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The Buckeyes rolled up more than 500 yards in total offense against Western Michigan, but Urban Meyer still sees room for improvement. Tim May and Bill Rabinowitz talk about that game and Ohio State's upcoming Big Ten opener against Indiana.

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Buckeyes using performance technology to help athlete recovery
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Scarlet and Gray Drive Time Re-Wind: Awards, Heard Around the Shoe, Power Poll, AYNE?
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Welcome to the daily rewind of the previous days or weekends articles here on the Buckeye Battle Cry with some commentary and links to the author’s twitter account!






WVa rounds up the troops in this weeks edition of awards



Shannon Sommers catches a break in this breaking story about Marshon Lattimore



Ben van Ooyen brings his tri-weekly update



Shannon Sommers latest power poll pushes the envelope



Scott Halasz wraps up everyone’s WDYWTS with comic results







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Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett gets to play Oklahoma like he always wanted
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Even if it’s not in a Texas uniform, Barrett is excited about playing against his childhood favorite team’s rival.

"Being here at Ohio State, those are the type of games you play for -- big-time games against a great opponent at their place on the road. It's exciting. That's why you go to Ohio State. I can tell you one thing: It's not like Ohio State and That Team Up North," he said.

- J.T. Barrett via Max Olson, ESPN


It wasn’t very long ago that J.T. Barrett was just another high school recruit looking to make his mark in college football. Before Ohio State even pursued the Texas-native, Barrett had his eyes set on becoming a Longhorn. All he needed was an offer from Mack Brown, and he would have pulled the trigger on fulfilling his childhood dream. Instead, the Longhorns offered Tyrone Swoopes. Barrett still waited for an offer and even admits that he would have still committed had they offered both quarterbacks. Instead, an offer wasn’t coming and then Tom Herman came calling.

The rest is history, as Barrett committed to Ohio State and announced he was done with recruiting. Of course, he hasn’t regretted it since, but now with Oklahoma on the schedule, Barrett can live out some of the childhood dreams he had. It may not be the Red River Rivalry played at the Cotton Bowl, but he’ll still get an opportunity to take down the Sooners in Norman this weekend. Of course, Barrett’s career has been superb to this point, amassing a 17-2 record as a starter along with a championship and Fiesta Bowl win under his belt. Still, the chance to showcase what he can do against the Sooners in front of a national audience could provide a boost to the beginnings of a Heisman campaign.

“I’m a Sooner fan, I kind of like to see them win all their games. They don’t play Ohio State very often, so when it comes up, I’m gonna win one way or the other. I’ll catch grief if I go back home to Ohio and OU wins, and if Ohio State wins, I’ll be catching grief here at the police department.”

- Eric Grubbs via Emma Keith, OUDaily


On Oklahoma’s Police Department staff, an Ohio State fan, Eric Grubbs, cheers on the Buckeyes from the confines of Norman, Oklahoma. With Ohio State coming to town on Saturday, Grubbs is ready for the special moment. Of course, in his time at Oklahoma, he likes to see the Sooners win just as much as actual Sooners fans, so regardless of the outcome on Saturday, Grubbs will be in a good place. Still, it’s always a neat story when there’s a Buckeye fan in ‘enemy’ territory. And in this case, Grubbs actually works for the university.

Though Ohio State and Oklahoma don’t meet very often, Grubbs was there for the last time the two teams met in Norman. That was a game that the Buckeyes won 24-14 in 1983. It’s pretty cool to hear some of the stories that Grubbs has had while working in Oklahoma including a funny one about how he replaced the OU flag with a Block ‘O’ for Ohio State on the flagpost. No one noticed it for several weeks until it was finally taken down.

“I hate to admit that, but yeah, 15 years ago, maybe 10 years ago, I would’ve been like, C’mon, man, toughen up. What the hell’s wrong with you?”

- Urban Meyer via Brandon Sneed, Bleacher Report


Brandon Sneed and Bleacher Report did an excellent story that I strongly recommend you read. Urban Meyer’s struggle with his mental health had been a storyline that surrounded Meyer in his final years at Florida. Before being hired by Ohio State in 2011, Meyer even had to agree to rules set by his family to help control his issues. Now, by opening up a bit about his struggle, Meyer is looking to help everyone in America that struggles with the same sort of problems.

A lot of the quotes were quite eye-opening, and it certainly gives a great look at what it was like for Meyer to suffer through this. One particular instance was discussed when coaching Ohio State. In the Big Ten championship game in 2013, when Braxton Miller was stopped a yard short of the first down to give Meyer his first loss as head coach at Ohio State, he spoke of how the same rage and anger boiled again - the same as it was at Florida. But then he mentioned that a strange calm washed over him and that he was able to pause the moment and move on from it. Since then, it’s been no looking back.

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Polls: It’s time to pick your Week 3 Big Ten winners
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Buckeyes in the NFL – Week 1
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Each week here at tBBC we will take a look at the Buckeyes who are playing in the NFL and see how they did.

The Buckeyes had quite a few fresh faces playing their first NFL regular season game on Sunday and there were a few standouts. Zeke Elliott had 20 rushes for 51 yards and one reception for one yard. Most importantly, he also scored his first of many career rushing touchdowns. The Cowboys fell to the Giants 20-19.



Jalin Marshall had a great day returning kickoffs and punts for the New York Jets as he finished the afternoon with three kickoff returns for 110 yards and 2 punt returns for 11 yards in the Jets 23-22 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.



