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Defining moments from ‘The Game’ 2001-2016
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Who has made their mark in the nation’s premier rivalry over the past 16 years?
Happy hate week to all Buckeye fans far and wide. A great week requires great lists, and what’s better than recounting a pristine 16-year stretch in which Ohio State finished with a 14-2 record over TTUN?
Without further ado, the defining moment from each edition of The Game coached by one of Jim Tressel, Urban Meyer, and yes, even Luke Fickell.
2001: Jonathan Wells 46-yard touchdown run
Play: Already up 7-0 after the first quarter thanks to a Mike Doss interception that set the Buckeyes inside the Wolverines’ five-yard line, Wells took a 4th-and-1 handoff straight through the heart of the defense all the way to the endzone.
Impact: Wells added another touchdown before the half to give the Buckeyes a 23-0, but the Wolverines made things interesting last, and it ultimately took a Dustin Fox interception to put them to rest. Wells converted his 25 rushes into 129 yards and three touchdowns on the day.
Final score: 26-20 good guys.
2002: Will Allen game-sealing interception
Play: A late touchdown off an option pitch (!!!) by Maurice Hall gave the Buckeyes a fourth quarter lead, but John Navarre drove the Wolverines inside the Ohio State 25-yard line with one final play to go. Will Allen leaped in front of the receiver at the last second, sending the Buckeyes to the National Championship.
Impact: Allen’s interception set the Buckeyes up for their date with Miami in Glendale. AKA immortality.
Final score: 14-9 good guys.
2003: Chris Perry game-sealing 15-yard TD
Play: Perry capped off his huge day with an impressive run to end the Buckeyes’ comeback bid. He finished with 154 yards and two touchdowns on the day, earning a trip to the Heisman ceremony (he lost).
Impact: The Buckeyes’ National Championship hopes were dashed. The Wolverines took on No. 1 USC in the Rose Bowl and lost 28-14.
Final score: 35-21 bad guys.
2004: Troy Smith starts the day with a 68-yard bomb to Anthony Gonzalez
Play: The Buckeyes were 6-4 entering The Game, while the Wolverines were the No. 7 team in the country looking to lock up another trip to Pasadena. An early 3rd-and-12 didn’t bode well for the Ohio State, but Smith made his first of many brilliant plays against TTUN:
Impact: Smith was just getting started, as he eventually racked up 241 passing yards, 145 rushing yards, and three total touchdowns. A Ted Ginn punt return for six in the third quarter helped put the Buckeyes up for good.
Final score: 37-21 good guys.
2005: The Catch
Play: Smith and Gonzalez had their fair share of great plays, but both seemed to take things to the next level against TTUN. A heroic effort by both set up a short rushing touchdown by Antonio Pittman and the Buckeyes’ second-consecutive victory against the Wolverines:
Impact: The Buckeyes rode their victory over TTUN to a berth in the Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame. That game was just as awesome as you remember it.
Final score: 25-21 good guys.
2006: Smith and Brian Robiskie put the final stake through the No. 2 Wolverines
Play: While Ginn, Beanie Wells, and Pittman all had long-noteworthy touchdowns, Robiskie’s toe-dragging goodness put the Buckeyes up for good in the fourth quarter. The Wolverines refused to go away all game, making the Game of the Century one of the best editions of The Game in recent memory.
Impact: The win sent the Buckeyes to some game that nobody really cared all that much about anyway.
Final score: 42-39 good guys.
2007: Chris Wells 62-yard TD run
Play: Gholston and the defensive line found themselves in the Wolverines backfield all game, but it was one sack late in the fourth quarter that truly showed just how dominant this defense could be:
Impact: Beanie Wells converted his 39 carries into 222 yards and two touchdowns against the Wolverines (including a 62-yard romp past numerous over-matched defenders), but it was Gholston and the defense who truly took over the game. TTUN gained just 91 total yards, and Chad Henne was taken down on three separate occasions by Gholston. The Buckeyes’ ultimately lost (again) in the National Championship.
Final score: 14-3 good guys.
2008: Ray Small 80-yard punt return
Play: The Buckeyes burst out to a 14-7 halftime lead on the first edition of the Rich-Rod Wolverines, but the game quickly got out of hand. Small’s huge return set the Buckeyes up inside the 10-yard line and they quickly capitalized with a touchdown to Robiskie.
