duggan hit Zurliene with a bounce pass cutting towards the basket and away from the Buckeye who should have been on him, Devin Royal. Zurliene scored to make it 87-44, and Diebler immediately told Mahaffey to go in and get Royal.
The sophomore forward ended up scoring on the next Ohio State possession, giving him 17 points and eight rebounds — two rebounds short of a second-consecutive double-double. The bucket did not delete the defensive lapse, however, and Diebler still pulled Royal with just over seven minutes remaining in the game. Diebler stood and talked with Royal for about 30 seconds before patting him on the back and letting Royal take a seat.
Royal’s 37 points over the last two games is the most he has scored in any two-game stretch in his career.
What’s next?
Ohio State (4-1) has the weekend off and will resume play Monday night against the Green Bay Phoenix (2-3). Green Bay is led by first-year head coach and former SportsCenter host Doug Gottlieb. Green Bay was picked to finish 8th in the 11-team Horizon League and is currently No. 240 in the KenPom efficiency rankings.
Ohio State’s game against Green Bay is set to tip off at 7 p.m. ET on Monday and will be broadcast on BTN.
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LGHL You’re Nuts: What is your biggest concern for the men’s hoops team so far?
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You’re Nuts: What is your biggest concern for the men’s hoops team so far?
justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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The Buckeyes are off to a nice start, but there is plenty of room for improvement.
Another Friday night, another big game for the Ohio State University men’s basketball team — well, maybe a little less big than last weekend.
Last Friday night, Ohio State flew down to the Lone Star State and got popped in the mouth pretty good by Texas A&M, 78-64. After the game, A&M guard Manny Obaseki point-blank said that he could tell the Buckeyes couldn’t guard the Aggies within the first five minutes of the game.
A more accurate assessment might’ve been that Ohio State couldn’t guard the Aggies without fouling, as the Buckeyes committed 24 personal fouls and allowed A&M to shoot a whopping 40 free throws. That’s the most free throws for an Ohio State opponent since Iowa shot 45 back on January 24, 2004, in a 79-65 Iowa win.
Tonight the stakes are a bit lower, with the Campbell Camels coming to town.
Last week, Connor and Justin each picked two players to watch in the Ohio State-A&M game — one from each team. Justin picked Henry Coleman (12 points, six rebounds) and Micah Parrish (10 points, three steals), while Connor went with Meechie Johnson (six points, four turnovers) and Pharrel Payne (two points, four rebounds).
The readers agreed with Justin that Coleman was the A&M player to watch, but that neither Meechie nor Parrish was the most important Ohio State player to pay attention to in this game. 42% picked Meechie Johnson, but 50% went with the “someone else” option for Ohio State.
Connor- 81
Land-Grant Holy Land has already published a full game preview for tonight’s game against the Camels, but with that game still in the balance later tonight, what would you say your biggest concern is about this team thus far?
At 3-1 (as of Friday afternoon) with a win over a ranked Texas team, you probably can’t give them anything worse than a B for a grade, but clearly, the Buckeyes are not a perfect product yet.
The biggest difference between a Jake Diebler offense and a Chris Holtmann offense (or at least, what we were told) is that Diebler very much wants his players to get out in transition, take more shots, attempt more threes, and be aggressive — even at the expense of the occasional turnover or bad shot. Over the summer, Diebler said that he does not want to face teams in their half-court defense over and over again, so his team needs to get the ball off the rim and run to create shot opportunities before teams can set a defense.
Through four games, both statistically and with our own eyeballs, that’s not happening very much. Against Texas A&M and Evansville, there were far too many possessions that lacked pace or purpose — one player dribbling with four players standing still. This leads to a forced shot at the end of the possession, and that’s usually not a good look.
Efficiency-wise, Ohio State is still No. 32 in the nation offensively, so it’s not like the offense has been bad. That’s still a good offense. But out of 364 teams, Ohio State is No. 212 in adjusted tempo, which measures how many possessions you get per 40 minutes. This season, Ohio State is averaging 69 possessions (nice) per 40 minutes.
Ironically, none of Chris Holtmann’s seven teams ever finished as high as 212 in tempo, so this would still be the “fastest” moving Ohio State team since the 2016-2017 season.
Diebler has also said that he wants his team to get more shots up. That means shorter possessions, not dribbling out the clock until the last second, and creating shot opportunities off of turnovers.
Thus far, Ohio State has taken 229 shots through four games, which is actually fewer shots than last year’s team had through four games (234). The Buckeyes have 23 fast break points this season through four games, which is also fewer than last year’s team had through four games (33).
