def looking forward to see if his international experience can translate to B1G play

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Anyone catch the Princeton vs Moeller game last night? Princeton RB and Miami OH commit Jordan Hall looked very, very good. Penn State offered him today, and sounds like OSU is definitely looking now. Listed at 5-10, 205 Hall has good speed and power. He had 170 total yards and 3 TDs against Big Moe

https://247sports.com/player/jordan-hall-46167064/

BuckeyeNation27 said:

23 completions and still less than 200 yards?

I didn't get to watch that game live, but I know what I'm doing later today.

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It's even funnier when you look at who was plugged into the secondary for Texas after their flood of opt outs.

Wardell Mack, who had registered just 6 tackles in 2 seasons and was mostly a special teams player

Warren Robinson, 15 tackles in 2 years, same as Mack, primarily a special teams player (though he got some more garbage time play than Mack)

Garceson Littleton, a true freshman who had played a good amount, but the opt outs pushed him from 3rd/4th corner to #1 corner.

Xavier Filsaime, plugged into starting safety due to the opt out of Michael Taafee. Mostly garbage time/spot duty throughout his career, stats of 21 tackles in 2 seasons to that point.

buckeyemania11 said:

Texas basically whole secondary and 2 of their better DL players sat the game out. Underwood was still only able to go 23/42 for 199 yards and threw 3 INTs. 4.7 Yards Per Attempt. This was the "FRESHMAN NEVER BEFORE SEEN!" against a MASH Unit after playing a whole season and having a month to prepare for this game.

I don't think Arch is terrible but he's not great, he's just "ok". His best performances in SEC play were against Vanderbilt (118th in Pass D) and Arkansas (104th in pass D) of course. He's got enough ability to shine against bad defenses, but he really shows to be just an ok type QB when thrown in front of Ds with some sort of ability.

Even if you give him the benefit of the doubt about the Ohio State game. The only other top 25 pass D he faced was Texas A&M the last week of the regular season. In that game he went 14/29 for 179 yards 1 TD and 0 INT. He was not that good against UGA either (27/43 251 Yards 1 TD 1 INT). He was bad in the loss to Florida (16/29 263 yards 2 TD 2 INT) and almost helped them lose to Kentucky (12/27 132 yards 0 TD 0 INT)

Based on his actual performance, If Manning wasn't on the back of his jersey he wouldn't be getting near the hype he gets.

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23 completions and still less than 200 yards?

I didn't get to watch that game live, but I know what I'm doing later today.

LOOKIN’ LIKE WILL. Bennett Christian is one of the best interviews on Ohio State’s roster. I don’t have a top five or top 10 — I only know Carson Hinzman is No. 1, and Christian isn’t too far behind him.

The veteran tight end had several good quotes this week. His best came when he shared that Julian Sayin has been making “unbelievable, jaw-dropping throws.” But soon after, Christian made another interesting comment about the Buckeyes’ Heisman finalist quarterback.

“He’s a really good rah-rah guy, which last year he was a little more reserved,” Christian said. “I think Will Howard, the best thing he did was just get guys going.”

Howard was a phenomenal quarterback for Ohio State, completing 73% of his passes for 4,010 yards and 35 touchdowns while adding seven more scores on the ground. But more than his on-field performance, Howard excelled as a leader. Whenever Ryan Day talked about Howard, the first traits he mentioned were his accountability, communication and ability to inspire.


At 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds, Howard looked the part of a follow me to freedom kind of leader for the Buckeyes. He was exactly the type of personality Ohio State needed with its back against the wall during its legendary run to a College Football Playoff title.

If Sayin has reminded Christian and his Ohio State teammates of Howard while leading workouts and drills or commanding the huddle — even just a little bit — that may be one of the most important developments of the offseason.

Christian said he’s seen that passion from Sayin all offseason. He described the quarterback’s emotion as “fiery.”

“I’ve kind of seen him grow into that over the summer and stuff, in the weight room. I’m not really surprised to see it translate onto the field,” Christian said.

Sayin already had the arm talent. He already had the football IQ. Now, it sounds like he’s finding his voice, too. And if that voice carries over from the practice field to the playing field, the Buckeyes may have another quarterback who can lead them to a title in 2026.

Buckeye86 said:

As I said in the Arch Manning thread, rewatching the Citrus Bowl is a lot of fun for an Ohio State fan because Manning and Underwood both sucked.