Other Buckeye rookies that saw their first action were Braxton Miller who had one catch for 6 yards in Houston’s 23-14 win over the Bears, Darron Lee had 6 total tackles, and left the game with an injury but should be ok for next week. Eli Apple played opposite of Elliott and the Cowboys and had a decent day in coverage and also made 4 tackles. Michael Thomas had a great first game recording 6 catches for 58 yards in the Saints 35-34 loss to Oakland. Taylor Decker and Adolphus Washington both got the starts on their respective lines and while Washington didn’t record a tackle, Decker had a solid day blocking leading the Lions to a 39-35 win over the Colts. Tyvis Powell also had a tackle in his debut for the Seahawks, as they won 12-10 over the Dolphins. Joey Bosa, Nick Vannett, and Darryl Baldwin did not play on Sunday, while Vonn Bell and Joshua Perry both saw their first game action of the season, but did not record and stats.

Carlos Hyde showed up on Monday night with a 88 yard on 23 carry performance also scoring two touchdowns to lead the 49ers to the win 28-0 over the Los Angeles Rams.



Complete List of OSU Players in the NFL for Week 1:


Terrelle Pryor – 3 receptions, 68 yards

Cam Heyward – 2 tackles, 1 solo

Ryan Shazier – 6 tackles, 5 solo, 2 passes deflected

Mike Nugent – 3/4 FG, 2/2 XP

John Simon – 6 tackles, 5 solo 1 sack, 1 TFL, 2 QB hits

Braxton Miller – 1 catch 6 yards

Jack Mewhort – Offense ran for 82 yards, Andrew Luck sacked 2 times

Michael Bennett – DNP

Nate Ebner – 1 tackle, 1 solo

Cardale Jones – DNP

Adolphus Washington – Started, no tackles

Jalin Marshall – 3 Kick returns for 110 yards, 2 punt returns for 11 yards

Nick Mangold – Offense rushed for 152 yards, line allowed 1 sack

Darron Lee – 6 tackles, 3 solo

Bradley Roby – 5 Tackles, 5 Solo

Jeff Heuerman – DNP Inactive

Joey Bosa – DNP

Joshua Perry – Played but no stats

Eli Apple – 4 tackles, 4 solo

Jonathan Hankins – 5 tackles, 2 solo, 1 QB Hit

Malcolm Jenkins – 1 tackle

Ezekiel Elliott – 20 rushes, 51 yards 1 TD, 1 reception 1 yard

Darryl Baldwin – DNP

Rod Smith – DNP

Corey Brown – 1 reception 11 yards

Andrew Norwell – 1 tackle

Ted Ginn – 1 reception 5 yards, 1 rush 20 yards, 1 KO return 9 yards, 2 punt returns 12 yards

Kurt Coleman – 3 tackles 2 solo 1 QB Hit

Michael Thomas – 6 catches, 58 yards

Vonn Bell – Played but recorded no stats

James Laurinaitis – 7 tackles, 3 solo, 1 pass deflection

Mike Adams – Played on the offensive line for Bears, did not start

Taylor Decker – team rushed for 116 yards, line allowed 1 QB sack

Corey Linsley – team rushed for 95 yards, line allowed 1 QB sack

Alex Boone – team rushed for 65 yards, Shaun Hill was not sacked

Jake McQuaide – Snapped on 10 LA punts

Carlos Hyde – 23 carries for 88 yards and 2 touchdowns, 2 receptions for 5 yards

Tyvis Powell – 1 tackle

Nick Vannett – DNP



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Week 3 Depth Chart: Oklahoma Week
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Week three of the depth chart has come out and at this point I think Coach Meyer is just messing with us. There were no changes at all.

OFFENSE

POS NAME HT WT CLASS
QB J.T. BARRETT 6’2” 225 JR (R)
JOE BURROW 6’3” 208 FR (R)
RB MIKE WEBER OR 5’10” 215 FR (R)
CURTIS SAMUEL 5’11” 200 JR
WR1 NOAH BROWN OR 6’2” 222 SO (R)
PARIS CAMPBELL 6’0” 205 SO (R)
WR2 COREY SMITH OR 6’1” 195 SR (R)
JOHNNIE DIXON 5’11” 198 SO
H-BACK CURTIS SAMUEL OR 5’11” 200 JR
DONTRE WILSON 5’10” 195 SR
TE MARCUS BAUGH 6’5” 255 JR
AJ ALEXANDER 6’2” 254 FR (R)
LT JAMARCO JONES 6’5” 310 JR (R)
EVAN LISLE 6’7” 308 JR (R)
LG MICHAEL JORDAN 6’7” 310 FR
MATT BURRELL 6’4” 305 FR (R)
C PAT ELFLEIN 6’3” 300 SR (R)
BRADY TAYLOR 6’5” 300 SO (R)
RG BILLY PRICE 6’4” 315 JR (R)
DEMETRIUS KNOX 6’4” 308 SO (R)
RT ISAIAH PRINCE 6’7” 310 SO
BRANDEN BOWEN 6’7” 315 FR (R)
WR-Z TERRY MCLAURIN OR 6’0” 204 SO (R)
JAMES CLARK 5’10” 186 JR (R)



There were no changes to the offensive depth chart.

