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Buckeyes finally get offense clicking
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The sixth-ranked Buckeyes not only improved their image around the country with the blowout win over the No. 10 team in last week's College Football Playoff rankings, they stayed on track for a monster Big Ten showdown with No. 2 Michigan in three weeks.
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Why an NCAA title run is a realistic goal for the Buckeyes
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With Ohio State the most notable participant in a phenomenon of player movement, the college basketball season might turn on how comfortably the Buckeyes adjust to a whole lot of change. UNC transfer Stephanie Mavunga gives the Buckeyes a ...


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Urban Meyer praises student body for ‘electric’ atmosphere, ‘classy’ response to injury
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Ohio State students got a nice surprise when they checked their inbox Monday afternoon. That's because Urban Meyer emailed the entire student body.

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Ohio State football | Jack Looks Back: Buckeyes left Illini fit to be tied in 1943
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Jack Park, a leading Ohio State football historian, checks in each week during the college football season with a retrospective about the Buckeyes. The Ohio State-Illinois game of 1943 produced a most unusual ending. With the score tied at 26 and 10 ...
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FLASH SALE: FansEdge Election Special 30% Off on Orders of $50 or More
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Today is election day, and whatever your views on the Presidential race we can all agree that there’s no better way to celebrate this thing being over than a FLASH SALE (and maybe a drink or three)!!

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Ohio State is sitting pretty with elite safety
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The Buckeyes will be hard to beat for the commitment of four-star safety Bubba Bolden.

Bubba Bolden (Las Vegas, NV / Bishop Gorman) is the hot name in Ohio State recruiting. The four-star safety already has connections to the program, as three of current teammates have already committed to the Buckeyes. Also, he is coming off a highly anticipated official visit that couldn’t have gone any better.

Bolden was in attendance for the dominant performance Ohio State displayed in its win over Nebraska last weekend. In what was a crucial recruiting weekend for Urban Meyer’s program, the team excelled on both sides of the ball en route to a 62-3 victory Saturday night.

The experience has seemed to have left a great impression on both Bolden and his parents, who made the trip to Columbus with him. Bolden’s mother took to Twitter Monday to express how she felt about Ohio State.


This certainly bodes well for Meyer and the Buckeyes, who seem to be well in the lead for one of the top 80 recruits in the country, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound safety has shown the potential to be a playmaker at the college level. Because of this, Ohio State is not alone in his recruitment. Bolden has received scholarship offers from some of the best programs out there including USC, Arizona State, Michigan, Oregon, Texas A&M, Louisville, Washington, Notre Dame, Tennessee, Florida, Oklahoma and plenty of others.

Bolden is quickly becoming the top-player on Ohio State’s big board, and the coaches aren’t the only ones working on getting him to commit. Bolden’s current teammate, and current Buckeye verbal commit, Tyjon Lindsey took to Twitter in an effort to recruit him.

Lindsey started a movement Monday afternoon when he resurfaced the hashtag #BUBBAtoOSU. His tweet was retweeted more than 100 times and was favorited more than 300 times in just six hours.


If this wasn’t enough, it also seems another recruit on the Bishop Gorman to Ohio State trail, four-star QB Tate Martell, might have dropped a subtle tweet in an effort to convince Bolden.


It is being reported that Bolden expects to use at least one more of his five allocated official visits with USC, so don’t expect a commitment anytime soon - unless something drastically changes. However, it seems like the Buckeyes are sitting pretty when it comes to bolstering their already top-rated 2017 recruiting class.

Quick Hits

• Jackson Carman (Fairfield, OH / Fairfield) added another big-time suitor to his list Monday when LSU offered him a scholarship. The five-star OT is arguably the Buckeyes main priority in the 2018 class.
• K’vaughan Pope (Dinwiddie, VA / Dinwiddie) received an offer from Ohio State. For the class of 2018 prospect, it is his 18th offer. Stick with Land-Grant Holy Land as we’ll give you the latest in the recruitment of Pope to OSU.

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Men's soccer: Badgers dominate in 3-0 shutout of Buckeyes
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Starting the Big Ten post-season tournament, the Badgers once again took to the McClimon Soccer Complex to face the Buckeyes. The stage only elevated the Badgers to new level, taking care of the visitors with a 3-0 victory to advance to the conference ...
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Men's soccer: Homesick season, Buckeyes' record stark difference on the road
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For the Buckeyes, playing at home had equated to greater success both this season and historically, with less prosperity away from Columbus. OSU had been almost an entirely different team while on the road. “Going on the road is very difficult,” OSU ...