Impact: The Buckeyes placed a large exclamation point on the Wolverines’ 3-9 campaign under Rodriguez. It was also the last time high school sensation Sam McGuffie played for the Wolverines.
Final score: 42-7 good guys.
2009: Cameron Hayward starts the turnover party off with a TD
Play: The Wolverines couldn’t get out of their own way in 2009, and the Buckeyes quickly capitalized by recovering a forced fumble in the end zone for an early 7-0 lead.
Impact: The Buckeyes racked up 251 yards rushing between Boom, Zoom, and Terrelle Pryor. The Wolverines consistently drove the ball, but four interceptions and the aforementioned fumble from Tate Forcier were too much for TTUN to overcome.
Final score: 21-10 good guys.
2010: Boom Herron98-yard touchdown 89-yard run
Play: Okay, technically Herron’s long run was 89 yards and not a touchdown due to a Dane Sanzenbacher hold, but that call on Sanzenbacher’s open-field pancake was objectively terrible, and Herron’s long run was simply more of the same against the Wolverines laughable defense.
Impact: Rodriguez’s last game against the Buckeyes wasn’t a very memorable one. While Pryor went 3-0 against TTUN, none of his games were all that competitive thanks to a dismal Wolverines defense and an offense that couldn’t handle the Buckeyes big uglies in the trenches.
Final score: 37-7 good guys.
2011: Denard Robinson 42-yard TD
Play: Braxton Miller and co. gave the No. 15 ranked Wolverines all they could handle, but shoelace made it clear from the beginning that things wouldn’t be so easy this time around.
Impact: Robinson accounted for 337 total yards and five touchdowns against the worst Buckeyes team of the era. This disaster did clear the way for Meyer to come to Columbus, a trade off most Buckeyes fans would likely make 100 times out of 100.
Final score: 40-34 bad guys.
2012: Miller 52-yard bomb to Devin Smith
Play: The Buckeyes’ spotless 11-0 record was meaningless due to their bowl restriction, but some early sorcery from Miller forced the Wolverines to respect the deep ball and opened up lanes for Carlos Hyde all game long.
Impact: Meyer’s first win against TTUN was somewhat uneventful considering the Buckeyes had to settle for four field goals, but the win put a cherry on top of a perfect season. Kudos to everyone involved for not letting a lack of postseason opportunities derail the season.
Final score: 26-21 good guys.
2013: Tyvis Powell’s game-sealing interception
Play: Devin Gardner managed to lead the Wolverines 84 yards in the game’s final minutes and into the end zone to cut the Buckeyes’ lead to just one point. Head coach Brady Hoke attempted to end things right then and there, but Powell had other ideas:
Impact: Miller got things started with an electrifying 53-yard touchdown run, and Buckeyes racked up a ridiculous 393 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 46 carries. Still, the Wolverines exposed some holes in the Buckeyes secondary that would be further exploited by Michigan State and Clemson in the following weeks.
Final score: 42-41 good guys.
2014: Ezekiel Elliott 44-yard TD
Play: The Buckeyes were up just seven points and without starting quarterback J.T. Barrett, but Meyer went for it on 4th-and-1 anyway. Elliott broke one tackle at the line and raced to the end zone to put the Buckeyes up for good.
Impact: It wouldn’t be Elliott’s last big run of the season, and the drive previewed the Buckeyes’ power-run philosophy they rode to a National Championship win.
Final score: 42-28 good guys.
2015: Joey Bosa says goodnight to Jake Rudock
Play: Bosa and Rudock were high-school teammates, but that didn’t stop the former player from driving the latter directly into the turf. The ensuing replays to determine if Rudock fumbled (he didn’t) highlighted the impact from plenty of angles:
Impact: The Buckeyes beat the Wolverines down for the better part of Jim Harbaugh’s first matchup against Meyer. They did so with a devastatingly-efficient rushing attack from Barrett and Elliott, but TTUN’s inability to control Bosa and company at the line of scrimmage was ultimately too much to overcome. Notre Dame would suffer a similar fate a few weeks later.
Final score: 42-13 good guys.