DEFENSE

POS NAME HT WT CLASS
DE TYQUAN LEWIS 6’4” 266 JR
RASHOD BERRY 6’4” 252 FR (R)
DT DRE’MONT JONES OR 6’3” 280 FR (R)
DAVON HAMILTON 6’4” 297 FR (R)
DT MICHAEL HILL 6’3” 295 JR (R)
ROBERT LANDERS 6’1” 285 FR (R)
DE SAM HUBBARD OR 6’5” 266 SO (R)
JALYN HOLMES 6’5” 274 JR
SLB CHRIS WORLEY 6’2” 228 JR (R)
JEROME BAKER 6’1” 225 SO
MLB RAEKWON MCMILLAN 6’2” 243 JR
CRAIG FADA 6’1” 225 SR
WLB DANTE BOOKER OR 6’3” 236 JR
JOE BURGER 6’2” 230 SR
CB GAREON CONLEY 6’0” 195 JR (R)
DAMON ARNETTE 6’0” 195 FR
CB MARSHON LATTIMORE OR 6’0” 195 SO (R)
DENZEL WARD 5’10” 185 SO
S MALIK HOOKER 6’2” 205 SO (R)
ERICK SMITH 6’0” 202 JR
S DAMON WEBB 5’11” 193 JR
JORDAN FULLER 6’2” 205 FR



There were no changes to the defensive depth chart.

SPECIAL TEAMS

POS NAME HT WT CLASS
P CAMERON JOHNSTON 5’11” 195 SR
K TYLER DURBIN 6’3” 210 SR
LS LIAM MCCULLOUGH 6’2” 210 FR (R)
PR DONTRE WILSON OR 5’10” 195 SR
COREY SMITH OR 6’1” 190 FR
CURTIS SAMUEL OR 5’11” 200 JR
KR DONTRE WILSON OR 5’10” 195 SR
JAMES CLARK OR 5’10” 186 JR (R)
JOHNNIE DIXON 5’11” 198 SO



There were no changes to special teams.

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Ohio State-Oklahoma 2016 depth chart: No changes heading into first away game
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The third depth chart of the season has been released with no changes from last week.



It wasn’t pretty offensively, but Ohio State eventually slopped through the terrible weather conditions to stomp Tulsa to a tune of 48-3. The first half belonged to the defense, with three interceptions (two of which were returned for touchdowns). Though the offense took a whole half to get rolling, the excitement is building for the trip to Norman, Oklahoma to take on the Sooners. Here’s the breakdown of the depth chart above.

J.T. Barrett is the starting quarterback and will be for the entirety of the season, barring injury. Barrett and the offense didn’t look nearly as impressive as they did against Bowling Green, but the weather didn’t help much. Still, Barrett and co. got it together as he finished 14-of-22 passing for 149 yards. He rushed for 55 yards on 16 carries and two touchdowns coming on the ground. He’ll have to be a bit more balanced in his attack against the Sooners.

At running back, the duo of Mike Weber and Curtis Samuel still showed off their unique abilities. Weber remains the starter with OR in between he and Samuel. Weber rushed for 92 yards and his first career touchdown on 17 carries while Samuel added 78 yards on eight carries. Weber made his first trip to the endzone as a Buckeye, as mentioned a moment ago, while Samuel was kept out of the endzone this week.

The starters are the same as last week, as the receiving core continues its growth. Noah Brown OR Parris Campbell starts at X, Corey Smith OR Johnnie Dixon, and Terry McLaurin OR James Clark at Z. Austin Mack, Binjimen Victor, and K.J. Hill are the third-string options. It was a quiet day all around for the receiving core, which makes sense given the wind and rain at Ohio Stadium on Saturday. They should see an increase in production against Oklahoma.

The H-back spot remains with Curtis Samuel OR Dontre Wilson. Wilson continues his consistency as a threat, carrying the ball three times for 30 yards and a touchdown. He also caught three passes for 38 yards. Samuel also hauled in five receptions for 62 yards.

The tight end spot is firmly locked down by Marcus Baugh with A.J. Alexander listed as the backup. Baugh was pretty quiet after a strong outing against Bowling Green. He didn’t record a reception against Tulsa.

The offensive line starters are listed as Jamarco Jones, Michael Jordan, Pat Elflein, Billy Price, and Isaiah Prince (from left to right). Despite a promising start to the season against Bowling Green, the offensive line was a bit shaky against Tulsa but will need to be at their best when facing the Sooners.

On the defensive side of the ball, Sam Hubbard OR Jayln Holmes and Tyquan Lewis remain listed as the defensive end starters. Hubbard got his first sack of the season against Tulsa and seemed to make more of an impact than he did in week one. The backups at defensive end are Nick Bosa OR Jonathon Cooper. Bosa forced a fumble later on in the game against Tulsa. In the middle, Michael Hill anchors the defensive line alongside Dre’Mont Jones who replaced Tracy Sprinkle and Davon Hamilton is listed as the co-starter with Jones.

The linebacking core continued its success against Tulsa. Raekwon McMillan is still slotted in at middle linebacker. Surrounding him are outside linebackers Chris Worley and Dante Booker OR Joe Burger. Booker suffered a slight MCL sprain early on against Bowling Green and Joe Burger stepped in very well in his place. Rashod Berry, Jerome Baker, and Craig Fada, and Justin Hilliard are your backups.

At cornerback, Gareon Conley is the starter on one end and Marshon Lattimore OR Denzel Ward on the other for the second corner spot. For safeties, Damon Webb slides over this season with Malik Hooker getting the other safety spot. Erick Smith is listed as the backup to Hooker, while Jordan Fuller is the backup to Webb. It was a defensive back’s dream on Saturday as Lattimore picked two passes off, taking one to the endzone. Hooker got himself a pick six as well, while Conley managed to intercept a pass of his own. This unit seems like a true ball-hawking secondary that could be a nightmare for Baker Mayfield.

