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Ohio State football: Meyer, Buckeyes prepare for step up in class vs. Oklahoma
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Ohio State coach Urban Meyer, impressed by the way his team “tightened up” the ship after a shaky start in a season-opening 49-21 win at Indiana last Thursday, said the No. 2 Buckeyes started zeroing in on No. 7 Oklahoma immediately headed toward the ...
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Urban Meyer recaps Ohio State’s Week 1 win, looks forward to Oklahoma
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One big win down, a second-straight test awaits the Buckeyes on Saturday.

Following the team’s Week 1 victory over Indiana, Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer met with the media on Labor Day to look forward at this Saturday’s rematch against No. 7 Oklahoma.

Despite a slow start in Bloomington, Ind., the Buckeyes rebounded in the second half and ran away with the game, winning 49-21. For their efforts, quarterback J.T. Barrett won his seventh Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week award, sharing it with Penn State’s Saquon Barkley. Also, running back J.K. Dobbins was named the conference’s Freshman of the Week.

Champions of the Game

• Defensive Player of the Game: Tyquan Lewis

Champions: Jalyn Holmes, Nick Bosa, Sam Hubbard, Dre’Mont Jones, Tracy Sprinkle, Jordan Fuller

• Offensive Co-Players of the Game: Parris Campbell and J.K. Dobbins

Champions: J.T. Barrett, K.J. Hill, Johnnie Dixon, all five offensive linemen (Jamarco Jones, Michael Jordan, Billy Price, Brandon Bowen, Isaiah Prince)

• Special Teams Player of the Game: Amir Riep

Champions: Austin Mack, Drue Chrisman

Indiana Recap

• Meyer said that while he was disappointed in certain areas, which isn’t uncommon for the first game, he was pleased with how they tightened up in the second half.
• With 300 yards both passing and rushing, Meyer was pleased with his team’s offensive balance.
• Meyer mentioned that Barrett had a “very good day” against IU, and that many of the issues in the passing game came from poor timing with the WRs. Meyer said “[Barrett’s] a very accurate passer.” The coach added that the team’s goal was to be at 60 percent accuracy on balls thrown down the field.
• The Indiana wide receivers humbled the Ohio State secondary, but playing on Thursday gave them a couple of extra days to recoup, since many of them were on the field for around 90 plays.
• Meyer said that the OSU defense played an inordinate amount of plays, and they might not have been able to win against Indiana had the coaching staff not been able to rotate as many defensive lineman in as they did.
• Meyer noted that Hoosier quarterback Richard Lagow threw one of the most accurate balls that he has ever seen, and that the OSU secondary would need to play better against Oklahoma to win.

Injury Updates

• Meyer said that running back Mike Weber, who did not play due to injury against Indiana, went full speed in practice on Monday, and will play on Saturday. However, he has yet to determine how the RB rotation would work between Weber and Dobbins against Oklahoma.
• Following the news of Eric Glover-Williams leaving the team over the weekend, Meyer confirmed that it was because of a “school conduct issue.”

Oklahoma Preview

• The head coach said that he has a tremendous amount of respect for the Sooners’ personnel.
• Meyer said that it’s not especially difficult to gameplan against a new head coach like Lincoln Riley, because he knows that he will maintain much of what Bob Stoops had established in Norman, including having last year’s coordinators still on staff.
• He added that he had looked into Riley as a potential assistant coach earlier in his career.
• Meyer said that he had spoken with Stoops a number of times since he announced his retirement, and that he was very happy for Stoops.

Recruiting

• Meyer said that he follows the recruiting and eventual careers of players that they don’t take, especially when they are from Ohio. He said that he would love to take an entire team from Ohio, but they also have to take the best players available.
• The head coach also admitted that they had missed on a handful of players over the years.
• Meyer said that when he was recruiting Dobbins out of La Grange, Texas, J.K. “was ready to commit the moment we said hello to him.”