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Ohio State football | Meyer shares his opinion of Buckeyes, not political candidates
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The Buckeyes play at Maryland for just the second time at 3:30 p.m. Saturday. The Terps started the season 4-0, but have gone 1-4 since then, including a lopsided loss at Michigan last week. The Buckeyes, meanwhile, are coming off a 62-3 victory over ...
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Darius Rucker of Hootie and the Blowfish joins sports agency



Darius Rucker might be singing "I only wanna be with you" more often.

The 50-year-old lead singer of "Hootie And The Blowfish" told ESPN on Monday that he is now a partner in a company called MGC Sports, which represents golfers, football players and coaches.

Rucker was approached by Alan Bullington, who had recently merged his sports agency, One Degree Management, with MGC, a law firm that has offices in the Southeast.

Entire article: http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/17995791/darius-rucker-hootie-blowfish-now-partner-sports-agency

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Greg Hardy reportedly indicted on felony cocaine possession



Former NFL defensive end Greg Hardy, one of the most controversial players in recent history due to an alleged domestic violence incident against this then-girlfriend, has some more serious legal trouble.

USA Today reported that Hardy has been indicted on a count of felony cocaine possession. He faces a prison term of at least 180 days and up to two years if found guilty, USA Today said.

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Dotting the 'Eyes: More on Bubba Bolden, Martell's role as a leader, 5-star visitor updates and more
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For the Buckeyes and 2017, they've been fortunate enough to have two different quarterbacks play that. First, it was Danny Clark who — though he has since committed to Kentucky — served as a de facto ambassador for Ohio State at every possible turn.
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Buckeyes name 28 Champions
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When a team scores 62 points, hold the opponent to just three and have two interceptions returned for touchdowns, there will be a lot of players rewarded. That was the case for No. 6 Ohio State, who took down No. 10 Nebraska Saturday night, 62-3. H ...

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Future Buckeyes shine: Riep, Martell, Garrett, Myers, White
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Every Sunday or Monday during 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 a number of future Buckeyes played ...

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It could be up to Ohio State to beat Alabama
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Alabama has been dominant for the entire season, but the Buckeyes might hold the key for defeating Saban’s Tide.

“Which brings us to my answer. The team I’d give the best shot of defeating this year’s Alabama team is the same one that handed the Tide their last postseason defeat--Ohio State.”

-Stewart Mandel, FOX Sports


Alabama has looked invincible for much of this season. From the absolute trouncing of then-ranked USC to open the season, to similarly sizable manhandlings of top-ten opponents Tennessee and Texas A&M, it seems that there are few teams who would prove themselves victorious against the Tide. With a 10-0 shutout of LSU Saturday, Alabama moves to 9-0 on the season with Mississippi State, Chattanooga and No. 8 Auburn left on the schedule. While Auburn has the best chance of anyone of defeating Saban’s team in the regular season, it seems unlikely that the Tigers can pull off the upset.

From a playoff perspective, Michigan would seem the obvious answer, sitting at No. 2 nationally in total defense behind Alabama and ranking ahead of the Tide in total offense. Still, Harbaugh’s pro-style offense doesn’t matchup with Saban’s defense, whose only losses in the past five seasons have come against teams running the spread and who have a mobile quarterback.

Which brings us, of course, to the Buckeyes. Urban Meyer’s 2014 squad was one which got much better as the season progressed, finally peaking in the postseason. This year’s group seems to be similar, overcoming a stumbling offense and creating a smooth attack which defeated Nebraska by 59 points Saturday. While the 2016 group is certainly not on the level of 2014’s national championship squad, they can certainly get there as more pieces fall into place on both sides of the ball as they look to the Nov. 26 matchup with Michigan. With Meyer and Saban boasting the same strengths--coaching, recruiting and a dual-threat quarterback--which could make for an interesting matchup come time for the playoff.

“We have a couple core leaders in there in Pat Elflein and Billy Price. The other guys are first time starters but they are getting better. We’re just continuing to grow there and I think it’s heading in the right direction.”

-Ohio State co-offensive coordinator Ed Warinner, via Bill Landis, Cleveland.com


Like many of the position groups coming into the season, the Ohio State Buckeyes’ offensive line was a cause for concern heading into September. Though the group boasted two returning starters where other units had none, both those starters moved positions as Pat Elflein shifted from right guard to center, and Billy Price moved from left guard to right guard. While we knew going into the season that there would be an inevitable learning curve, the unit started off the season with seemingly no break in their success. As conference play wore on, though, the offense began to stumble, with those frustrations reaching a peak when the Buckeyes faced Penn State, allowing six sacks on J.T. Barrett and a dozen negative plays.