I don’t think it is a secret or a stretch to say that the success of this 2024-25 Ohio State men’s basketball team is how far along the frontcourt is able to go.
Right now, Sean Stewart and Aaron Bradshaw are the starting frontcourt for the Buckeyes. Both of these players are sophomores, transfers from blue bloods (Stewart from Duke, Bradshaw from Kentucky), and are former five-star recruits and McDonalds All-Americans. Bradshaw was a top-five recruit in the country and the No. 1 center recruit.
However, they have not been incredibly impressive this season thus far. Granted, it has only been four games, but Stewart is averaging 3.3 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game, while Bradshaw is averaging 7.8 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game. Stewart is shooting 38.5 percent from the field, while Bradshaw is shooting 37.9 percent from the field. Stewart is playing 14.5 minutes per game, and Bradshaw is playing 23.8 minutes per game.
All that is to say, they have a ton of untapped talent and potential between them.
Devin Royal has been great so far this season, and Evan Mahaffey has given good minutes off the bench, but they need Stewart and Bradshaw to be more productive and more efficient to reach their top goals this season.
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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/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
The Buckeyes are off to a nice start, but there is plenty of room for improvement.
Another Friday night, another big game for the Ohio State University men’s basketball team — well, maybe a little less big than last weekend.
Last Friday night, Ohio State flew down to the Lone Star State and got popped in the mouth pretty good by Texas A&M, 78-64. After the game, A&M guard Manny Obaseki point-blank said that he could tell the Buckeyes couldn’t guard the Aggies within the first five minutes of the game.
A more accurate assessment might’ve been that Ohio State couldn’t guard the Aggies without fouling, as the Buckeyes committed 24 personal fouls and allowed A&M to shoot a whopping 40 free throws. That’s the most free throws for an Ohio State opponent since Iowa shot 45 back on January 24, 2004, in a 79-65 Iowa win.
Tonight the stakes are a bit lower, with the Campbell Camels coming to town.
Last week, Connor and Justin each picked two players to watch in the Ohio State-A&M game — one from each team. Justin picked Henry Coleman (12 points, six rebounds) and Micah Parrish (10 points, three steals), while Connor went with Meechie Johnson (six points, four turnovers) and Pharrel Payne (two points, four rebounds).
The readers agreed with Justin that Coleman was the A&M player to watch, but that neither Meechie nor Parrish was the most important Ohio State player to pay attention to in this game. 42% picked Meechie Johnson, but 50% went with the “someone else” option for Ohio State.
After 179 weeks:
Connor- 81
Justin- 75
Other- 18
(There have been five ties)
Land-Grant Holy Land has already published a full game preview for tonight’s game against the Camels, but with that game still in the balance later tonight, what would you say your biggest concern is about this team thus far?
At 3-1 (as of Friday afternoon) with a win over a ranked Texas team, you probably can’t give them anything worse than a B for a grade, but clearly, the Buckeyes are not a perfect product yet.
This week’s question: What is your biggest concern for Ohio State men’s basketball at this point of the season?
Connor: Still not playing fast or controlling the pace
The biggest difference between a Jake Diebler offense and a Chris Holtmann offense (or at least, what we were told) is that Diebler very much wants his players to get out in transition, take more shots, attempt more threes, and be aggressive — even at the expense of the occasional turnover or bad shot. Over the summer, Diebler said that he does not want to face teams in their half-court defense over and over again, so his team needs to get the ball off the rim and run to create shot opportunities before teams can set a defense.
Through four games, both statistically and with our own eyeballs, that’s not happening very much. Against Texas A&M and Evansville, there were far too many possessions that lacked pace or purpose — one player dribbling with four players standing still. This leads to a forced shot at the end of the possession, and that’s usually not a good look.
Efficiency-wise, Ohio State is still No. 32 in the nation offensively, so it’s not like the offense has been bad. That’s still a good offense. But out of 364 teams, Ohio State is No. 212 in adjusted tempo, which measures how many possessions you get per 40 minutes. This season, Ohio State is averaging 69 possessions (nice) per 40 minutes.
Ironically, none of Chris Holtmann’s seven teams ever finished as high as 212 in tempo, so this would still be the “fastest” moving Ohio State team since the 2016-2017 season.
Diebler has also said that he wants his team to get more shots up. That means shorter possessions, not dribbling out the clock until the last second, and creating shot opportunities off of turnovers.
Thus far, Ohio State has taken 229 shots through four games, which is actually fewer shots than last year’s team had through four games (234). The Buckeyes have 23 fast break points this season through four games, which is also fewer than last year’s team had through four games (33).
