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Predicting the Ohio State football team's final ten games after the bye week
Can Ryan Day's squad continue their dominant run and navigate the rest of the season unscathed? Here's a look at the road ahead..
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Sat, Nov 30 vs Michigan
MATCHUP HISTORY: Ohio State only has a losing record to Michigan of all the opponents left on its schedule, 61-51-6, with its last win coming in 2019. However, Michigan is undoubtedly in hot water with its recent wins, and if wins are vacated, this record could look different by game time.The rivalry showdown in “The Game” is always intense, and Michigan will present the toughest challenge on Ohio State’s schedule. With both teams eyeing a spot in the Big Ten Championship and the College Football Playoff, expect a hard-fought battle.
The Wolverines’ struggles in the trenches, however, could be the key difference as Ohio State looks to reclaim supremacy in the rivalry. Ryan Day might not hang 100 on Michigan, but he’ll certainly aim to make a statement.
Prediction: Ohio State wins 35-13
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The Ohio State football team is still establishing its identity
The Ohio State football program is still trying to figure out what kind of identity they'll have in this young season.
The Ohio State football team has been killing it in this early season. They are 2-0 and their defense has outscored both opponents so far this season. We knew that the defense was going to be great, but the offense was going to be the question. Which part of their offense was going to lead the charge though?
The hope heading into this season was that it wasn't going to have to be a defensively-led team. That's how the Buckeyes were able to win most of their games a year ago. The offense is a lot better than it was because they have multiple options in both the passing game and the running game.
So which portion of the offense will lead this team? Will it be the running game led by TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins? They combined for 174 rushing yards last week against Western Michigan. Or will it be Will Howard and the passing offense with Jeremiah Smith already looking like a star?
The identity of this Ohio State football team is still being figured out
Based on how the team has played early in the year, I would say that the running game is going to be the identifying part of this team on offense. Henderson and Judkins are two of the best running backs in the country. If the offensive line is just halfway decent, both backs should approach 1,000 yards rushing.The defense is still the best unit on the team. They shut out the Broncos of Western Michigan and scored 14 points against Akron. The defense might be the best unit, but the offense is going to be good enough to now be a reason why this team wins some games.
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Lightning Round: Ryan Day Sees “Confidence Being Built” on Ohio State’s Offensive Line, Says He’s “Not at Liberty to Speak” About Denzel Burke’s Ejection Against Western Michigan
Ryan Day sees "confidence being built" on Ohio State's offensive line and says he's "not at liberty to speak" about Denzel Burke's ejection against Western Michigan.
Lightning Round: Ryan Day Sees “Confidence Being Built” on Ohio State’s Offensive Line, Says He’s “Not at Liberty to Speak” About Denzel Burke’s Ejection Against Western Michigan
Here are all the news and notes from Day's media session:- Day on having a better understanding of third-down efficiency, fourth-down efficiency and other advanced statistics this season: "It's pretty much on par with where we've been. I've got some pretty good feedback on some things last year. I feel like we were right where we needed to be. ... I thought it would be a good idea to have the weekly reports with what's gone on in the NFL and what's gone on in college. ... There's a lot that comes with it. ... It's been great. Another resource to bounce ideas off of. ... We're prepared for different situations."
- Day on who will be Ohio State's No. 1 kick returner against Marshall: "We've got Brandon (Inniss) back there a little bit this week. He and JB (Jayden Ballard) were back there. ... They'll probably both still return kicks, but who takes the first one will probably be decided tomorrow."
- On Howard and McLaughlin: "They're not newcomers anymore. They're veterans."
- On how Ohio State has performed in practice so far this week: "Yesterday was a dynamite practice. Today was a hard practice, but it wasn't all perfect. But we put another brick in the foundation. ... The intensity was good today. ... It was a good day for us to get on the field, get some work in, push through it. ... Noon will come fast (on Saturday)."
- On Joe McGuire, Ohio State's depth at punter: "We're looking to get those other guys some reps when we can. ... They've done a good job in practice. They have kicked well in practice. Joey's done a good job in practice, too, though."
- On Ohio State's offensive line, the return of Jackson: "I think there's a little bit of confidence being built there coming off the last game. ... I thought the offensive line had one of their better practices on Tuesday. ... We're an athletic group up there."
- On Jackson: "Leader, experienced, communicates well — to me, the best guard in the country. ... This is a guy that's played a lot of football, one of the best in the game."
- On Huff, the head coach's Tudor's NIL comment "I have a lot of respect for him. I think he's very thorough in his approach. ... I thought the way he handled that was great. Sometimes, as coaches, we take ourselves too seriously. I thought he had a great moment there. ,,, They're a good team. He's a good coach. ... We got to be ready for them."