No. 2 Ohio State will face off against No. 7 Oklahoma this Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC. ESPN’s “College Gameday” will also be on site to cover the second-straight Buckeye game to open the season. .

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Billy Price, Branden Bowen start in new offensive line roles - 247Sports
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Billy Price, Branden Bowen start in new offensive line roles
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COLUMBUS – Billy Price has been a starting offensive lineman for Ohio State for the past three years, but Thursday's win over Indiana marked his first game at center for the Buckeyes. Like Pat Elflein before him, Price made the move from guard to ...


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Ohio State’s Barrett, Dobbins pick up Big Ten weekly awards
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Despite a rocky first half, the pair proved there is plenty to be excited about this season.

Following Ohio State’s season opening 49-21 win on the road in Bloomington, Ind., two Buckeyes were honored with Big Ten weekly awards: quarterback J.T. Barrett and running back J.K. Dobbins.

First, Barrett shared the Week 1 Offensive Player of the Week award with Penn State running back Saquon Barkley. After a slow first half for the Buckeyes, Barrett finished the first game accounting for 365 total yards (including 304 through the air) and four touchdowns (three passing).

The award was Barrett’s seventh Offensive Player of the Week award, the fourth-most in conference history. Barkley had 246 all-purpose yards (172 rushing, 54 receiving, 20 on kick returns).

Next, Dobbins was honored in his first collegiate game after setting an Ohio State record for rushing yards by a freshman with 181 on 29 carries, breaking the previous mark held by Maurice Clarett. Dobbins joined Clarett as the only two OSU true-freshmen to start at running back.

The La Grange, TX-native averaged 6.2 yards per carry, and had two receptions for 24 yards. The last Buckeye to win the Freshman of the Week honor was Mike Weber on Nov. 21, 2016. Weber did not play against Indiana due to an ongoing hamstring injury.

No. 2 Ohio State will next take to the field on Saturday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC against No. 7 Oklahoma in a rematch of last year’s game in Norman, Okla. ESPN’s “College Gameday” will be on hand for the second Buckeye game in a row this season.

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Week 1 Big Ten honors: J.T. Barrett paces weekly honorees
Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor via Big Ten Network

The Big Ten Conference released its Week 1 award winners Monday morning, and Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett claimed his seventh career offensive laurel to pace the honorees. See all the winners, plus watch select video highlights, below. Co-Offensive Players of the Week: J.T. Barrett, Ohio State, Sr., QB Accounted for four touchdowns and 365 yards of total offense in a victory at Indiana Threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for 61 yards and another score Now responsible for 104 career touchdowns (rushing and passing), two shy of the Big Ten record held by Purdue’s Drew Brees

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Nick Bosa led Buckeye defensive linemen in snaps, and looked un-blockable: Ohio State football analysis - cleveland.com
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Nick Bosa led Buckeye defensive linemen in snaps, and looked un-blockable: Ohio State football analysis
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Ohio State Buckeyes podcast: Zeke, the week and the weekend that was
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Former Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott and the NFL Players Association are fighting his six-game suspension. Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images. Kyle Lamb · @kylamb8. Posted 7 mins ago. COLUMBUS, Ohio — On this Labor Day edition of the Inside the ...

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Future Buckeyes in action: Ruckert, Teague, Wray and others star - 247Sports
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Future Buckeyes in action: Ruckert, Teague, Wray and others star
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After every weekend during the football season I wrap up the weekend that was in high school football in Ohio and elsewhere, focusing on those who will continue their careers playing for the Buckeyes. Over the weekend most of the future Buckeyes were ...


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2019 4-star power forward visits Ohio State
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The Buckeyes played host to one of the top juniors in the state over the weekend.

After losing out on one time verbal pledge Torrence Watson, who decommitted from the Buckeyes in August, Chris Holtmann and the Ohio State basketball program are still trying to secure 2018 prospects. But that doesn’t mean the staff isn’t keeping a close eye on talented recruits from the class of 2019.

