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LGHL All the news, analysis from Ohio State’s 45-0 win over Purdue

All the news, analysis from Ohio State’s 45-0 win over Purdue
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Ohio State v Purdue

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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.

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Recapping Ohio State’s 45-0 win over Purdue​


No. 2 Buckeyes Shutout Boilermakers, 45-0
Ohio State Athletics

Defense dominates as Buckeyes rout Purdue 45-0
Bill Rabinowitz, The Columbus Dispatch

Buckeyes maintain strong momentum with 45-0 win over struggling Purdue
Steve Helwagen, Bucknuts

Ohio State Cruises to 45-0 Win over Purdue
Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors

Buckeyes Blitz Boilermakers 45-0: Smith’s Records, Defensive Dominance Fuel Ohio State Shutout
Samuel Cipriani, The Lantern

News From Ohio State’s 45-0 win over Purdue​


Ohio State’s Jeremiah Smith breaks Cris Carter’s freshman reception, touchdown record
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts

Why Buckeyes DT Tyleik Williams was held out in win over Purdue
Joey Kaufman, The Columbus Dispatch

Ohio State vs. Purdue Notebook: Jeremiah Smith Breaks Two More Records, Eddrick Houston Makes His First Start and Will Howard is Getting New Cleats
Andy Anders and Dan Hope, Eleven Warriors

Analyzing Ohio State’s 45-0 win over Purdue​



Snap Judgments: Buckeyes coast to straightforward blowout over Purdue
Austin Ward, Dotting The Eyes

Buckeyes report card: How did Ohio State grade against Purdue?
Brian White, The Columbus Dispatch

How Buckeyes showed championship mettle leading into, throughout win over Purdue
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row

Three Key Stats: Ohio State’s Special Teams Becomes a Plus, the Buckeyes’ Record Their Second Shutout of the Season and Emeka Egbuka Keeps His Catch Streak Alive
11W Staff, Eleven Warriors

Quick Takes: Ohio State’s offensive creativity, defense steps up, Buckeye special teams arrives
Patrick Murphy, Bucknuts

Report Card: Grading Buckeyes dominant win over Purdue
Spencer Holbrook, Lettermen Row

Looking at the Performances From Ohio State’s 45-0 win over Purdue​


The Ohio State marching band formed a bear pooping on the Michigan logo during halftime

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— On3 (@On3sports) November 9, 2024​
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Moment of the Game: Ransom’s massive hit proves his health and defensive aggression
Matt Tamanini, Land-Grant Holy Land

Photos: Ohio State vs. Purdue
Ohio State Athletics

Instant opinions: OSU DEs thrive; QB Howard’s deep passes worrisome
Rob Oller, The Columbus Dispatch

Defensive Ends JT Tuimoloau, Jack Sawyer Fuel Ferocious Pass Rush for Buckeyes vs. Boilermakers
Andy Anders, Eleven Warriors

Special teams finally a ‘plus’: Caden Curry’s blocked punt jumpstarts rout of Boilermakers
Andy Backstrom, Lettermen Row

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LGHL OHIO STATE GAMEDAY: It’s a bad day to be a Purdue Boilermaker

OHIO STATE GAMEDAY: It’s a bad day to be a Purdue Boilermaker
Gene Ross via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Ohio State v Penn State

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The Buckeyes return home to take on the Boilermakers.

Wake up, everyone. It’s Ohio State game day!

After a thrilling victory against Penn State on the road last weekend, Ohio State returns home to take on a Purdue team on the very opposite end of the spectrum. While the Buckeyes are trending in the positive direction now at 7-1, the Boilermakers sit at just 1-7 on the season, having lost each of their last seven contests. Ryan Day and his team still can't afford to take Ryan Walters’ group lightly, however, as the ‘Spoilermakers’ have a history of making things interesting against the scarlet and gray.

Over the past week, our talented group of writers and podcasters have put together preview pieces, analytical breakdowns, and everything in-between.

If you missed out on any of the coverage, we have you... well, covered. Below, each type of story is categorized. If you’re looking for podcasts and previews we’ve done, you can find them; if you’re looking for the betting lines and non-football topics, they are there, too.

Enjoy the day everyone. As always, Go Bucks!