- On whether he received feedback from the Big Ten about Denzel Burke's targeting call and ejection: "Yeah, I did. I don't think I'm at liberty to speak about that. I don't want to get myself jammed up. ... I can promise you there's nobody on our team that's looking to lead with their head when they tackle."
- On George Fitzpatrick and Zen Michalski: "George and Zen are putting in good days. ... We got to keep pushing those guys, getting them reps. ... They got to keep coming, too. We got to keep challenging them. We need that."
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“We're Going All the Way, Baby”: Archie Griffin Shares His National Championship Expectations for Ohio State on FOX's Big Noon Kickoff
When asked to address the "natty or bust" expectations that surround Ohio State this season, Archie Griffin told Urban Meyer, "We're going all the way, baby.”
“We're Going All the Way, Baby”: Archie Griffin Shares His National Championship Expectations for Ohio State on FOX's Big Noon Kickoff
Archie Griffin and Urban Meyer have very high expectations for Ohio State by season's end.
Many people – both analysts and fans alike – have said this season is "natty or bust" for Ohio State. Those expectations are certainly valid given the amount of talent the Buckeyes have this fall.
With FOX's Big Noon Kickoff in Columbus on Saturday, plenty of former and current members of Ohio State's football team gave plenty of love to the Buckeyes. Two-time Heisman Trophy winner Archie Griffin didn't hold back, telling Meyer, "We're going all the way, baby. ... You don't come out here to play to get in second place."
Meyer was just as confident in Ohio State, as he picked the Buckeyes to win it all in a "National Championship Draft" by the Big Noon Kickoff crew. The other four teams selected were all from the SEC: Georgia (Mark Ingram), Texas (Chris Fallica), Ole Miss (Matt Leinart) and Tennessee (Brady Quinn).
Welcome back home to Columbus, Coach!
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love Ramzy's articles...the bolded part at the end caught my attention
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Ohio State fans have a complicated relationship with bye weeks.
Six seasons ago the Buckeyes added to their grisly Purdue Harbor legacy. The bye week which followed meant we all got to think about that game for a couple of weeks. Good times. Let’s never do that again.
When the schedule resumed, Ohio State rolled with home blackout (at noon!) against a very bad Nebraska team which ended up going 4-8 in Scott Frost’s first season. The Huskers went into the locker room up 21-16 at the half.
Of course Ohio State won - West Lafayette was their only blemish that season - but there was something quite unnerving about spending two weeks gargling what the Boilermakers had deposited in their mouths, returning home to a very awkward Alternate Uniform Game against a mediocre opponent and then proceeding to look like that despite the improvement sabbatical.
This was Urban Meyer's last team. Here is how Ryan Day's have fared coming off the in-season breaks:
OHIO STATE BYE WEEKS SINCE 2019
J.T. Barrett's OVI arrest four years earlier had taken place during the bye week. As a senior, he produced the greatest 4th quarter ever by an OSU quarterback - that Penn State game came off a bye week. The 1st quarter was an unmitigated disaster. Sluggish doesn't do it justice. Complicated relationship.
Day broke a 40-year OSU drought for B1G Coach of the Year honors in his first season at the big desk, which has an argument for the cleanest regular season slate in program history. Not even Chase Young's suspension slowed that team down during its second bye week, the last time Ohio State got two of these scheduled breaks.
Since then? During 2021 opponents accumulated enough film to figure out how to attack a unit which had Alex Grinch and Bill Davis coaching it (Michigan accumulated a little more than that). The 2022 Buckeyes looked 2019ish right up until their week off, after which they clenched way too hard in preparation for a Michigan game which, well, even without Connor Stalions it was a masterclass by Jim Harbaugh in getting into an opponent’s head and staying there rent-free.
Last season Ohio State returned to the Horseshoe after a week off and let Maryland push it around before using big plays to overwhelm the visitors. Which kind of also happened on Saturday. One bye week down, one to go. It’s complicated.
Do you know what all of these clunky post-bye week games all have in common? The Buckeyes have lost none of them, going a perfect 9-0 since Day took over. Aggregate score: Ohio State 433, Opponents 122. To recap:
They enter the conference schedule without having overextended the top of the roster unnecessarily. Now it will be interesting to see if the defense can make a few tweaks, most of all - and largely lost in the angst over the front seven's performance - getting a takeaway.
The last turnover the Buckeyes forced was Gabe Powers' pick-six against Akron. Eight quarters without a forced turnover shouldn't happen at any point of the season with this defense, let alone in the weakest quadrant of the schedule.
No opponent on Ohio State's schedule has turned it over more than Sparty thus far, so if that drought continues beyond Saturday it might be time to panic. Haha, just kidding - you're going to panic regardless. We have a complicated relationship with anxiety.