Justin: The starting frontcourt
I don’t think it is a secret or a stretch to say that the success of this 2024-25 Ohio State men’s basketball team is how far along the frontcourt is able to go.
Right now, Sean Stewart and Aaron Bradshaw are the starting frontcourt for the Buckeyes. Both of these players are sophomores, transfers from blue bloods (Stewart from Duke, Bradshaw from Kentucky), and are former five-star recruits and McDonalds All-Americans. Bradshaw was a top-five recruit in the country and the No. 1 center recruit.
However, they have not been incredibly impressive this season thus far. Granted, it has only been four games, but Stewart is averaging 3.3 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game, while Bradshaw is averaging 7.8 points per game and 4.5 rebounds per game. Stewart is shooting 38.5 percent from the field, while Bradshaw is shooting 37.9 percent from the field. Stewart is playing 14.5 minutes per game, and Bradshaw is playing 23.8 minutes per game.
All that is to say, they have a ton of untapped talent and potential between them.
Devin Royal has been great so far this season, and Evan Mahaffey has given good minutes off the bench, but they need Stewart and Bradshaw to be more productive and more efficient to reach their top goals this season.
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LGHL No Fall Weddings: Does Indiana have to beat Ohio State to earn a playoff berth?
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No Fall Weddings: Does Indiana have to beat Ohio State to earn a playoff berth?
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Jami and Matt also make predictions for the final CFP rankings and the Heisman Trophy winner.
Every week during the college football season, Matt Tamanini and Jami Jurich will be getting into all things Ohio State, previewing the weekend’s slate, unveiling their individual CFP rankings, and picking Heisman contenders on “No Fall Weddings.”
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On this episode of the Land-Grant Podcast Network’s “No Fall Weddings,” Jami Jurich and Matt Tamanini take a look at Saturday’s top-five matchup between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana. Full disclosure, this was recorded before word of Seth McLaughlin’s Achilles injury was released, so that is not part of the discussion. However, they do dive into whether or not the Hoosiers need to win to earn a College Football Playoff spot, or if a close loss is enough... what about a blowout defeat?
Then, after a break, Jami and Matt reveal their first College Football Playoff and Heisman Trophy finalist predictions, pick games to watch in each window of the college football weekend, and recommend something from outside the world of college football that you need to watch.
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Twitter: @JamiJurich
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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
Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Images
Jami and Matt also make predictions for the final CFP rankings and the Heisman Trophy winner.
Every week during the college football season, Matt Tamanini and Jami Jurich will be getting into all things Ohio State, previewing the weekend’s slate, unveiling their individual CFP rankings, and picking Heisman contenders on “No Fall Weddings.”
Listen to the episode and subscribe:
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On this episode of the Land-Grant Podcast Network’s “No Fall Weddings,” Jami Jurich and Matt Tamanini take a look at Saturday’s top-five matchup between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana. Full disclosure, this was recorded before word of Seth McLaughlin’s Achilles injury was released, so that is not part of the discussion. However, they do dive into whether or not the Hoosiers need to win to earn a College Football Playoff spot, or if a close loss is enough... what about a blowout defeat?
Then, after a break, Jami and Matt reveal their first College Football Playoff and Heisman Trophy finalist predictions, pick games to watch in each window of the college football weekend, and recommend something from outside the world of college football that you need to watch.
Connect with Jami Jurich:
Twitter: @JamiJurich
Connect with Matt Tamanini:
Online Portfolio: https://authory.com/MattTamanini
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LGHL MC&J: Ohio State and Indiana meet in Week 13’s monster Big Ten battle
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MC&J: Ohio State and Indiana meet in Week 13’s monster Big Ten battle
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The Buckeyes are nearly two touchdown favorites over the Hoosiers in Columbus on Saturday. Plus, the rest of this week’s Big Ten picks.
Last week ATS: 6-8 (2-5 National, 4-3 B1G)
Season ATS: 94-103 (38-45 National, 56-58 B1G)
My picks for this weekend’s games outside the Big Ten can be found here.
Purdue v. Michigan State (-13.5) - Friday 8:00 p.m. ET - FOX
Do you really trust Michigan State laying nearly two touchdowns? I know Purdue is bad, but in a clown show game I do like taking the points here.
At some point the Boilermakers have to show some fight after getting kicked around by Ohio State and Penn State the last two weeks. Michigan State hasn’t impressed me enough to feel comfortable banking on them to win by at least 14 points.