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Sports Betting​

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LGHL Moment of the Game: Ransom’s massive hit proves his health and defensive aggression

Moment of the Game: Ransom’s massive hit proves his health and defensive aggression
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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Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK

Oh yeah, and Jeremiah Smith broke two program records too.

The easy pick here for the moment of the game is Jeremiah Smith surpassing Cris Carter’s freshmen receptions record and his freshman touchdowns record, but I’ve picked a lot of J.J. Smith plays for this column already this season (also, the video for the record-breaking touchdown is below).

So, I went with a play that not only shows a shift in Ohio State’s defensive aggression in recent weeks, but also confirms that a key player on that side of the ball for the Buckeyes is clearly healthy and back to 100%.

Halfway through the second quarter with the Buckeyes up 14-0, Purdue was on the move. On 2nd-and-4 from the Boilermaker 43, Texas transfer quarterback Hudson Card kept the ball and ran to the right, aiming to pick up the first down. However, a missile was fired from the back of the defense and absolutely blew him up.

When Card decided to keep the ball on what appeared to be a zone read, safety Lathan Ransom was roughly 20 yards away from him as the deepest man on defense. But, he read the play from deep in the secondary and made a B-line for the ball carrier.

While Card had to avoid some other Buckeye rushers, Ransom closed 15 yards in the same amount of time that the QB ran seven. When they met at the Purdue 46-yard line, Ransom delivered a massive hit that dislodged the ball and stopped Card short of the line to gain.


Lathan Ransom hit stick.

The Ohio State safety smacked Purdue QB Hudson Card out of bounds on this 2nd-and-4.

Afterward, though, the Boilermakers converted their second 3rd Down of the drive. pic.twitter.com/rseDwk1Inc

— Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) November 9, 2024​
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One of the knocks on the Buckeyes coming out of the loss to Oregon in Eugene was that they just weren’t aggressive enough on defense to force Dillon Gabriel and the Ducks’ offense into difficult situations.

Since then, we have started to see some more creativity up front with stunts and blitzes from different positions, and it has been marginally effective. A lot of that focus has been on the defensive line and whether or not they are actually able to hit the quarterback — OSU had four sacks and five tackles for loss against Purdue. But, it seems to me that this aggressive mindset has begun to permeate the entire defense, and Ransom’s closing speed and bone-shaking hit prove it.

Ransom was injured against Oregon and didn’t play against Nebraska coming out of the subsequent bye week. The safety has been no stranger to injuries in his time as a Buckeye. He broke his leg in the 2022 Rose Bowl and missed the final five games of last season with a foot injury.

So any time he has to miss snaps, let alone games, should cause fans to be a little apprehensive. But, based on a solid performance against Penn State and an even more impressive one against Purdue, I think that it’s safe to say that Lathna Ransom is as healthy as one can be heading into the final three games of the regular season.


Lathan Ransom with a BIG hit @ohiostatefb pic.twitter.com/lK49JHr6jn

— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) November 9, 2024​
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Even though the stop didn’t result in an immediate punt or turnover on downs, the electric hit continued to give the Buckeye defense life. Ransom added a third-quarter interception to go along with four tackles; really solid day for one of the most important players on the OSU roster.


As promised, here is the history-making touchdown catch for Jeremiah Smith.


Record reception

Jeremiah Smith's 9️⃣th TD grab of the season breaks a tie with Cris Carter for the most by an @OhioStateFB true freshman.#B1GFootball on @CFBONFOX pic.twitter.com/s6UDp0l3oS

— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) November 9, 2024​
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Google Ohio State On This Date: “Holy Buckeye” Win Over Purdue in 2002 Highlights OSU’s History on Nov. 9 - Eleven Warriors

Ohio State On This Date: “Holy Buckeye” Win Over Purdue in 2002 Highlights OSU’s History on Nov. 9 - Eleven Warriors
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Ohio State On This Date: “Holy Buckeye” Win Over Purdue in 2002 Highlights OSU’s History on Nov. 9 Eleven Warriors

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LGHL Majority of Ohio State fans don’t think Buckeyes will make playoff semifinals

Majority of Ohio State fans don’t think Buckeyes will make playoff semifinals
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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You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.