2016: Curtis Samuel to the crib
Play: The entire game was a roller coaster of emotions, as the Buckeyes went down 10 points in the third quarter before working their way back. After forcing overtime, Samuel first helped put the Buckeyes in position to pick up a fist down thanks to his ridiculous third-down run, and he later leaped into the history books with a game-winning 15-yard touchdown run:
Impact: The Buckeyes have had two heart-stopping affairs during Meyer’s five wins against Michigan, but 2016’s back-and-forth contest was arguably the most dramatic yet. Neither team managed to find much postseason success, but 2016’s edition of The Game demonstrated the yearly battles these two teams partake in.
Final score: 30-27 good guys. And by the way, the spot was good.
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Ian Hartitz via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Who has made their mark in the nation’s premier rivalry over the past 16 years?
Happy hate week to all Buckeye fans far and wide. A great week requires great lists, and what’s better than recounting a pristine 16-year stretch in which Ohio State finished with a 14-2 record over TTUN?
Without further ado, the defining moment from each edition of The Game coached by one of Jim Tressel, Urban Meyer, and yes, even Luke Fickell.
2001: Jonathan Wells 46-yard touchdown run
Play: Already up 7-0 after the first quarter thanks to a Mike Doss interception that set the Buckeyes inside the Wolverines’ five-yard line, Wells took a 4th-and-1 handoff straight through the heart of the defense all the way to the endzone.
Impact: Wells added another touchdown before the half to give the Buckeyes a 23-0, but the Wolverines made things interesting last, and it ultimately took a Dustin Fox interception to put them to rest. Wells converted his 25 rushes into 129 yards and three touchdowns on the day.
Final score: 26-20 good guys.
2002: Will Allen game-sealing interception
Play: A late touchdown off an option pitch (!!!) by Maurice Hall gave the Buckeyes a fourth quarter lead, but John Navarre drove the Wolverines inside the Ohio State 25-yard line with one final play to go. Will Allen leaped in front of the receiver at the last second, sending the Buckeyes to the National Championship.
Impact: Allen’s interception set the Buckeyes up for their date with Miami in Glendale. AKA immortality.
Final score: 14-9 good guys.
2003: Chris Perry game-sealing 15-yard TD
Play: Perry capped off his huge day with an impressive run to end the Buckeyes’ comeback bid. He finished with 154 yards and two touchdowns on the day, earning a trip to the Heisman ceremony (he lost).
Impact: The Buckeyes’ National Championship hopes were dashed. The Wolverines took on No. 1 USC in the Rose Bowl and lost 28-14.
Final score: 35-21 bad guys.
2004: Troy Smith starts the day with a 68-yard bomb to Anthony Gonzalez
Play: The Buckeyes were 6-4 entering The Game, while the Wolverines were the No. 7 team in the country looking to lock up another trip to Pasadena. An early 3rd-and-12 didn’t bode well for the Ohio State, but Smith made his first of many brilliant plays against TTUN:
Impact: Smith was just getting started, as he eventually racked up 241 passing yards, 145 rushing yards, and three total touchdowns. A Ted Ginn punt return for six in the third quarter helped put the Buckeyes up for good.
Final score: 37-21 good guys.
2005: The Catch
Play: Smith and Gonzalez had their fair share of great plays, but both seemed to take things to the next level against TTUN. A heroic effort by both set up a short rushing touchdown by Antonio Pittman and the Buckeyes’ second-consecutive victory against the Wolverines:
Impact: The Buckeyes rode their victory over TTUN to a berth in the Fiesta Bowl against Notre Dame. That game was just as awesome as you remember it.
Final score: 25-21 good guys.
2006: Smith and Brian Robiskie put the final stake through the No. 2 Wolverines
Play: While Ginn, Beanie Wells, and Pittman all had long-noteworthy touchdowns, Robiskie’s toe-dragging goodness put the Buckeyes up for good in the fourth quarter. The Wolverines refused to go away all game, making the Game of the Century one of the best editions of The Game in recent memory.
Impact: The win sent the Buckeyes to some game that nobody really cared all that much about anyway.
Final score: 42-39 good guys.
2007: Chris Wells 62-yard TD run
Play: Gholston and the defensive line found themselves in the Wolverines backfield all game, but it was one sack late in the fourth quarter that truly showed just how dominant this defense could be:
Impact: Beanie Wells converted his 39 carries into 222 yards and two touchdowns against the Wolverines (including a 62-yard romp past numerous over-matched defenders), but it was Gholston and the defense who truly took over the game. TTUN gained just 91 total yards, and Chad Henne was taken down on three separate occasions by Gholston. The Buckeyes’ ultimately lost (again) in the National Championship.