For special teams, sophomore walk-on Tyler Durbin continues to be the starter at kicker for both kickoffs and field goals as Sean Nuernberger recovers from a groin injury that forced him to miss most of camp. Durbin hit all of six of his extra points against Tulsa and knocked in two field goals with a long of 29. Senior Cameron Johnston remains as the punter, and that’s no surprise considering he’s been a mainstay since his freshman season and has done a tremendous job. Against Tulsa he made his presence felt with a 61-yard punt, one of his five punts on Saturday.

At punt return, Dontre Wilson OR Corey Smith OR Curtis Samuel are all in play. Handling kickoff returns will be Dontre Wilson OR James Clark OR Johnnie Dixon. The long-snapping duties are given to Liam McCollough, and holding for kicks is Cameron Johnston.

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Ohio State will need Noah Brown to step up against Oklahoma
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No better time for Noah Brown to live up to big expectations

After an off-season that saw a mass talent exodus from Columbus to the NFL, to have the Ohio State offense open the 2016 season with 1,193 yards and over 100 points in the first two games is a bit of a surprise given their early season struggles in recent years. However, what is not a surprise, is that this success has quickly inflated Buckeye fans’ expectations for the team.

That renewed optimism was buoyed by an Oklahoma opening week loss to now-sixth ranked Houston, a team led by former OSU Offensive Coordinator Tom Herman. Coming into the year, the Sooners represented a formidable early season road challenge for the inexperienced Buckeyes, and while one loss makes them no less formidable, the level of dread among the Ohio State fandom has rescinded quite a bit.

Aiding in that calming is the closeness between Herman’s program and Urban Meyer’s. While the Cougars don’t run the exact same offense that the Buckeyes do, nor do they have the same highly-recruited talent, many of the fundamental principles are the same. Meyer also said in his Monday press conference that his former OC did give the Buckeye staff some insights into the Sooners personnel after their Week 1 win.

In analyzing the Houston-Oklahoma game film, Meyer noted that the OU offensive line dominated the trenches, and that the Cougars offense was successful not by methodically dismantling the Sooner defense, but instead by capitalizing on big passes downfield. For those reasons, wide receiver Noah Brown is this week’s offensive player to watch for the Buckeyes.

The stats


Name: Noah Brown
Number: 80
Position: Wide Receiver
Year: Third-year sophomore
Height: 6’2”
Weight: 218 lbs.

In the Ohio State offense, Noah Brown primarily lines up at the split end position, also known as the X-wide receiver. Since this position generally lines up on the line of scrimmage, Brown must use his strength and speed to separate from a jamming cornerback to work down field.

Brown is coming off of a broken leg suffered in the last week of practice before the 2015 season, and while he might not yet be back at full speed, he is likely No. 3 Ohio State’s best option to stretch the field vertically against 14th-ranked Oklahoma.

So far this season, however, Brown has yet to make a major statistical impact. He has just four catches through two games for 62 yards and a touchdown. While that averages out to a solid 15.5 yards per catch, if the Sooners’ line is able to control the running game as it did against Houston, Brown and fellow receivers Parris Campbell, Corey Smith, Johnnie Dixon, and Terry McLaurin will need to provide enough of a down-field threat to open up lanes for the Buckeyes’ talented H-backs, Curtis Samuel and Dontre Wilson.

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In their season-opening loss to Houston, the Sooners impressively allowed only 89 rushing yards on 40 attempts, however, they conversely gave up 321 passing yards on 23 completions, including two touchdowns, to Cougars’ quarterback Greg Ward Jr. While Ohio State’s unique backfield of Mike Weber, Samuel, Wilson, et al. very well could produce more on the ground than Houston did, Meyer believes that running on the Sooners will be difficult.

Oklahoma’s gargantuan defensive line kept dual-threat QB Ward Jr. contained on the ground, forcing him to beat them through the air, which he often did. Despite stifling UH’s attempts to run the ball, Oklahoma’s defense was unable to get off the field, even when down and distance were in in their favor.

On third down, Ward Jr. completed nine of his 11 attempts for 145 yards, and eight first downs, often at the expense of senior Sooner cornerback Dakota Austin.

Austin has started on the field side in the Sooners’ first two games, and would be lined up with Brown if that continues on Saturday. However, his play has yet to engender the confidence of either fans or coaches.

This past Saturday, OU played its second team, on both sides of the ball, for nearly all of the second half against the University of Louisiana-Monroe, allowing their highly-touted young DBs to get crucial game experience, something that could come into play this weekend.

Head coach Bob Stoops said in his Monday press conference that the upcoming week of practice will determine playing time against the Buckeyes for his DBs. Whether it is upperclassmen like Austin and junior Jordan Thomas, or the more inexperienced players, they will likely need to have a far better performance against Ohio State than they’ve had the first two weeks if they want to have any chance to win.

In two games, the Sooners have allowed 593 passing yards and have yet to record their first interception of the season.

What to watch for


Given the early reliance on the H-backs in the Buckeye passing game, you shouldn’t expect that focus to change against the Sooners; Samuel leads the team with 14 receptions for 239 yards and two TDs, followed by Wilson, who has 75 yards and two touchdowns on six catches.

While Meyer and the offensive coaching staff would love to see more from the wide receivers, the production of Brown and company is about more than just statistical results. If quarterback J.T. Barrett is able to connect with his receivers, especially down field, that will create more room for Ohio State’s other skill players to operate.

However, fringe benefits aside, if the Buckeye offense is going to reach its explosive potential, they must be able to recreate some of the vertical firepower that they had in recent years with the likes of Michael Thomas, Devin Smith, and Evan Spencer.