Michigan State 31, Purdue 23
No. 25 Illinois (-1.5) v. Rutgers - 12:00 p.m. ET - Peacock
Rutgers righted their ship with wins over Minnesota and Maryland. It helped last week that Kyle Monangai was able to return to the field, rushing for 97 yards and two scores against Terrapins. Monangai now has over 1,000 yards rushing this season. If Monangai and the Scarlet Knights can get the run going to open things up for Athan Kaliakmanis, they’ll be in good shape.
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Illinois was able to halt a two-game losing streak with a 38-16 win over Michigan State last week. Josh McCray rumbled for three touchdowns last week in the victory. McCray will have some tougher sledding this week since Rutgers is stout against the run.
I like Rutgers in this spot. After a mid-season slump the Scarlet Knights look to have found their form against. Greg Schiano’s team is a little grittier than Bret Bielema’s Illinois squad.
Rutgers 27, Illinois 21
Iowa (-6.5) v. Maryland - 12:00 p.m. ET - Big Ten Network
Cade McNamara is back at quarterback after Brendan Sullivan was lost for the rest of the season due to injury. Luckily for McNamara, running back Kaleb Johnson has done most of the heavy lifting for the Iowa offense this year.
Maryland is a huge mess, with their last four losses coming by at least 14 points. To me, Iowa is like Rutgers and the Terps just lost last week to the Scarlet Knights. This feels like a team that has given up on the season. Johnson and company run wild in College Park.
Iowa 24, Maryland 10
No. 4 Penn State (-11.5) v. Minnesota - 3:30 p.m. ET - CBS
We still don’t really know how good Penn State is. The Nittany Lions have feasted on cupcakes since their loss to Ohio State. I know their defense is solid and Drew Allar and the running backs can move the football, it’s just something about them doesn’t connect for me when talking about some of the best teams in the country.
Minnesota was surging before a loss to Rutgers two weeks ago. Max Brosmer and Daniel Jackson are a nice combo through the air. What the Golden Gophers need is more consistency from running back Darius Taylor. It’s unlikely Taylor will find much room this week against a stout Nittany Lions defense.
I do like the points here since traveling to Minneapolis later in the season is never an easy trip. Penn State will have a hard time finding separation against a team with a little bit of a pulse.
Penn State 28, Minnesota 20
Northwestern v. Michigan (-10.5) - 3:30 p.m. ET - FS1
Michigan enters this contest having lost four of their last five games. If the Wolverines can’t win here they are staring down needing a win in Columbus next week to become bowl eligible. At least Michigan didn’t give up after falling behind 17-3 two weeks ago at Indiana, closing the gap to 20-15 before time ran out on them.
Northwestern tries hard, I’ll give them that. The Wildcats just aren’t a good football team. I don’t see how they are going to be able to run the ball against the Michigan defense, and Jack Lausch is going to be under fire all game long.
Not that I’m ecstatic about backing Davis Warren, but Michigan has had a bye week to prep for this while Northwestern is coming off a physical contest against Ohio State. The Wolverines win this by at least two touchdowns.
Michigan 28, Northwestern 13
Wisconsin v. Nebraska (-2.5) - 3:30 p.m. ET- Big Ten Network
One of these teams will earn the magical sixth win of the season to get to bowl eligibility. Somehow Nebraska still isn’t there yet despite a 5-1 start to the season. Matt Rhule is being haunted by the ghosts of Mike Riley and Scott Frost, who both were experts at losing tight games. Last week the Cornhuskers fell 28-20 in Los Angeles to USC.
I’m wondering if Wisconsin might have put so much into last weekend’s close loss to Oregon that they’ll come out flat. Adding to their issues, offensive coordinator Phil Longo has been fired and the offense will be run by committee essentially. This feels like it’ll be a recipe for disaster since there will be too many cooks in the kitchen. Give me Nebraska and the short line on their home turf.
Nebraska 27, Wisconsin 17
USC (-4.5) v. UCLA - 10:30 p.m. ET - NBC
Just when I started to trust UCLA they laid an egg last week at Washington. Ethan Garbers was fine against the Huskies, the Bruins just couldn’t get their running game going like they did the previous week against Iowa. It’s not like Washington didn’t give them chances with some turnovers, UCLA just wasn’t able to capitalize on them.
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The Jayden Maiava experiment started off well last week, as USC beat Nebraska 28-20. Not only did Maiava throw for three touchdowns, Woody Marks ran for 146 yards in the victory. Now USC is just a win away from bowl eligibility. With Notre Dame up next, USC better get that win this week because it’s hard to see them beating the Fighting Irish.
As much as I’m trying to talk myself out of taking USC here, I just can’t trust UCLA after what I saw last week. The Bruins just don’t have the firepower to keep up with the Trojans. Garbers will give it his best effort, he just doesn’t have much help.