On Saturday, while most were kicking back and relaxing during the long weekend, Holtmann and crew played host to one of the top junior recruits in the state.

Making the trek to Columbus from the Cleveland area, Alonzo Gaffney unofficially visited Ohio State to get more familiar with the Buckeyes.


Coming off a huge AAU season, Gaffney has locked in numerous scholarships from a long list of solid programs. Like Ohio State, coaches from Louisville, Florida, Kansas, Iowa, and Georgetown have all recently thrown their hats in the ring for the four-star power forward.

An All-Ohio selection after averaging nearly 13 points a contest last season as a sophomore at Villa Angela St. Joseph, the 6’9, 190-pounder is now suiting up for head coach Sonny Johnson and Garfield Heights.

Ayala sets up visits


After flirting with reclassifying to the 2017 class, 2018 combo guard Eric Ayala is ready to take his official recruiting visits.

Now at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, the Delaware native will reportedly take trips to Miami, Oregon, Ohio State, Syracuse, and Maryland in the coming weeks.


One of the most sought-after prospects on the high school level, Ayala is currently considered the sixth combo guard and 77th overall prospect in the class of 2018, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

Quick Hits

• As first reported by Woody Wommack, Ohio State has reportedly offered 2019 safety Joseph Charleston of Milton High School in Alpharetta, GA. The four-star rated Charleston also holds opportunities to attend schools such as Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, and Tennessee.
• Per Rivals, Ohio State, Penn State, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, and Clemson are the top contenders for class of 2019 running back Devyn Ford. A four-star prospect from Stafford, VA, Ford plans to visit OSU for their matchup with Penn State next month.

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Updated B1G recruiting rankings: Buckeyes, Lions still lead way - 247Sports
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Updated B1G recruiting rankings: Buckeyes, Lions still lead way
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The Buckeyes already have 17 commitments and will likely add somewhere around seven from this point forward. So, while not all the hay is in the barn, a significant portion of it is. Let's take a look at where all 14 Big Ten teams rank in 2018 ...


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Ohio State football: Buckeyes open at No. 1 in first Land of 10 Power Poll
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First Look: Buckeyes set to host Oklahoma in top-10 match-up
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Galloway drops Buckeyes to No. 3; puts Clemson at No. 2 - 247Sports
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Galloway drops Buckeyes to No. 3; puts Clemson at No. 2
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Best of Week 1: Grades, individual honors, stock watch & numbers
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Ohio State football: How close are the Buckeyes to deep ball success?
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Big Ten Power Rankings: Maryland Terrapins rise in post-Week 1 poll
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ESPN College Gameday will be in Columbus for Ohio State-Oklahoma showdown
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The Ohio State Buckeyes-Oklahoma Sooners matchup already was going to be a big game. Now, the game got a little bit bigger. ESPN College Gameday will be live from Columbus, Ohio next Saturday. The announcement was made on Twitter.


This will be the 40th time OSU has been part of a College Gameday broadcast location, and the 16th time the Buckeyes have played host for Gameday, according to an OSU spokesperson.

Ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll, the Buckeyes are 1-0 after a breakout performance from freshman running back J.K. Dobbins in the season opener against Indiana. Dobbins rushed for an OSU freshman debut record of 181 yards.

No. 7 Oklahoma is also 1-0 after their runaway victory against UTEP, 56-7, on Saturday. In that game, Sooners quarterback Baker Mayfield completed 16-straight passes, and ended the game with 19-of-20 passes completed for 329 yards and three touchdowns.

Ohio State-Oklahoma will kickoff on Saturday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. The game will be broadcasted on ABC.

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Ohio State Buckeyes: Is RB JK Dobbins The Bucks' Latest Frosh Phenom? - INSCMagazine
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Ohio State Buckeyes: Is RB JK Dobbins The Bucks' Latest Frosh Phenom?
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Former Buckeyes, NFL receiver Anthony Gonzalez files paperwork for Congress run
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