If OU corner Dakota Austin lines up one-on-one with Brown, the OSU receiver will have a considerable size advantage, standing three inches taller and weighing 55 pounds more. That size and strength differential could play a role in jump balls down the field.

Meyer specifically noted that back-shoulder throws and isolation routes were especially successful for Houston against Oklahoma, so if Barrett sees that match up on the outside, expect the pass to go Brown’s way, where his athleticism should take over, as it did on this catch against Bowling Green.

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The View From Beyond The Shoe: Crossing Enemy Lines
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March 31st, 1835.

A day that will forever hold special in the hearts of Ohio State football fans, even if they don’t know that date or why.

You see, on March 31st, 1835, Ohio Militia Commander-In-Chief (and Governor) Robert Lucas arrived in Perrysburg with 600 fully armed militia men from the Ohio Militia. The intent was to seize control of the “Toledo Strip”, a small swath of land that included the area around Toledo and the mouth of the Maumee River. Ohio wanted this land for the economic value that port would offer the young state. Governor Lucas showed up with intent of getting it back from Territorial Governor Lewis Cass, of the Michigan Territory. This started the famed “Ohio-Michigan War” (which Ohio won, of course).

Ohio managed, as a State, to get the federal government to side with them over a territory. In all, despite having 400 more men in the area from their militia, Michigan sustained the only wounded person in the war. A sheriff from Michigan was stabbed in the leg when he tried to (unlawfully) arrest Ohio Major Benjamin Stickney (Yet another Ohio victory…I am sensing a pattern here, Michigan starts doing things before Ohio, claims they are better, and then gets beat by Ohio…hmmm).

From that time on, Michigan and Ohio would forever be at war. Not always over land, not always with firearms, but always with passion and general disgust for their counterparts. It goes from debates over better cities, roadways, maple syrup, and all the way to sporting events.

Many marketing people have tried to play off this. Most notably, ESPN and Nissan. Everyone who follows Ohio State sports remembers this set of ESPN commercials:



(copyright ESPN)

But can a Buckeye and a Wolverine really live together? Can an Ohio State fan, with all that is glorious and wonderful about being a Buckeye, co-exist with a Walmart Wolverine? Can he bite his tongue while laughing at UM fumbling a punt snap and eventually losing to Michigan State? Can he go on for years without mentioning how great of a coach both Brady Hoke and RichRod were?

Evidently, he can.

I have a confession. A year ago this week, I married a Michigan fan. September 2015, I vowed that I would take this Michigan fan and, no matter how many times the TTUN steps on their own **** and screws the pooch, I would comfort and console her. And I do it with a smile on my face. Not because I enjoy my bride being sad, but because her team has let her down so much, I have gotten good at it. It’s tough not to laugh, but I do what I can out of love.

So this week, I want to take a step back from all the talk about bad college officials, players buying stuff in the book store on campus and violating NCAA rules, and everything else bad in this world. I want to say “Thank You!” to Governor Lucas for showing up in Perrysburg that March day. If not for you, I would have to find something else to give my wife a hard time over.

Happy Anniversary, Lauren. I love you, even with all your faults.

Go Bucks!





September, 2015…What a glorious Grooms Cake.

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The Fornelli 50 rankings: Buckeyes bounce Tide, Cardinals enter top five
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1 team in the Ohio State Buckeyes , as they climbed all the way up from No. 2 to topple last week's No.1 Alabama Crimson Tide , but we'll get to them in a bit. Before then, a quick refresher on how these rankings work. 1. My opinion has absolutely ...


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Could Kyle Snyder hold an MMA Belt and win Olympic Gold in 2020?
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He’s already one of Ohio State’s most decorated wrestlers of all-time at 20-years old. After winning the Gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, he wasn’t old enough to enjoy a cold brew stateside.

The ascent of Ohio State heavyweight Kyle Snyder throughout the last two years belongs in the wrestling storybook alongside the improbable Rulon Gardner gold medal, the surge from Dan Gable in international competition or the unbelievable 159-0 mark from Cael Sanderson while wrestling for the same college that Gable made famous in Iowa State.

The former prep star who went 179-0 in his three years of high school competition, was never given a chance to even compete, let alone beat Jake Varner at the 2015 U.S. Open. Certainly, a world title was out of reach for the kid who decided that training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs was more important than his senior year of high school.

What is just as impressive as the feats, the records, the wins – is an 18-year old who entered the college wrestling scene with the potential to have a bright future.

He will more than likely leave it, after international success and a piece of gold, as the face that rivals Jordan Burroughs as the identity of the USA men’s freestyle wrestling program.

And even possibly the future of mixed martial arts in the heavyweight division.

A sport that has seen the likes of Aaron Pico, Ed Ruth, Joey Davis and other grappling studs recently make the transition from the future of international wrestling to the stars of MMA’s tomorrow.

For some, it might be surprising the Snyder would have any interest in sharpening his skills in the other arts that make up the fight game. It’s easy to question why the quiet and humble young man from Maryland would have any interest in having a cage locked behind him as he prepares to physically impose his will on the opponent in the quickest way possible to secure a win.

It’s easy to question why a man that has a future claiming the front of Wheaties boxes as potentially the greatest heavyweight of all-time would move on from the sport that has given him his identity.

A sport that he has mastered in a little over two years, by turning his offensive style as a freshman at Ohio State into an offensive melee in matches that is fueled by impeccable stance defense and an ability to turn that defense into positions that mean points on the scoreboard.

That same mentality fueled his national championship for Ohio State last season. He adapted his game from international freestyle competition and molded it to fit the more traditional folkstyle collegiate rules.

It’s the same reason he’ll have success if he transitions to mixed martial arts.