Final score: 14-3 good guys.
2008: Ray Small 80-yard punt return
Play: The Buckeyes burst out to a 14-7 halftime lead on the first edition of the Rich-Rod Wolverines, but the game quickly got out of hand. Small’s huge return set the Buckeyes up inside the 10-yard line and they quickly capitalized with a touchdown to Robiskie.
Impact: The Buckeyes placed a large exclamation point on the Wolverines’ 3-9 campaign under Rodriguez. It was also the last time high school sensation Sam McGuffie played for the Wolverines.
Final score: 42-7 good guys.
2009: Cameron Hayward starts the turnover party off with a TD
Play: The Wolverines couldn’t get out of their own way in 2009, and the Buckeyes quickly capitalized by recovering a forced fumble in the end zone for an early 7-0 lead.
Impact: The Buckeyes racked up 251 yards rushing between Boom, Zoom, and Terrelle Pryor. The Wolverines consistently drove the ball, but four interceptions and the aforementioned fumble from Tate Forcier were too much for TTUN to overcome.
Final score: 21-10 good guys.
2010: Boom Herron
Play: Okay, technically Herron’s long run was 89 yards and not a touchdown due to a Dane Sanzenbacher hold, but that call on Sanzenbacher’s open-field pancake was objectively terrible, and Herron’s long run was simply more of the same against the Wolverines laughable defense.
Impact: Rodriguez’s last game against the Buckeyes wasn’t a very memorable one. While Pryor went 3-0 against TTUN, none of his games were all that competitive thanks to a dismal Wolverines defense and an offense that couldn’t handle the Buckeyes big uglies in the trenches.
Final score: 37-7 good guys.
2011: Denard Robinson 42-yard TD
Play: Braxton Miller and co. gave the No. 15 ranked Wolverines all they could handle, but shoelace made it clear from the beginning that things wouldn’t be so easy this time around.
Impact: Robinson accounted for 337 total yards and five touchdowns against the worst Buckeyes team of the era. This disaster did clear the way for Meyer to come to Columbus, a trade off most Buckeyes fans would likely make 100 times out of 100.
Final score: 40-34 bad guys.
2012: Miller 52-yard bomb to Devin Smith
Play: The Buckeyes’ spotless 11-0 record was meaningless due to their bowl restriction, but some early sorcery from Miller forced the Wolverines to respect the deep ball and opened up lanes for Carlos Hyde all game long.
Impact: Meyer’s first win against TTUN was somewhat uneventful considering the Buckeyes had to settle for four field goals, but the win put a cherry on top of a perfect season. Kudos to everyone involved for not letting a lack of postseason opportunities derail the season.
Final score: 26-21 good guys.
2013: Tyvis Powell’s game-sealing interception
Play: Devin Gardner managed to lead the Wolverines 84 yards in the game’s final minutes and into the end zone to cut the Buckeyes’ lead to just one point. Head coach Brady Hoke attempted to end things right then and there, but Powell had other ideas:
Impact: Miller got things started with an electrifying 53-yard touchdown run, and Buckeyes racked up a ridiculous 393 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 46 carries. Still, the Wolverines exposed some holes in the Buckeyes secondary that would be further exploited by Michigan State and Clemson in the following weeks.
Final score: 42-41 good guys.
2014: Ezekiel Elliott 44-yard TD
Play: The Buckeyes were up just seven points and without starting quarterback J.T. Barrett, but Meyer went for it on 4th-and-1 anyway. Elliott broke one tackle at the line and raced to the end zone to put the Buckeyes up for good.
Impact: It wouldn’t be Elliott’s last big run of the season, and the drive previewed the Buckeyes’ power-run philosophy they rode to a National Championship win.
Final score: 42-28 good guys.
2015: Joey Bosa says goodnight to Jake Rudock
Play: Bosa and Rudock were high-school teammates, but that didn’t stop the former player from driving the latter directly into the turf. The ensuing replays to determine if Rudock fumbled (he didn’t) highlighted the impact from plenty of angles:
Impact: The Buckeyes beat the Wolverines down for the better part of Jim Harbaugh’s first matchup against Meyer. They did so with a devastatingly-efficient rushing attack from Barrett and Elliott, but TTUN’s inability to control Bosa and company at the line of scrimmage was ultimately too much to overcome. Notre Dame would suffer a similar fate a few weeks later.