USC 31, UCLA 21
No. 5 Indiana v. No. 2 Ohio State (-13.5) - 12:00 p.m. ET - FOX
Prior to the season Ohio State fans saw this game as just a tune up before the Michigan game. Now Saturday’s contest with the Hoosiers is looking like it will be bigger than The Game. For the first time in school history Indiana is 10-0, and the Buckeyes and Hoosiers will be battling to stay in the driver’s seat to take on Oregon in next month’s Big Ten Championship Game.
Just after getting settled following Josh Simmons’ season-ending injury at Oregon, the Ohio State offensive line was thrown for another loop when Seth McLaughlin suffered an achilles injury in practice that will sideline him for the rest of the season. Carson Hinzman will slide over to center from left guard, but at least Hinzman does have prior experience at the position after starting there last year.
Luckily for the Buckeyes there aren’t many questions with the rest of the offense, as well as the defense. Will Howard looks cool under pressure, the running game is coming off solid performances from Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson, and the defense is the toughest unit in the country to score on.
Even though Kurtis Rourke and the Indiana offense has some pop, they don’t worry me quite as much as Oregon did. The Hoosiers have yet to try and solve a defense like they’ll see from the Buckeyes. Indiana did have trouble with Michigan in the second half two weeks ago, and I think Ohio State is even better than the Wolverines on defense. It’ll be interesting to see how Rourke responds if the Buckeyes are able to come out of the gates hot on defense and get some early stops.
In the end, I just think the Buckeyes are a better team on both sides of the ball. Not that Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers don’t deserve our respect, but this will be their first true road test and I think their undefeated start to the season ends on Saturday. Ohio State wins, it just isn’t a blowout that will knock the Hoosiers out of the playoff.
Ohio State 37, Indiana 21
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The Buckeyes are nearly two touchdown favorites over the Hoosiers in Columbus on Saturday. Plus, the rest of this week’s Big Ten picks.
Last week ATS: 6-8 (2-5 National, 4-3 B1G)
Season ATS: 94-103 (38-45 National, 56-58 B1G)
My picks for this weekend’s games outside the Big Ten can be found here.
Big Ten games (All games Saturday unless otherwise noted)
Purdue v. Michigan State (-13.5) - Friday 8:00 p.m. ET - FOX
Do you really trust Michigan State laying nearly two touchdowns? I know Purdue is bad, but in a clown show game I do like taking the points here.
At some point the Boilermakers have to show some fight after getting kicked around by Ohio State and Penn State the last two weeks. Michigan State hasn’t impressed me enough to feel comfortable banking on them to win by at least 14 points.
Michigan State 31, Purdue 23
No. 25 Illinois (-1.5) v. Rutgers - 12:00 p.m. ET - Peacock
Rutgers righted their ship with wins over Minnesota and Maryland. It helped last week that Kyle Monangai was able to return to the field, rushing for 97 yards and two scores against Terrapins. Monangai now has over 1,000 yards rushing this season. If Monangai and the Scarlet Knights can get the run going to open things up for Athan Kaliakmanis, they’ll be in good shape.
Illinois was able to halt a two-game losing streak with a 38-16 win over Michigan State last week. Josh McCray rumbled for three touchdowns last week in the victory. McCray will have some tougher sledding this week since Rutgers is stout against the run.
I like Rutgers in this spot. After a mid-season slump the Scarlet Knights look to have found their form against. Greg Schiano’s team is a little grittier than Bret Bielema’s Illinois squad.
Rutgers 27, Illinois 21
Iowa (-6.5) v. Maryland - 12:00 p.m. ET - Big Ten Network
Cade McNamara is back at quarterback after Brendan Sullivan was lost for the rest of the season due to injury. Luckily for McNamara, running back Kaleb Johnson has done most of the heavy lifting for the Iowa offense this year.
Maryland is a huge mess, with their last four losses coming by at least 14 points. To me, Iowa is like Rutgers and the Terps just lost last week to the Scarlet Knights. This feels like a team that has given up on the season. Johnson and company run wild in College Park.
Iowa 24, Maryland 10
No. 4 Penn State (-11.5) v. Minnesota - 3:30 p.m. ET - CBS
We still don’t really know how good Penn State is. The Nittany Lions have feasted on cupcakes since their loss to Ohio State. I know their defense is solid and Drew Allar and the running backs can move the football, it’s just something about them doesn’t connect for me when talking about some of the best teams in the country.