Snyder has already shown through international competition that he has an uncanny ability to mold what he learns to his strongest skill sets. During his championship runs, he transformed his game by sticking to what he knows best moves wise and not creating a wrestling playbook that would put him in positions in which he wouldn’t be the grappler in control of positioning at all times.

As we’ve seen with Ronda Rousey, Daniel Cormier, Ben Askren and Henry Cejudo in their transition from Olympic competition to mixed martial arts – it doesn’t necessarily take a five-tool martial arts toolkit to have success right away.

Rousey dominated for years based solely on her Judo experience. Cormier to this day has dominated the light heavyweight division (outside of Jon Jones) with his tactical wrestling, positioning and grind it out mentality.

It’s about improving every single day in the gym and continuing to grow as one of the world’s youngest sports continues to evolve.

That’s a walk in the park for Snyder, who has been doing that since day one of joining the Ohio State wrestling program and competing with the unbelievable talent and experience that accompanies the Buckeye program in the practice room as part of the Ohio RTC.

It’s far from a foregone conclusion that Snyder will compete at the highest-level of mixed martial arts or if he’ll even attempt championship gold in the fight game.

One thing we do know though is that the king of the 97 KG weight division has a history of surprising everyone in the combat sports world, while paving his own road toward success.

Nobody expected him to leave Olympic training to compete for a collegiate title and help his team try to repeat as national champions.

Yet, he did it.

Everyone waited for the storybook run to the Olympics to get derailed in Rio, during the toughest international tournament in the world.

Yet, it didn’t.

Nobody imagines a scenario where Kyle Snyder could be the first active champion in mixed martial arts to compete and win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympics. All of this on the horizon while staying in Columbus for one more season, looking to lead his Ohio State squad to their second national title in the last three seasons.

Yet, it’s a distinct possibility.

Ohio State Head Coach Tom Ryan told Eleven Warriors that immediately is a relative term when discussing Snyder’s comments on when he would like to start training MMA.

What Snyder has proven that proving to others that you are the best is relative to immediate success when you are an athlete of his caliber that is willing to learn the best and quickest way to succeed.

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The Ohio State offense was sloppy against Tulsa, just like the weather
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The Buckeye offense went vanilla in stormy weather.

In a driving rainstorm, the Ohio State offense gave fans flashbacks to last season. They were ultra-conservative, running the read option on seven of their first eight offensive plays to no success. They also did not cash in on good field position early, which could have demoralized Tulsa right away. Let's just hope that they were trying to limit game tape for the Oklahoma coaching staff, and Ed Warinner and Tim Beck did not take a time-warp back to 2015.

Here’s the breakdown:

J.T. Barrett

Designed runs Dropbacks Completions Incompletions Total TD Scrambles Overthrow Throwaway
Pressured Sacked Hit Pass break-up Batted down at LOS Drops Turnovers Defensive PI

*Tap passes do not count as a dropback

• The biggest number here is the 11 designed runs. It seems that whenever the offense starts sluggish, the game plan is thrown away and they just default to Barrett's legs to bail them out. The staff needs to remember that Joe Burrow has had limited experience and they need to limit Barrett's carries. They did a good job of limiting his designed runs against Bowling Green, but they fell back into the trap on Saturday.
• Other than running the ball, Barrett was not asked to do much. The reads were simple and they did not really stretch the field. I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and it was due to the harsh weather conditions.
• Barrett’s lone turnover on the afternoon came on the mesh point of the zone read. The mesh point is when the quarterback makes his decision to pull the football and run, or hand the ball off to the ball carrier. Barrett typically makes sound decisions at the mesh point, compared to a guy like Braxton Miller, who would predetermine his decision.

• The passing game was pretty sub-par, except for this throw to Curtis Samuel. Barrett hung in the pocket, took a big shot from a defender and put it up for Samuel to come down with it.

• Overall, vanilla play-calling really limited Barrett as a playmaker and as a distributor versus Tulsa. Expect the offense to open back up in Norman.

Running backs/ H-backs


The running game started a little sluggish with Mike Weber at tailback and I’m surprised it took so long to get Samuel involved. The electrifying playmaker did not touch the ball in the first quarter and it took until the third quarter to get him involved in the zone read. He quickly energized the stadium and the offense when he touched the ball here:


On Barrett’s touchdown run — coming off a designed QB sweep — Samuel looked like Ezekiel Elliott as a lead blocker. Barrett followed Samuel to the edge, where Samuel made a terrific cut-block on the outside linebacker, leading Barrett to the end zone.



The biggest scare of the day game with only 6:05 remaining in the game, when Wilson scored a touchdown on a sweep. It looks like Wilson — who’s had a terrific season thus far — might have tweaked his foot that has sidelined him for almost two seasons. You can see it after he cuts up-field, he slows down, hobbles past the goal line and then has trouble stopping. If Wilson misses the Oklahoma game, that would be a major blow to this offense.


The Wildcat looked good again and it’s being used at the correct time, which is a good change-of-pace. Both Samuel and Wilson are doing a good job with it.

Against Oklahoma, the offense should run through Samuel and Wilson — barring health — in the first quarter. They set the pace and the tempo of the offense and can tire out the Sooner defense before Weber lays the hammer on a tired Oklahoma defense.

Wide receivers and tight ends


After a great performance by Zone 6 against Bowling Green, they were unable to do much of anything versus Tulsa. The two H-backs led the way in receptions, and the perimeter guys combined for only 5 receptions.