Final score: 42-13 good guys.
2016: Curtis Samuel to the crib
Play: The entire game was a roller coaster of emotions, as the Buckeyes went down 10 points in the third quarter before working their way back. After forcing overtime, Samuel first helped put the Buckeyes in position to pick up a fist down thanks to his ridiculous third-down run, and he later leaped into the history books with a game-winning 15-yard touchdown run:
Impact: The Buckeyes have had two heart-stopping affairs during Meyer’s five wins against Michigan, but 2016’s back-and-forth contest was arguably the most dramatic yet. Neither team managed to find much postseason success, but 2016’s edition of The Game demonstrated the yearly battles these two teams partake in.
Final score: 30-27 good guys. And by the way, the spot was good.
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There is still plenty of time left before National Signing Day 2018.
We are now halfway through Michigan week. In just a few short days, the Ohio State Buckeyes will be taking the field at ‘The Big House’ in Ann Arbor. It’s definitely a game OSU has been focused on since before the season started.
Something else the Buckeyes are constantly (and perpetually) focusing on: recruiting.
While the Scarlet and Gray don’t have any more home games to impress potential commits, the product that is seen on the field and in the classroom speaks volumes. Ohio State is still No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings, but they still can find a way into the playoffs with a little help.
On the personnel side, 19 Buckeyes will witness ‘The Game’ for the final time as a player, with quarterback J.T. Barrett being one of those 19 members. He’s been the QB for what seems like a lifetime. (And that’s 100 percent okay with me.)
It’s bittersweet, but as this class of Buckeyes leave for the next endeavor, a new class of Buckeyes will come in. Who’s in the class isn’t set in stone just yet.
An interest
Right now, the 2018 recruiting class has one QB in dual-threat and four-star commit Emory Jones. However, the Alabama Crimson Tide are doing what they can to bring Jones to Tuscaloosa. On Nov. 11, the Franklin, GA native made an unofficial visit to Auburn, Alabama’s fiercest rival, according to 247sports.
Will Jones stay in the class? Time will tell. However, that hasn’t stopped others from weighing in on their interest of the Buckeyes.
On Tuesday evening, Bill Kurelic of 247sports’ Ohio State site, Bucknuts, wrote about Adrian Martinez (Fresno, CA/Clovis West) and his interest in being a Buckeye. Martinez made an official visit on Nov. 11, and took in the Michigan State game—a game that the Buckeyes won by 45 points.
According to Kurelic, Martinez said he still has interest in Ohio State. At the moment, though, the California native is committed to the Tennessee Volunteers; he’s been committed to the program since May 12. However, Butch Jones was still the head coach of Tennessee when he committed. That’s not the case now, as Jones was relieved of his duties on Nov. 12.
In the same article, though, Martinez reaffirmed his commitment to the Volunteer program, and will see how the coaching change plays out. But with other schools still in contact with the four-star QB, anything can happen—especially with Tennessee trying to turn the tide after firing Jones.
Not far behind Emory Jones in the 247sports composite rankings, Martinez is considered the seventh best dual-threat quarterback in the 2018 class. In the talent-rich state of California, he ranks No. 20 overall.
And an award finalist
Ohio State commit and four-star inside linebacker Teradja Mitchell (Virginia Beach, VA/Bishop Sullivan) was named a finalist for the High School Butkus Award. The award, named after football legend Dick Butkus, is given to the best linebacker.
The four other finalist include a couple of OSU targets. Palaie Gaoteote and Solomon Tuliaupupu join Mitchell for a chance to be crowned the best LB on the high school circuit. Notre Dame commit Matthew Bauer and USC verbal commit Bo Calvert round out the five finalists.
Bishop Sullivan got in on the social media game, and tweeted out their support for their star.
Congratulations to Teradja M. for being one of the 2017 High School Finalists for the Butkus Award! The winners will be announced on or before December 6th. #CRUpride pic.twitter.com/Q5g9OPiFgm
— Bishop Sullivan (@BpSullivanCHS) November 20, 2017
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Geoff Hammersley via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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There is still plenty of time left before National Signing Day 2018.