Minnesota was surging before a loss to Rutgers two weeks ago. Max Brosmer and Daniel Jackson are a nice combo through the air. What the Golden Gophers need is more consistency from running back Darius Taylor. It’s unlikely Taylor will find much room this week against a stout Nittany Lions defense.
I do like the points here since traveling to Minneapolis later in the season is never an easy trip. Penn State will have a hard time finding separation against a team with a little bit of a pulse.
Penn State 28, Minnesota 20
Northwestern v. Michigan (-10.5) - 3:30 p.m. ET - FS1
Michigan enters this contest having lost four of their last five games. If the Wolverines can’t win here they are staring down needing a win in Columbus next week to become bowl eligible. At least Michigan didn’t give up after falling behind 17-3 two weeks ago at Indiana, closing the gap to 20-15 before time ran out on them.
Northwestern tries hard, I’ll give them that. The Wildcats just aren’t a good football team. I don’t see how they are going to be able to run the ball against the Michigan defense, and Jack Lausch is going to be under fire all game long.
Not that I’m ecstatic about backing Davis Warren, but Michigan has had a bye week to prep for this while Northwestern is coming off a physical contest against Ohio State. The Wolverines win this by at least two touchdowns.
Michigan 28, Northwestern 13
Wisconsin v. Nebraska (-2.5) - 3:30 p.m. ET- Big Ten Network
One of these teams will earn the magical sixth win of the season to get to bowl eligibility. Somehow Nebraska still isn’t there yet despite a 5-1 start to the season. Matt Rhule is being haunted by the ghosts of Mike Riley and Scott Frost, who both were experts at losing tight games. Last week the Cornhuskers fell 28-20 in Los Angeles to USC.
I’m wondering if Wisconsin might have put so much into last weekend’s close loss to Oregon that they’ll come out flat. Adding to their issues, offensive coordinator Phil Longo has been fired and the offense will be run by committee essentially. This feels like it’ll be a recipe for disaster since there will be too many cooks in the kitchen. Give me Nebraska and the short line on their home turf.
Nebraska 27, Wisconsin 17
USC (-4.5) v. UCLA - 10:30 p.m. ET - NBC
Just when I started to trust UCLA they laid an egg last week at Washington. Ethan Garbers was fine against the Huskies, the Bruins just couldn’t get their running game going like they did the previous week against Iowa. It’s not like Washington didn’t give them chances with some turnovers, UCLA just wasn’t able to capitalize on them.
The Jayden Maiava experiment started off well last week, as USC beat Nebraska 28-20. Not only did Maiava throw for three touchdowns, Woody Marks ran for 146 yards in the victory. Now USC is just a win away from bowl eligibility. With Notre Dame up next, USC better get that win this week because it’s hard to see them beating the Fighting Irish.
As much as I’m trying to talk myself out of taking USC here, I just can’t trust UCLA after what I saw last week. The Bruins just don’t have the firepower to keep up with the Trojans. Garbers will give it his best effort, he just doesn’t have much help.
USC 31, UCLA 21
No. 5 Indiana v. No. 2 Ohio State (-13.5) - 12:00 p.m. ET - FOX
Prior to the season Ohio State fans saw this game as just a tune up before the Michigan game. Now Saturday’s contest with the Hoosiers is looking like it will be bigger than The Game. For the first time in school history Indiana is 10-0, and the Buckeyes and Hoosiers will be battling to stay in the driver’s seat to take on Oregon in next month’s Big Ten Championship Game.
Just after getting settled following Josh Simmons’ season-ending injury at Oregon, the Ohio State offensive line was thrown for another loop when Seth McLaughlin suffered an achilles injury in practice that will sideline him for the rest of the season. Carson Hinzman will slide over to center from left guard, but at least Hinzman does have prior experience at the position after starting there last year.
Luckily for the Buckeyes there aren’t many questions with the rest of the offense, as well as the defense. Will Howard looks cool under pressure, the running game is coming off solid performances from Quinshon Judkins and TreVeyon Henderson, and the defense is the toughest unit in the country to score on.
Even though Kurtis Rourke and the Indiana offense has some pop, they don’t worry me quite as much as Oregon did. The Hoosiers have yet to try and solve a defense like they’ll see from the Buckeyes. Indiana did have trouble with Michigan in the second half two weeks ago, and I think Ohio State is even better than the Wolverines on defense. It’ll be interesting to see how Rourke responds if the Buckeyes are able to come out of the gates hot on defense and get some early stops.
In the end, I just think the Buckeyes are a better team on both sides of the ball. Not that Curt Cignetti and the Hoosiers don’t deserve our respect, but this will be their first true road test and I think their undefeated start to the season ends on Saturday. Ohio State wins, it just isn’t a blowout that will knock the Hoosiers out of the playoff.