Still, even in the last two weeks, the group has shown that they are able to gel, allowing just one sack and six negative plays against both Northwestern and Nebraska combined. In many ways, their development has mirrored the play of the 2014 offensive line, which also started the season with three new starters but which wound up being one of the best offensive lines in the nation by the time they met Wisconsin, Alabama and Oregon in the postseason. While this year’s group has a long way to go to reach that sort of peak, they certainly look to be on the right track to get there by season’s end.

With the offense putting up 590 yards against Nebraska--including 238 on the ground--dominating time of possession and recording 34 first downs to Nebraska’s nine, it would seem that the offense has once again found its rhythm, and Barrett credits the offensive line for leading that charge: “When it was a pass I was able to distribute the ball. When I was running, they were driving those guys off the ball. When the offensive line plays like that, that’s when you have games like that.”

“No one wants to see an all-Big Ten playoff...But as of Nov. 7, the conference has four worthy candidates.”

-Teddy Greenstein, The Chicago Tribune


The Big Ten as a conference received more love than it might have anticipated with the release of the season’s first College Football Playoff poll last week. With strong performances by several of the conference’s top teams over the weekend (and some critical losses by others who were highly ranked), it is plausible to start to considering the possibility of more than one Big Ten team ultimately making the College Football Playoff.

At the No. 3 spot, Michigan was the highest-ranked Big Ten team in the inaugural poll last week. Outside the top-four, Ohio State came in at the sixth spot, Wisconsin at eight, Nebraska 10 and Penn State 12. The conference further improved their case with Ohio State obliterating Nebraska with a 62-3 win, and Penn State being equally impressive against Iowa with a 41-14 win in State College. With losses by Texas A&M (No. 4) and Florida (No. 11), Penn State could reasonably move into the top-10 this week, with Ohio State and Wisconsin both likely to move up in the poll.

While this is just a reflection of the second week of rankings, if one or more of the undefeateds including Alabama, Clemson and Washington loses, there is a reasonable case for an additional Big Ten team in the playoff. For example, if Ohio State wins out and wins the Big Ten Championship game, the playoff committee could still consider a one-loss Michigan squad. A 10-2 Penn State team which could finish the season with eight-straight wins would also be an appealing candidate.

The Big Ten, SEC and ACC all had five teams ranked in the initial poll last week (the Pac-12 and Big 12 each had four, with Western Michigan and Boise State representing outside the Power-5). But the Big Ten’s teams were collectively ranked higher than any of the other conferences. The SEC had three teams ranked in the top-10, including Alabama at the top spot, Texas A&M and Auburn (No. 9), while the ACC had two in Clemson (No. 2) and Louisville (No. 7). The Pac-12’s lone representative was Washington at No. 5. The Big 12 had no one.

“It’s a little relief to know that right now I saw some explosiveness that we’ve kind of been lacking in some positions. And I think relief is probably the correct word. We’ve all been waiting for that to happen. No better time than the month of November to get that thing going.”

-Urban Meyer, via Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Sports


Ohio State’s offense is not dead. Led by J.T. Barrett, they proved as much Saturday against Nebraska, scoring two touchdowns on the ground and four through the air. And the defense, which had been criticized, though not as widely so, added two pick-sixes to the total. Urban Meyer even smiled at the result.

While Nebraska has made significant improvements under Mike Riley, they have a long way to go until they beat the likes of Ohio State in the Big Ten, especially when Ohio State is finally able to get back on track and capitalize on the frustration of recent weeks, culminating in the team’s only loss and being left out of the top-four of the inaugural College Football Playoff rankings. In many ways, the win was akin to the Buckeyes’ 59-0 beatdown of Wisconsin during the 2014 Big Ten Championship game, when Ohio State was again on the outside of the playoff bubble looking in, and when they needed a dominant performance on a national scale against a formidable conference opponent.

This leap had been a long time coming this season. With struggles and miscues plaguing the team essentially since their shutout against Rutgers, things just didn’t seem to click on either side of the ball. But finally, according to defensive end Sam Hubbard, the team finally felt that sense of urgency and intense focus which led to the improved performance Saturday.

From a playoff perspective, Ohio State has yet another signature win under their belt to refresh the committee, if victories over Oklahoma and Wisconsin have gone stale at this point. Though Washington will likely fill the No. 4 spot formerly filled by Texas A&M, the Buckeyes have shown that they deserve to be in contention. Within Ohio State, the win has improved their sense of play, opening up an offense which had gone stale and elevating a defense that had somewhat fallen off the map.

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Could Buckeyes jump unbeaten Washington to leap into top four of College Football Playoff rankings?
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But right now, the battle of the resumes would seem to favor the Buckeyes by quite a bit. Not only is Ohio State's most recent win its most impressive of the season, a nearly 60-point beatdown of a top-10 team, but add to that road wins at Wisconsin ...