Throughout the Ohio State football season, we will be asking and answering questions about the team, college football, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.


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Question 1: After the Penn State win, where do you think Ohio State ends its season?​



Not gonna lie, this one surprised me more than a little bit. As I look across the landscape of college football, I don’t see any great teams. I see a bunch of good, but flawed teams. Coincidentally, that is also how I see the Buckeyes, but when I stack their “goodness” next to the “goodness” of other teams, I think that Ohio State comes out considerably further ahead in nearly every case.


I think the same is true for their weaknesses. No doubt that the OSU offensive line has been a point of concern for the past two seasons, and while I’m certainly not saying that it has all of a sudden become an elite unit based on one game, I do think that it is substantially better than it was just a few weeks ago.

By combining two seasoned starters on the rebuilt left side of the line with a more creative call sheet from Chip Kelly, I do believe that the offensive line has gone from a negative to at least a push, and — with two games against sub-par competition before the stretch run — has the chance to become a positive.

If that happens, I think that it becomes increasingly difficult to find a team that is better than Ohio State. Obviously, the coaching staff needs to continue to up its game as well, from schemes to creativity to play calling to rotation, but their backs are against the wall, and there is no reason for them not to go for broke at this point.

Question 2: What will the margin of victory be in Saturday’s game against Purdue?​



Look, Purdue is bad... like 1-and-8 bad. Ohio State should be able to name its score against the Boilermakers. The only questions should be how long they keep the starters in the game and how hard they actually try to score in the second half. Ohio State Buckeyes enter the game as a 37.5-point favorite and the gold-standard college football analytics model projects SP+ has the Buckeyes to win by a score of 47-5.


You can check out the predictions of a handful of Land-Grant Holy Land experts in the link above, but I am going with the Ohio State Buckeyes: 49, the Little Engines That Couldn’t: 3.


Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Ohio State fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.

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LGHL Ohio State vs. Purdue: Land-Grant’s experts make their picks

Ohio State vs. Purdue: Land-Grant’s experts make their picks
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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Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK

Every week, we will be picking the score, MVP, and major storyline for each Buckeye game.

Being the Buckeye beat’s black sheep blog, we here at Land-Grant Holy Land like to pat ourselves on the back. So, throughout the season, members of our staff will be making predictions about that day’s game. They will go on the record with what they think the final score will be, who the game’s MVP will be, and what the major storyline will be coming out of the day.

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes will be back home at Ohio Stadium to host the Purdue Boilermakers on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 12 noon ET in a game to be broadcast on Fox. As of this article’s writing, the Bucks are 37.5-point favorites according to FanDuel Sportsbook. College football’s gold-standard advanced analytics model SP+ is predicting a score of 47-5 in favor of Ohio State.

Check out what our staff members think and then let us know your thoughts on the game in the comments below. As we move forward with the season, you will be able to keep up with just how well our prognosticators do on a weekly basis HERE.

Josh Dooley​


Score Prediction: Ohio State 45, Purdue 10
Game MVP: TreVeyon Henderson
Major Storyline: Ohio State’s defense continues to mix it up, while the revamped offensive line looks steady.

Justin Golba​


Score Prediction: Ohio State 45, Purdue 7
Game MVP: Quinshon Judkins
Major Storyline: Ohio State will be up 35-0 at half.

Connor Lemons​


Score Prediction: Ohio State 49, Purdue 10
Game MVP: TreVeyon Henderson
Major Storyline: Ohio State has re-gained momentum and put the Nebraska game completely behind them.

Brett Ludwiczak​


Score Prediction: Ohio State 51, Purdue 19
Game MVP: TreVeyon Henderson
Major Storyline: Buckeyes get back to early season blowout form by dismantling Purdue.

Gene Ross​


Score Prediction: Ohio State 56, Purdue 10
Game MVP: Jeremiah Smith
Major Storyline: Kayden McDonald starts and gets a sack.

Matt Tamanini​


Score Prediction: Ohio State 49, Purdue 3
Game MVP: James Peoples
Major Storyline: The Buckeyes and their coaching staff have turned the corner and are now well-focused on the task at hand. While the starters won’t play all that much, there will be little to no backslide when the second and third teams are in.

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