Ohio State 37, Indiana 21
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2025 Season Ticket Prices
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Hell, Ohio State already sent out emails to pay for the 2025 season tickets; FWIW, here are the links that shows the prices and the new zone configurations:
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On behalf of the Department of Athletics, we write to thank you for being a loyal Ohio State Football season ticket holder. Your 2025 Ohio State football season ticket invoice is available online beginning today for those interested in renewing early. The deadline to renew is March 3, 2025.
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2025 Football Pricing Proration - NEW
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LGHL Ohio State-Indiana could come down to Denzel Burke’s ability to cover in space
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Ohio State-Indiana could come down to Denzel Burke’s ability to cover in space
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The Buckeye cornerback was exposed against Oregon and can’t have a repeat performance is OSU wants to win on Saturday.
Obviously, Seth McLaughlin’s injury throws a lot of things into question across Ohio State’s offensive line. The unit had been the Buckeyes’ weak spot coming into the season, but had performed better than many pundits — myself included — had expected; even following the season-ending loss of starting left tackle Josh Simmons. However, now that OSU has to replace another starter upfront, it is reasonable to be concerned about how that will impact the team’s ability to function on offense.
With all of that being typed, I tend to think that one of Ohio State’s defenders might be the key to the No. 2 Buckeyes getting out of Saturday’s matchup against No. 5 Indiana with their second top-five win of the month.
The undefeated Hoosiers come to Columbus this weekend led on offense by the most efficient quarterback in the Big Ten Kurtis Rourke. He enters Saturday’s contest with 21 touchdowns and four interceptions, despite missing a game this season. His 10.1 yards per attempt are the best in the league and second nationally behind only Ole Miss’ Jaxon Dart. Rourke, a transfer from Ohio University, is averaging 267.8 yards per game and has a QB rating of 182.67, which is second nationally — Will Howard is third at 181.90.
Despite Rourke’s impressive passing numbers, IU doesn’t have a dominant receiver — at least from a raw numbers perspective. The team’s leading pass-catcher is junior James Madison transfer Elijah Sarratt with 685 yards over 10 games this season. While his yards-per-game average is good for just eighth in the Big Ten, the fact that he has put up those totals on just 38 receptions changes the outlook on the wide receiver. At 18.03 yards per catch, Sarratt leads Big Ten receivers who have 25 receptions or more; for comparison, OSU’s Jeremiah Smith is fourth at 17.65 ypc.
Ohio State is fourth nationally in rushing defense, allowing only 90.70 yards per game, so while they are equally adept against the pass (sixth nationally at 160.1 ypg), the more skilled opponents on the Buckeyes’ schedule this season have appeared to focus on one specific aspect of OSU’s defense with increasing regularity: cornerback Denzel Burke.
Against the now-No. 1 Oregon Ducks, OSU’s CB1 had inarguably the worst day of his career. His receivers were targeted eight times, leading to completions on every pass. Those eight catches resulted in 179 of Dillon Gabriel’s 341 passing yards and both of the quarterback’s touchdowns.
According to Pro Football Focus, Burke is allowing 84.4% of passes targeting the man he is covering to be completed this season. Against Northwestern in Wrigley Field last weekend, all four attempts in Burke’s direction were completed. Fortunately, the OSU corner has allowed only three total yards after the catch on those completions, perhaps the strongest part of his game this season. On the 27 completions that he has allowed on 32 targets, he is giving up under four yards per catch.
This stands in stark contrast to what the defensive back was able to do last year. In single coverage during the 2023 campaign, Burke was targeted just 19 allowing only three receptions. If Ohio State wants to maintain its inside track to a Big Ten Title Game berth — and a shot at a bye in the College Football Playoff — Burke will need to be much closer to 2023 form than he has been in recent weeks.
Sarratt will lineup in multiple sports across the field, so he likely won’t be covered exclusively by Burke — unless the OSU coaching staff designs it that way — but at 6-foot-2, 209 pounds, the IU WR is roughly the same size as the 6-foot-1, 193-pound Burke (at least to OSU’s seemingly generous official listings), so the Buckeye corner will not be out-physicaled when he is in coverage. Therefore, if Burke can stay tight with his man, he should have the opportunity to disrupt passes his way.
However, Indiana’s passing attack is more than just Sarratt. Five Hoosiers have gone for more than 285 yards this season including Omar Cooper Jr. (527), Myles Price (377), Ke’Shawn Williams (341), and Miles Cross (289) to go with Sarratt’s 685. This means that Davison Igbinosun, Jordan Hancock, and the entire Ohio State secondary will have to be on its game on Saturday, but Burke will be the one in the spotlight.