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5-star point guard Troy Brown commits to Oregon over Buckeyes: Ohio State basketball recruiting - cleveland.com
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5-star point guard Troy Brown commits to Oregon over Buckeyes: Ohio State basketball recruiting
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They expect three-star point guard Braxton Beverly, and four-star center Kaleb Wesson to sign on Wednesday. As it stands now, the Buckeyes could add one more player for 2017. They're still pursuing four-star guard Nojel Eastern, who just recently ...
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How Ohio State thoroughly dismantled the Nebraska offense
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Silver Bullets > Black Shirts ... At least this time.

Ohio State’s defense got back on track in a big way during their 62-3 annihilation of Nebraska. The Silver Bullets hadn’t been playing poorly by any means, but they had allowed 20-plus points in each of the past three games.

The Cornhuskers couldn’t move the ball on the ground or through the air. If it wasn’t for a lucky tipped reception that turned into a 26-yard gain early in the first quarter, Nebraska may have not scored at all. Overall, Ohio State held the nation’s No. 10 team to just 204 total yards — nearly half their average of 404.6 yards per game.

There were great plays made all over the field last Saturday, let’s take a look at three of the best.

Welcome to #Zone6, Damon Webb


Webb got a decent amount of action last season as the defense’s nickel back, but he struggled to find a consistent spot on the field due to Ohio State's depth at cornerback. This changed during the offseason, as Webb was converted to a safety. He won’t be mistaken for Kam Chancellor, but Webb is a more-than-competent tackler who has maintained his great coverage skills at his new position.

Webb has played well through the first nine games of the season, as his 36 tackles are good for the fifth-most on the team. Still, he was largely an afterthought in the secondary due to the excellent play of Malik Hooker, Marshon Lattimore and Gareon Conley, who have racked up interceptions on a weekly basis. This all changed after one fateful pass attempt by Cornhuskers’ quarterback Tommy Armstrong:


Ohio State shows blitz before the snap, but bails and instead rushes just three men with Jerome Baker staying close to spy Armstrong. The defense is in man coverage with Raekwon McMillan responsible for the running back. As he runs to the flat to cover his man, Armstong attempts to force a pass into a tight window that McMillan is able to make even tighter thanks to his awareness on the play. Marshon Lattimore was in excellent coverage and manages to break up the pass. From there, it was all Webb. After securing the interception, Webb calmly sprinted down the sideline with his crew of defenders-turned-blockers and proceeded to pull off a back juke that would make Lamar Jackson proud.

Webb is a true junior who was good enough at a young age to contribute as a true freshman on the 2014 national championship squad. He’s been overshadowed a bit by Ohio State’s abundance of first-round talent in the secondary, but it was great to see him make a big play on a big stage that set the state for the rest of the game.

Sam Hubbard is not an easy man to block


Ohio State has routinely created pressure with just three or four rushers this season and Hubbard is a big reason why that's been possible. Hubbard may not reach the lofty preseason-sack totals that many had him pegged for, but he’s continued to show how much of a freak athlete he is on a game-by-game basis.


Nebraska uses motion to attempt to get the Buckeyes’ defense leaning the wrong way before pitching the ball to their running back moving left. The Cornhuskers tried to block Hubbard with a tight end before sending help from a full back. After Hubbard easily sheds the tight end’s block, he’s nearly taken to the ground by a nice cut block from the Nebraska full back.

This is where Hubbard shows just how valuable he is to a defensive line. Not only does he take up two blockers on the play, but he manages to spin and keep his balance on the cut block attempt. After regaining his feet, Hubbard continues to force the ball outside where Chris Worley makes the tackle. This play won’t show up in Hubbard’s statistics, but his ability to warrant and then defeat double teams has been second to none on the defense this season. It hasn’t resulted in a lot of sacks so far, but when you see Ohio State linebackers running free into the opposition’s backfield, remember none of that would be possible if it wasn’t for the excellent play from the Buckeyes’ defensive line.

Is Malik Hooker the most electric Buckeye with the ball in his hands?


No, Curtis Samuel is. But Hooker might be a close second. Urban Meyer was asked Monday about Hooker’s ability with the ball in his hands. His response:

“Every time I watch him I want to switch him over to offense and flip it to him a few times.”

Why not? I don’t think Buckeye nation would have any issues watching more of Hooker with the ball in his hands. After Denzel Ward made one of his team-high three pass deflections on the day, Hooker came up with the ball and 48 yards of green grass ahead of him:


What followed was a beautiful interception return that featured another nice back juke and some well-timed weaves. Hooker seems to have a punt returner’s ability to let his blocks develop during interception returns and he’s now taken three of his five interceptions to the house this season (though one was called back on a chop block).