We are now halfway through Michigan week. In just a few short days, the Ohio State Buckeyes will be taking the field at ‘The Big House’ in Ann Arbor. It’s definitely a game OSU has been focused on since before the season started.
Something else the Buckeyes are constantly (and perpetually) focusing on: recruiting.
While the Scarlet and Gray don’t have any more home games to impress potential commits, the product that is seen on the field and in the classroom speaks volumes. Ohio State is still No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings, but they still can find a way into the playoffs with a little help.
On the personnel side, 19 Buckeyes will witness ‘The Game’ for the final time as a player, with quarterback J.T. Barrett being one of those 19 members. He’s been the QB for what seems like a lifetime. (And that’s 100 percent okay with me.)
It’s bittersweet, but as this class of Buckeyes leave for the next endeavor, a new class of Buckeyes will come in. Who’s in the class isn’t set in stone just yet.
An interest
Right now, the 2018 recruiting class has one QB in dual-threat and four-star commit Emory Jones. However, the Alabama Crimson Tide are doing what they can to bring Jones to Tuscaloosa. On Nov. 11, the Franklin, GA native made an unofficial visit to Auburn, Alabama’s fiercest rival, according to 247sports.
Will Jones stay in the class? Time will tell. However, that hasn’t stopped others from weighing in on their interest of the Buckeyes.
On Tuesday evening, Bill Kurelic of 247sports’ Ohio State site, Bucknuts, wrote about Adrian Martinez (Fresno, CA/Clovis West) and his interest in being a Buckeye. Martinez made an official visit on Nov. 11, and took in the Michigan State game—a game that the Buckeyes won by 45 points.
According to Kurelic, Martinez said he still has interest in Ohio State. At the moment, though, the California native is committed to the Tennessee Volunteers; he’s been committed to the program since May 12. However, Butch Jones was still the head coach of Tennessee when he committed. That’s not the case now, as Jones was relieved of his duties on Nov. 12.
In the same article, though, Martinez reaffirmed his commitment to the Volunteer program, and will see how the coaching change plays out. But with other schools still in contact with the four-star QB, anything can happen—especially with Tennessee trying to turn the tide after firing Jones.
Not far behind Emory Jones in the 247sports composite rankings, Martinez is considered the seventh best dual-threat quarterback in the 2018 class. In the talent-rich state of California, he ranks No. 20 overall.
And an award finalist
Ohio State commit and four-star inside linebacker Teradja Mitchell (Virginia Beach, VA/Bishop Sullivan) was named a finalist for the High School Butkus Award. The award, named after football legend Dick Butkus, is given to the best linebacker.
The four other finalist include a couple of OSU targets. Palaie Gaoteote and Solomon Tuliaupupu join Mitchell for a chance to be crowned the best LB on the high school circuit. Notre Dame commit Matthew Bauer and USC verbal commit Bo Calvert round out the five finalists.
Bishop Sullivan got in on the social media game, and tweeted out their support for their star.
Congratulations to Teradja M. for being one of the 2017 High School Finalists for the Butkus Award! The winners will be announced on or before December 6th. #CRUpride pic.twitter.com/Q5g9OPiFgm
— Bishop Sullivan (@BpSullivanCHS) November 20, 2017
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The Buckeyes: still mathematically in contention!
Rumors of Ohio State's demise have, it seems, been greatly exaggerated.
The Buckeyes—on the heels of a few very interesting weeks in college football—have climbed back to No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings, and while they'll need some help to have a shot at a spot in the final four, they're not out of it yet.
As of this week's new rankings, the top four teams remain Alabama, Clemson, Miami (FL), and Oklahoma, respectively. But there's plenty of room for advancement within those ranks for the teams on the outside looking in. Georgia (No. 7) will still play the winner of Alabama-Auburn (No. 6) in the SEC Championship Game, leading to all kinds of chaos potential. Miami and Clemson will meet for the ACC title in a few weeks, meaning one of them will fall out of contention. (If you're a Buckeye fan, pull for Alabama and Miami to make unblemished runs of it.)