Following his disappointing performance against the Ducks, the Buckeyes need a much more productive and efficient Denzel Burke as the competition increases heading into the postseason, and that starts on Saturday in the Horseshoe.
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The Buckeye cornerback was exposed against Oregon and can’t have a repeat performance is OSU wants to win on Saturday.
Obviously, Seth McLaughlin’s injury throws a lot of things into question across Ohio State’s offensive line. The unit had been the Buckeyes’ weak spot coming into the season, but had performed better than many pundits — myself included — had expected; even following the season-ending loss of starting left tackle Josh Simmons. However, now that OSU has to replace another starter upfront, it is reasonable to be concerned about how that will impact the team’s ability to function on offense.
With all of that being typed, I tend to think that one of Ohio State’s defenders might be the key to the No. 2 Buckeyes getting out of Saturday’s matchup against No. 5 Indiana with their second top-five win of the month.
The undefeated Hoosiers come to Columbus this weekend led on offense by the most efficient quarterback in the Big Ten Kurtis Rourke. He enters Saturday’s contest with 21 touchdowns and four interceptions, despite missing a game this season. His 10.1 yards per attempt are the best in the league and second nationally behind only Ole Miss’ Jaxon Dart. Rourke, a transfer from Ohio University, is averaging 267.8 yards per game and has a QB rating of 182.67, which is second nationally — Will Howard is third at 181.90.
Despite Rourke’s impressive passing numbers, IU doesn’t have a dominant receiver — at least from a raw numbers perspective. The team’s leading pass-catcher is junior James Madison transfer Elijah Sarratt with 685 yards over 10 games this season. While his yards-per-game average is good for just eighth in the Big Ten, the fact that he has put up those totals on just 38 receptions changes the outlook on the wide receiver. At 18.03 yards per catch, Sarratt leads Big Ten receivers who have 25 receptions or more; for comparison, OSU’s Jeremiah Smith is fourth at 17.65 ypc.
Ohio State is fourth nationally in rushing defense, allowing only 90.70 yards per game, so while they are equally adept against the pass (sixth nationally at 160.1 ypg), the more skilled opponents on the Buckeyes’ schedule this season have appeared to focus on one specific aspect of OSU’s defense with increasing regularity: cornerback Denzel Burke.
Against the now-No. 1 Oregon Ducks, OSU’s CB1 had inarguably the worst day of his career. His receivers were targeted eight times, leading to completions on every pass. Those eight catches resulted in 179 of Dillon Gabriel’s 341 passing yards and both of the quarterback’s touchdowns.
According to Pro Football Focus, Burke is allowing 84.4% of passes targeting the man he is covering to be completed this season. Against Northwestern in Wrigley Field last weekend, all four attempts in Burke’s direction were completed. Fortunately, the OSU corner has allowed only three total yards after the catch on those completions, perhaps the strongest part of his game this season. On the 27 completions that he has allowed on 32 targets, he is giving up under four yards per catch.
This stands in stark contrast to what the defensive back was able to do last year. In single coverage during the 2023 campaign, Burke was targeted just 19 allowing only three receptions. If Ohio State wants to maintain its inside track to a Big Ten Title Game berth — and a shot at a bye in the College Football Playoff — Burke will need to be much closer to 2023 form than he has been in recent weeks.
Sarratt will lineup in multiple sports across the field, so he likely won’t be covered exclusively by Burke — unless the OSU coaching staff designs it that way — but at 6-foot-2, 209 pounds, the IU WR is roughly the same size as the 6-foot-1, 193-pound Burke (at least to OSU’s seemingly generous official listings), so the Buckeye corner will not be out-physicaled when he is in coverage. Therefore, if Burke can stay tight with his man, he should have the opportunity to disrupt passes his way.
However, Indiana’s passing attack is more than just Sarratt. Five Hoosiers have gone for more than 285 yards this season including Omar Cooper Jr. (527), Myles Price (377), Ke’Shawn Williams (341), and Miles Cross (289) to go with Sarratt’s 685. This means that Davison Igbinosun, Jordan Hancock, and the entire Ohio State secondary will have to be on its game on Saturday, but Burke will be the one in the spotlight.
Following his disappointing performance against the Ducks, the Buckeyes need a much more productive and efficient Denzel Burke as the competition increases heading into the postseason, and that starts on Saturday in the Horseshoe.
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2026 PA DB Joey O'Brien (Verbal Offer)
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