Thanks for getting Situational today. Go Bucks. Beat Michigan State.
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By Ramzy Nasrallah on September 25, 2024 at 1:15 pm @ramzy
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Ohio State fans have a complicated relationship with bye weeks.
Six seasons ago the Buckeyes added to their grisly Purdue Harbor legacy. The bye week which followed meant we all got to think about that game for a couple of weeks. Good times. Let’s never do that again.
When the schedule resumed, Ohio State rolled with home blackout (at noon!) against a very bad Nebraska team which ended up going 4-8 in Scott Frost’s first season. The Huskers went into the locker room up 21-16 at the half.
Of course Ohio State won - West Lafayette was their only blemish that season - but there was something quite unnerving about spending two weeks gargling what the Boilermakers had deposited in their mouths, returning home to a very awkward Alternate Uniform Game against a mediocre opponent and then proceeding to look like that despite the improvement sabbatical.
This was Urban Meyer's last team. Here is how Ryan Day's have fared coming off the in-season breaks:
OHIO STATE BYE WEEKS SINCE 2019
| SEASON | WEEK | GAME BEFORE BYE | GAME AFTER BYE | AFTERMATH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7 | OSU (4) 34, MSU (25) 10 | OSU (3) 52, @ N'WESTERN 3 | 2019 juggernaut didn't stumble |
| 10 | OSU (3) 38, UW (13) 7 | OSU (1) 73, MARYLAND 14 | Chase Young suspended | |
| 2020 | 4 | OSU (3) 39, RU 27 | OSU (3) 42, IU (9) 35 | Maryland forfeit/not a true bye |
| 6 | OSU (3) 42, IU (9) 35 | OSU (4) 52, @ MSU 12 | Ohio State forfeit/not a true bye | |
| 8 | OSU (4) 52, @ MSU 12 | OSU (4) 22, N'WESTERN (14) 10 @ INDY | Michigan forfeit/not a true bye | |
| 2021 | 7 | OSU (7) 66, MARYLAND 17 | OSU (5) 54, IU 7 | Defensive cracks began to widen |
| 2022 | 7 | OSU (3) 49, @ MSU 20 | OSU (2) 52, IOWA 10 | OSU never the same after the bye |
| 2023 | 5 | OSU (6) 17, @ ND (9) 14 | OSU (4) 37, MARYLAND 17 | Very shaky start coming off bye |
| 2024 | 3 | OSU (3) 56, WMU 0 | OSU (3) 49, MARSHALL 14 | ?????? |
| 8 | OSU @ OREGON | OSU vs. NEBRASKA | TBD |
Day broke a 40-year OSU drought for B1G Coach of the Year honors in his first season at the big desk, which has an argument for the cleanest regular season slate in program history. Not even Chase Young's suspension slowed that team down during its second bye week, the last time Ohio State got two of these scheduled breaks.
Since then? During 2021 opponents accumulated enough film to figure out how to attack a unit which had Alex Grinch and Bill Davis coaching it (Michigan accumulated a little more than that). The 2022 Buckeyes looked 2019ish right up until their week off, after which they clenched way too hard in preparation for a Michigan game which, well, even without Connor Stalions it was a masterclass by Jim Harbaugh in getting into an opponent’s head and staying there rent-free.
Last season Ohio State returned to the Horseshoe after a week off and let Maryland push it around before using big plays to overwhelm the visitors. Which kind of also happened on Saturday. One bye week down, one to go. It’s complicated.
Do you know what all of these clunky post-bye week games all have in common? The Buckeyes have lost none of them, going a perfect 9-0 since Day took over. Aggregate score: Ohio State 433, Opponents 122. To recap:
We also have a complicated relationship with happiness - it’s one of our core values - but that’s an offseason column. We have games to discuss! Welcome back, let’s get Situational..........
They enter the conference schedule without having overextended the top of the roster unnecessarily. Now it will be interesting to see if the defense can make a few tweaks, most of all - and largely lost in the angst over the front seven's performance - getting a takeaway.
The last turnover the Buckeyes forced was Gabe Powers' pick-six against Akron. Eight quarters without a forced turnover shouldn't happen at any point of the season with this defense, let alone in the weakest quadrant of the schedule.
No opponent on Ohio State's schedule has turned it over more than Sparty thus far, so if that drought continues beyond Saturday it might be time to panic. Haha, just kidding - you're going to panic regardless. We have a complicated relationship with anxiety.
Thanks for getting Situational today. Go Bucks. Beat Michigan State.
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The Buckeyes haven't lost a football game in East Lansing since the 1900s.
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