In Big Ten news, unbeaten Wisconsin is also hanging out just outside the top spots at No. 5. They'll be just about guaranteed a playoff spot if they can upset Ohio State in a few weeks, provided the Buckeyes make a clean getaway from Ann Arbor on Saturday; meanwhile, Ohio State's hopes hinge on a few specific scenarios that won't matter a bit if they can't string together back-to-back wins to close out the schedule. (A little help from Stanford in felling No. 8 Notre Dame wouldn't hurt, either.)
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The Buckeyes: still mathematically in contention!
Rumors of Ohio State's demise have, it seems, been greatly exaggerated.
The Buckeyes—on the heels of a few very interesting weeks in college football—have climbed back to No. 9 in the College Football Playoff rankings, and while they'll need some help to have a shot at a spot in the final four, they're not out of it yet.
As of this week's new rankings, the top four teams remain Alabama, Clemson, Miami (FL), and Oklahoma, respectively. But there's plenty of room for advancement within those ranks for the teams on the outside looking in. Georgia (No. 7) will still play the winner of Alabama-Auburn (No. 6) in the SEC Championship Game, leading to all kinds of chaos potential. Miami and Clemson will meet for the ACC title in a few weeks, meaning one of them will fall out of contention. (If you're a Buckeye fan, pull for Alabama and Miami to make unblemished runs of it.)
In Big Ten news, unbeaten Wisconsin is also hanging out just outside the top spots at No. 5. They'll be just about guaranteed a playoff spot if they can upset Ohio State in a few weeks, provided the Buckeyes make a clean getaway from Ann Arbor on Saturday; meanwhile, Ohio State's hopes hinge on a few specific scenarios that won't matter a bit if they can't string together back-to-back wins to close out the schedule. (A little help from Stanford in felling No. 8 Notre Dame wouldn't hurt, either.)
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Ohio State: 2 more wins and Buckeyes deserve to be in College Football Playoff
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'The Spot' helped define Ohio State's 2016 season
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Though the end of the season didn’t go as planned, the Buckeyes made some memories in The Game.
“It's a highlight. It's a controversial play, and something that was a defining moment in our season. The play could've gone either way. It could have been a defining moment either way. The work that went in behind it on both sides of the ball, whether you're on their side or our side, whatever type of work you put into it -- that was a defining moment in the game.”
- Billy Price via Bill Landis, Cleveland.com
Everyone remembers last season’s edition of The Game. Ohio State and Michigan were both ranked in the top three in the country and played a close game wire-to-wire until overtime was forced - incredibly, the first overtime series history. And in double overtime, Ohio State would face a fourth-and-one from Michigan’s 16-yard line.
The rest is history.
J.T. Barrett would just edge over the first down marker, and after a close review, “The Spot” was, in fact, good. One play later, Curtis Samuel raced into the endzone to give the Buckeyes a walk-off win over Michigan.
That fourth down play helped define the 2016 season for Ohio State, with all the ups and downs the Buckeyes faced. The late-season loss to Penn State, and then the eventual win over Michigan helped push Urban Meyer’s team into the College Football Playoff. Now Ohio State is in a similar position and a spot in the Big Ten championship locked up.
Will the Buckeyes make some more memories in Ann Arbor?
“The Buckeyes have already clinched the East, but if they lose in Ann Arbor to rival Michigan on Saturday and then beat the Badgers to win the conference championship game, the Big Ten might be left out entirely.”
- Heather Dinich, ESPN
Heather Dinich of ESPN went through the dream and nightmare scenarios for each Power Five conference and the Big Ten’s scenarios are pretty clear-cut. The dream scenario would be for Wisconsin to win out the remaining schedule and be included in the top four for the College Football Playoff. That would mean defeating Minnesota and then Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game. The nightmare scenario has Ohio State losing to Michigan (nightmare indeed) and proceeding to the Big Ten championship game and upsetting an unbeaten Wisconsin team that is already on the fringe of the playoffs.
Of course, these two situations also don’t show another outcome - both Ohio State and Wisconsin win out to the Big Ten championship game and then the Buckeyes defeat the Badgers. They would still need some outside help, which is why this isn’t the dream scenario for the Big Ten, but Ohio State could certainly greatly improve their resume for the College Football Playoff.
“Michigan's best receivers this season have been tight ends. But when Ward is out covering a receiver, the guy he'll likely be assigned to most often is Peoples-Jones.”