It could have been due to the weather, but the receivers had trouble gaining separation against Tulsa’s defensive backs. There were a few times where Barrett was forced to tuck and run or force the ball into tight coverage. Terry McLaurin had a solid game; he was able to get open a couple of times and had some good YAC on one reception. I did expect more out of Noah Brown though, as the big possession receiver should have been able to feast on a smaller Tulsa secondary. If they aren't going to stretch the field vertically, Brown needs to be used in the intermediate game.

On a positive note, the receivers were strong on the perimeter in the run game. On the few occasions that the ball carriers broke a big run, it was mostly outside of the tackles and they were sprung by the wideouts. On the other hand, the tight ends weren't too impressive in the run game, especially in the first half. Just like the offensive line, the tight ends struggled blocking the read option and they were actually getting bullied by an inferior Tulsa defensive line. They should never let a team like Tulsa dictate anything in the trenches.

The Buckeye offense will be in for a huge test next week. Will the inexperienced guys succumb to a high pressure situation? Or will they follow the lead of their veteran quarterback?

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Rumblin’, Stumblin’, Bumblin’: Hurricane Dissipated, Okie State Debacle, Ohio State Play Calling
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What a difference a week makes! Thankfully there is plenty going on in the world that my buddies here at tBBC have plenty to spew. Let’s get rolling with the very very good.

Rumblin’


I was just having a discussion with a fellow usher on Saturday when Marshon Lattimore had his pick-six that we needed the rest of the secondary to join the Malik Hooker party. Couldn’t have been better timing as far as I am concerned. There has been so much hype around the young lads joining Gareon Conley this season but us Buckeye fans have heard that song and dance before.

The difference in then and now is the proof is coming in results! Seven interceptions by four different players with three different players registering pick-sixes. The only one not getting into the act yet is junior Damon Webb, The fact that this whole group is ball-hawking the way there now leads one to believe that the future will get better.

The other thing we were discussing is the concern about covering the slants. This defense is being a very attacking type right now and that should lead to some holes that cause some worry. The beauty of the man coverage is sometimes a receiver will lead a player to the ball. I will take Hooker and Conley’s ability to always be near the football over press coverage any-day. Their instincts have been remarkable so far and will be needed this Saturday night in Norman.

Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Rumblin’

Scott – My stomach. I’m hungry. Also the Ohio State secondary. Playing well against fast-paced teams.

JC – The Ohio State University’s Defensive backfield – Hooker, Conley & Lattimore … they are shining at this moment. I have full confidence they will march into Norman hungry to provide evidence that the two previous outings wasn’t a fluke, or overmatched competition. Lest, we must not forget Hubbard either.

Brandon – The offenses in the Arizona State/Texas Tech game last night. If you didn’t stay up, you missed out on a very fun game. These two teams combined for 1,263 yards of total offense and 17 touchdowns! The pride of Falcon, Kalen Ballage, had eight touchdowns on only 15 touches. The Sun Devils won by a final score of 68-55.

MDotySr – Rookie Carson Wentz for North Dakota State. Starting as a rookie yesterday and played like a vet. Very happy for the young man and I think he is going to be a good one before you know it.

Ben – FCS teams. They may not win a lot of games against FBS teams, but we saw Illinois State beat Northwestern on Saturday and Nichols gave Georgia all it could handle, losing only by 2. I really enjoy it when FCS teams make FBS teams look silly. As long as it’s not Ohio State.

Mike Meals – Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin. They are twin brothers who play defense for UCF. Shaquem had has hand amputated when he was 4, and has worked passed that to become a Division 1 Football Player for the Knights. It’s really a touching story of how they stuck together to play college ball on the same team. And as if being college students and D1 athletes wasn’t enough, they started and still run their own youth track team in Tampa. The world is full of bad things that happen regularly, we need to get more stories like this out there. Here is the link to a great write up on them both from the Orlando Sentinel.

UCF Knights Story

Stumblin’


I never throw fellow officials under the bus. I am slightly considered to be someone who knows the rules in this neck of the woods and I always have my nose in the rule book, studying the rare plays and rules that can sneak up and bite you. My crew had a play two seasons ago at the end of the half that i just about messed up because it had never happened to me.

Team A was driving at the end of the half and had the ball third and 10 at the other teams 35 yard line. The QB was pressured and took off running for what appeared to be a long TD at the end of the half that would have put them up over a good opponent and the game had playoff implications for Ohio. A defensive player caught up to and trapped the QB around the 7 yard line at which point her threw an illegal forward pass that was caught and scored as a TD.

During this whole play the play-clock ran out to end the half. Without going into any more details about how we handled it, we spent about ten minutes in the rule book to find out that you don’t extend a quarter or half for plays that include a loss of down, a non-player foul or and unsporting act. This was a very valuable learning experience for my crew and I did some research to find out it’s the same for college.

The fact that a professional crew like the one that had the Okie State and Central Michigan game didn’t know this provision baffles me. The replay crew could have stopped it and the supervisor of those officials who was watching could have called and said they were making a mistake. Now as it stands, Okie State has a loss they probably shouldn’t have and the crew has been suspended two games, whoopie.

The Okie Pokie Story

Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Stumblin’

Scott – Clemson. Won’t be long before it loses twice.

JC – Clemson. Troy was their scary moment. It cost them in the AP. Things like this happen to good teams. They clearly played not to lose. You can’t say they were looking ahead to South Carolina State! So, clearly, they were caught flat-footed and completely underestimated a small school’s hunger to shine Nationally.