Knowing the final score, you think to yourself towards the end of the game “how did UM lose this so badly?” and then you get to watch Underwood completely implode when the OC has to ask him to throw more because they’re running out of time.

And to repeat from the other thread, the only reason Texas took advantage is because they were able to do the opposite and resorted to QB runs with Manning in crunch time.

It really is encouraging to watch from an “I hope Ohio State’s opponents aren’t good” perspective.

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Texas basically whole secondary and 2 of their better DL players sat the game out. Underwood was still only able to go 23/42 for 199 yards and threw 3 INTs. 4.7 Yards Per Attempt. This was the "FRESHMAN NEVER BEFORE SEEN!" against a MASH Unit after playing a whole season and having a month to prepare for this game.

I don't think Arch is terrible but he's not great, he's just "ok". His best performances in SEC play were against Vanderbilt (118th in Pass D) and Arkansas (104th in pass D) of course. He's got enough ability to shine against bad defenses, but he really shows to be just an ok type QB when thrown in front of Ds with some sort of ability.

Even if you give him the benefit of the doubt about the Ohio State game. The only other top 25 pass D he faced was Texas A&M the last week of the regular season. In that game he went 14/29 for 179 yards 1 TD and 0 INT. He was not that good against UGA either (27/43 251 Yards 1 TD 1 INT). He was bad in the loss to Florida (16/29 263 yards 2 TD 2 INT) and almost helped them lose to Kentucky (12/27 132 yards 0 TD 0 INT)

Based on his actual performance, If Manning wasn't on the back of his jersey he wouldn't be getting near the hype he gets.

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Not a traditional post presence at all IMO. Looks to me a little bit like Devin Royal with slightly more length and athleticism, but less strength. I think they did want someone who could fill the role Royal was supposed to fill but didn't seem to want to - combo forward who can fill in as small ball C at times. He is likely similar to Bynum size- and role-wise, although a touch smaller.

Supposedly the NCAA has to decide his eligibility still - the number of years he can play in college will likely be shortened due to his pro experience. Jelavic, for example, lost 1 year of eligibility.

buckeyemania11 said:

They aren't even trying to sunshine pump him this year lol. Anyone who's not a total scUM friendly who's seen him have all came to the same conclusion (he has a lot of flaws in his game) of course DFBIA laughs this off as "just haters" and thinks all is well because Whittingham said he has been "A+ in practice". Of course no coach is going to come out and say his QB might suck.

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Your rope holding game needs work.

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They aren't even trying to sunshine pump him this year lol. Anyone who's not a total scUM friendly who's seen him have all came to the same conclusion (he has a lot of flaws in his game) of course DFBIA laughs this off as "just haters" and thinks all is well because Whittingham said he has been "A+ in practice". Of course no coach is going to come out and say his QB might suck.

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Yikes. About to have to paint the endzones.

Highlights from last night were pretty darn impressive. Haven’t seen his stat line but saw 3 or 4 plays that make me wish this kid made a different decision

Geesh if it's a sunny day I'm leaning towards Buckeyes and the Over. Went over the 2 deep this morning and Ball State has zero fucking chance from the opening coin flip... against the second team. I see us winning the second half with subs by 3 TDs. 35-0 is definitely within range at halftime.

johnson2443 said:

I’m still a huge believer in TSC and think he will start next year. I’ve also been vocal in this thread that I really wanted Brady in this class and think he’s an elite passer. I couldn’t be happier with TSC, Edmunds and Vargas in the pipeline.

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I hope for the best from TSC, and would like to see him develop more. I've been on both sides of the fence for Edmunds, but he is talented. And maybe his injury last year hindered his athleticism, because he was starting to look eerily like Kyle McCord(not a big knock, just more of a statue pocket passer). If Edmunds can consistently move the back and escape harm, he could be special

Geesh. Is P and PK the only positions on this roster that dont legitimately have 2 deep of flat out ballers? I'm looking at it today and maybe C, which is more unknown than the rest of OL, but that and the special teams are all I can see that didn't have plug and play, not skip a beat kind of players waiting in the wings.

Ball State should just ask for a check and opt out to save their health and mental stability.

I’m still a huge believer in TSC and think he will start next year. I’ve also been vocal in this thread that I really wanted Brady in this class and think he’s an elite passer. I couldn’t be happier with TSC, Edmunds and Vargas in the pipeline.

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Jebus that was so unfair. Lol

Special. What a great watch every game