Ohio State is one of just 10 teams to allow fewer than 300 yards per game this season. They’ve accomplished this with consistent pressure, tight coverage and the ability to make game-changing plays on a weekly basis. Before last Saturday, Nebraska had been held under 20 points just once in their last 15 games. What a way for Ohio State to make that total two.

The final: 62-3, Ohio State

Defensive player of the game: Sam Hubbard (five tackles and two TFLs)

Defensive play of the game: Damon Webb pick-six.

Next Victim: Maryland. See you all next week.

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Caleb Rule commits to Ohio State men’s hockey
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It’s never a bad thing to get a commitment from one of the most prestigious hockey prep schools.

The hockey prep school that gave the world Sidney Crosby, Zach Parise and Jonathan Toews is sending a player to the Ohio State hockey team. Today, forward Caleb Rule committed to the Ohio State mens hockey team for the 2018-19 season.

Rule was born the day after Valentine’s Day, 1999 and currently leads the Shattuck-St. Mary’s boys prep team in scoring with 26 points in 21 games this season. He'll join the Buckeyes in two years when he's just 19 years old.

He blossomed last season for the Shattuck-St. Mary’s U16 team, putting up 67 points in just 53 games overall, after just 35 in 55 games the year before. Last year, his third at Shattuck was his first at a point per game at any level the school had to offer. He did score 36 points in 29 games in 2012-13 when he was just 13 years old on the Belle Tire Bantam Minor AAA team.

Hailing from Lansing Michigan, you'd have to think that Rule would have to change his feelings on OSU. But he's tweeted about pretty much nothing but Bible passages and Ohio State for a solid two months. He even retweeted Cloyd Rivers (shudders) talking up Ohio State for a veteran's memorial. Caleb also seems to endorse Noah Brown touchdown catches versus Oklahoma. Me too, Mr. Rule.

Rule will have another year to prepare before becoming a Buckeye to hopefully boost his draft stock. He wasn’t one of NHL Central Scouting’s future prospects to watch coming into this year despite the PPG+ season last year, but hopefully another year and then a solid career at OSU can boost those prospects.

Either way, Ohio State certainly looks like it has a good one coming in from a great hockey academy.

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Why Ohio State is the only team that could knock out Alabama
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(The Buckeyes now have a school-record six this season.) More importantly, after a month-long funk, the Buckeyes' offense exploded Saturday behind QB J.T. Barrett and RB/WR Curtis Samuel. Are the 2016 Buckeyes on the level of their 2014 predecessors?
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Bowl Projections: 10 Big Ten teams land in Jerry Palm’s latest list
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The Big Ten holds steady with 10 teams projected to make bowls, according to Jerry Palm of CBSSports.com.

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Urban Meyer keeps it simple: ‘Beat Maryland’
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There may be a change at punt returner, though.

Urban Meyer took to the podium just days after a big win against a No. 10 Nebraska and repeated “Beat Maryland” several times throughout his time with the media. In addition to the football updates, Meyer was asked about the election causing issue in the locker room, but the head coach noted he has a mature locker room and just hopes the guys get out and vote.

• Playcalling seemed to be improved against Nebraska. Meyer noted that he is getting opinions from a bigger group than he has in the past, but he wants plays that his staff loves not just likes.
• The receivers stepped up big this week, with Meyer saying the young players “blocked well on the screen passes” and “was their best game by far.” The development of the young guys “plateaued” after the first few games, but has seemingly been jump started after the Penn State loss.
• K.J. Hill, specifically, has earned more playing time throughout the season, with Meyer touting the receiver as “a very reliable guy, good blocker, always in the right place, very good hands”.
• On punt returners moving forward, Meyer said Curtis Samuel is in there now, and K.J. Hill and Parris Campbell might work in. They are still evaluating Dontre Wilson at the position.
• Meyer was asked about Malik Hooker’s ability with the ball in his hands. He quipped, “every time I watch him I want to switch him over to offense and flip it to him a few times”. He continued that the intensity that results from interceptions is incredible
• “This was the best it could have been,” Meyer boasted in terms of a big recruiting game for the Buckeyes. The head coach has discussed his hesitancy to have so many recruits at such a high-stakes game, but this time it worked out.
• Meyer was asked when there is a big injury, like Tommy Armstrong, how he handles the dip in energy and how he responds. The head coach said the most important thing is that the young player is okay, and the second thing is to keep his players moving on the sideline.

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