Brandon – The defenses in the Arizona State/Texas Tech game last night. Okay the offensive explosion was fun to watch and as an ASU fan, I enjoyed the game and thought it was fun. With that said, calling these two units defenses is an insult to defenses everywhere. I am not sure either team has ever really practiced pass coverage in their lives. Numerous times, these teams would drop eight people back into coverage and still leave guys wide open 20 yards down the field. That is some next-level incompetence. Both teams defenses were far more concerned with trying to come up with big hits than they were with wrapping up. I lost count how many times defensive players would come in and lower their shoulder…simply to have the runner bounce off and continue.

MDotySr – Clemson Tigers and playing not to lose instead of playing to win versus Troy. They did hang on but that is awful close for the number #2 ranked team in the country.

Ben – The refs in the Oklahoma State/Central Michigan game. They gave Central Michigan an extra play after an intentional grounding call on the last play of the game by Oklahoma State. By rule the game should have been over after the penalty, but the refs blew it. Oklahoma State coaches also blew it by not saying anything to the refs. Obviously no one knew the rule, so Oklahoma State suffered a loss and the refs have been suspended.

Mike Meals – Scott has it…Clemson played terrible and barely hung on to win that game. And the kid with the punt return who went full Desean Jackson, on a fantastic punt return? That’s not acceptable. Dabo better get his team’s attention real quick, or the Tigers will be outside looking in again.

Bumblin’


Trying to figure out this offensive thing . . ,


I have to be honest here when I say that I was pretty nervous while the game was 6-3 late in the first half. If not for the heroics of the secondary with two -pick-sixes within a couple minutes of each other, the Buckeyes may have taken one on the chin letting Tulsa stick around.

Now I know this probably isn’t truly an ugly situation but it really could have been. I am in support of Urban Meyer’s desire to not show Oklahoma and the rest of the world some of the new wrinkles this season, but anyone that has coached against him will know whats coming. They just have to do what they can to stop it.

This Ohio State offense is young for the most part and needs to rapidly develop the wide receivers and that’s difficult to do when you are running straight on blocking and running a belly dive. It felt like the stadium was going to explode on the series prior to the first pick-six. If they would have run one more dive play I think the boo birds would have come out.

The other issue at hand was a big storm was coming and would have been a great equalizer for the Golden Hurricane. We have some very capable players in Zone 6 that need touches as much as Wilson and Samuel. To get them better and spread the wealth this offense will have to open up. If that ends up being loss of touches for Weber than so be it.

Let’s see what the staff has to say about the Bumblin’

Scott – Jim “Booger” Harbaugh. If you’re gonna pick the nose, make sure there is no camera on you.

JC – I am still unhappy with the play-calling. Warriner and Beck and their “little” cozy-fest upstairs is hardly providing me with confidence. This team is explosive. Challenges and new-things needed to be hammered out in these last two weeks. BG was just completely there for the money. My Mother, God-rest her lovely soul, could have plowed in for six. Tulsa, too, was looking for some national attention. These are the games to do “something”. And though some will argue the point “they-won” both times handily …. This is my point – explore more in “obvious” romps. I am still not sold on Warriner and Beck …. I am not! I am not! I am not!

Brandon – Okay I’m going to be critical of the Buckeyes and I’m sorry in advance. Against Tulsa, J.T. Barrett ran the ball 16 times with almost all of them being QB designed runs. This is the guy which the season rides on…a week before they travel to Norman. The offensive strategy in the first half was essentially the MSU game from last year which now hasn’t worked twice. I realize you have to work on your plays but there is no reason to run the ball with Barrett that much in a game you could have won by running Dave 60 times in a row.

MDotySr – All the football players who knelt yesterday during the National Anthem on the anniversary of 9/11. It’s bad enough during normal Sundays (and their right) to kneel but on the anniversary of 9/11 is inexcusable in my opinion.

Ben – The Buckeye offense in the first half. I was seriously pissed off during that first half, it reminded me too much of the Michigan State game last year and when you are only up 6-3 late in the first half, even against Tulsa you get a little worried. I think they planned for bad weather, but that is no excuse to not make adjustments earlier in the game when it was obvious that the bad weather would not show up until around halftime.

Mike Meals – The NCAA. It didn’t get a lot of coverage this week that I saw, but over 30 football players from Charleston Southern were suspended for at least 1 game each, for using their financial aid to buy things from the school bookstore that were not allowed. Yes, I agree there needs to be some limits. Yes I agree that you have to police it, more so at Power 5 schools, but still, it must be watched nonetheless. But there has to be some common sense here. These kids weren’t at Best Buy getting big screen Sony’s and Macbooks. They were buying things at the bookstore any other student could buy with their financial aid. And to make matters worse, Charleston Southern had to go play Florida State last week, shorthanded. And as we all know, FSU is the NCAA’s shining light of a clean and perfect program…no crap hidden there whatsoever.

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Top scoring teams in Ohio State history ranked; 2016 Buckeyes could join the list
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1 from the preseason poll through the first nine games (until a 28-24 upset to Michigan State), this Buckeye team relied on the passing game like none before it. Consider this: through 1997, there were eight 300-yard passing games in OSU history. In ...
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OSU redshirt senior offensive linesman Pat Elflein (65) blocks a pass rusher from OSU redshirt junior quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) during the fourth quarter of the Buckeye's game against Tulsa on Sept. 10. The Buckeyes won 48-3. Credit: Alexa ...
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Buckeyes roll late over Tulsa, 48-3
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When the game resumed, Ohio State took the second-half kickoff 72 yards in nine plays as J.T. Barrett ran the final 11 yards for the touchdown, giving the Buckeyes a 27-3 lead. Tulsa could muster little offense in the third quarter, gaining 20 yards on ...


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