- Tim Bielek, Cleveland.com
The Game is just days away and Tim Bielek looked at a key matchup for Saturday’s game: Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward against Michigan wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones. The 6-foot-2 receiver provides plenty of headaches when it comes to mismatches with the small secondary that the Buckeyes have, but Ward could have the speed to make up for it as Peoples-Jones isn’t known for his burst. And to add to that, the Wolverines have struggled throwing the ball - especially to the wide outs. The best receivers on the team are tight ends, but Peoples-Jones is capable of making big plays as seen against Wisconsin and Air Force.
On the season, Peoples-Jones has only 16 catches for 219 yards but does have three touchdowns to his name. Meanwhile, Ward has been the Buckeyes’ best defensive back this year and has played well when it counts. He blocked a punt against Penn State to help spark a comeback, and also has an interception as well. This matchup could help define how well the game goes for either team and will be one to watch.
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Though the end of the season didn’t go as planned, the Buckeyes made some memories in The Game.
“It's a highlight. It's a controversial play, and something that was a defining moment in our season. The play could've gone either way. It could have been a defining moment either way. The work that went in behind it on both sides of the ball, whether you're on their side or our side, whatever type of work you put into it -- that was a defining moment in the game.”
- Billy Price via Bill Landis, Cleveland.com
Everyone remembers last season’s edition of The Game. Ohio State and Michigan were both ranked in the top three in the country and played a close game wire-to-wire until overtime was forced - incredibly, the first overtime series history. And in double overtime, Ohio State would face a fourth-and-one from Michigan’s 16-yard line.
The rest is history.
J.T. Barrett would just edge over the first down marker, and after a close review, “The Spot” was, in fact, good. One play later, Curtis Samuel raced into the endzone to give the Buckeyes a walk-off win over Michigan.
That fourth down play helped define the 2016 season for Ohio State, with all the ups and downs the Buckeyes faced. The late-season loss to Penn State, and then the eventual win over Michigan helped push Urban Meyer’s team into the College Football Playoff. Now Ohio State is in a similar position and a spot in the Big Ten championship locked up.
Will the Buckeyes make some more memories in Ann Arbor?
“The Buckeyes have already clinched the East, but if they lose in Ann Arbor to rival Michigan on Saturday and then beat the Badgers to win the conference championship game, the Big Ten might be left out entirely.”
- Heather Dinich, ESPN
Heather Dinich of ESPN went through the dream and nightmare scenarios for each Power Five conference and the Big Ten’s scenarios are pretty clear-cut. The dream scenario would be for Wisconsin to win out the remaining schedule and be included in the top four for the College Football Playoff. That would mean defeating Minnesota and then Ohio State in the Big Ten championship game. The nightmare scenario has Ohio State losing to Michigan (nightmare indeed) and proceeding to the Big Ten championship game and upsetting an unbeaten Wisconsin team that is already on the fringe of the playoffs.
Of course, these two situations also don’t show another outcome - both Ohio State and Wisconsin win out to the Big Ten championship game and then the Buckeyes defeat the Badgers. They would still need some outside help, which is why this isn’t the dream scenario for the Big Ten, but Ohio State could certainly greatly improve their resume for the College Football Playoff.
“Michigan's best receivers this season have been tight ends. But when Ward is out covering a receiver, the guy he'll likely be assigned to most often is Peoples-Jones.”
- Tim Bielek, Cleveland.com
The Game is just days away and Tim Bielek looked at a key matchup for Saturday’s game: Ohio State cornerback Denzel Ward against Michigan wide receiver Donovan Peoples-Jones. The 6-foot-2 receiver provides plenty of headaches when it comes to mismatches with the small secondary that the Buckeyes have, but Ward could have the speed to make up for it as Peoples-Jones isn’t known for his burst. And to add to that, the Wolverines have struggled throwing the ball - especially to the wide outs. The best receivers on the team are tight ends, but Peoples-Jones is capable of making big plays as seen against Wisconsin and Air Force.
On the season, Peoples-Jones has only 16 catches for 219 yards but does have three touchdowns to his name. Meanwhile, Ward has been the Buckeyes’ best defensive back this year and has played well when it counts. He blocked a punt against Penn State to help spark a comeback, and also has an interception as well. This matchup could help define how well the game goes for either team and will be one to watch.
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