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OHSportsFan
Fan of Ohio Sports in Indy
This guy definitely has an agenda if you follow him (against Day). And these PFF grades can lose credibility, but…it supports my point that I hate our TEs and I hate if ever have more than 2 out there (really, more than 1 is too many).
But this ain’t changing with Day and Smith.
I miss the run from spread concepts Meyer+Day had. It was a match in heaven. The bunch stuff with everyone in the box is too much havoc (for our OL, QB and RBs).
But this ain’t changing with Day and Smith.
I miss the run from spread concepts Meyer+Day had. It was a match in heaven. The bunch stuff with everyone in the box is too much havoc (for our OL, QB and RBs).
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This roup of TEs are the ones who should be eating in the middle of the field. A simple "Pop" pass can go cut massive gains at times and terrifies the safeties.
Get this shit together.
Edit: autocorrect can eat a bag of dicks.
Get this shit together.
Edit: autocorrect can eat a bag of dicks.
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osuvictory1
Just a schlub from Y-town
I don't care if OSU never uses a TE again this season. I think they are exactly the reason things are getting bogged down.
I hope Day becomes more aggressive and creative like he was when he was first hired. Day used to be at the forefront of offensive gameplans, and now I am not sure why things are so conservative.
Maybe these past 3 games were just building up to something. Not sure
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Captain Buckeye
Assistant Coach
I can’t stand the tight end usage. We insist on throwing out 2-3 tight ends meaning we for sure don’t have our best 11 on the field. For the most part they’re non functional in the passing game and they’re a liability in the rush attack.
At this point just put Cook and Daniels in tight end numbers and bring them in to block. At least they’ll have an advantage in the run game.
But you’re right it’s not going anywhere. It’s been here since Ryan Day took over and it’s only increased in usage. Shit we had one of the best receiving tight ends in the country last year and we still couldn’t do anything with that group.
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BuckeyesGunn
GO BUCKS!!!!!!!!!
There needs to be some philosophy changes.
I feel like we're going to be seeing that moving forward.
Art needs to get his act together, the fails on 3rd downs and redzone debacles are on him. Hopefully Day forces some change here.
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BuckeyesGunn
GO BUCKS!!!!!!!!!
True, but also they were ranked high in 2019, 2021, & 2025.
The three years before 2025 they weren't any good.
Art isn't helping the cause. Day is of course ultimately to blame. I just hope they can get it fixed.
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1926Buckeyes
Head Coach
Don’t think any of the issues are on Smith, and I’m surprised people think his play calling is questionable. He’s set up some great plays and quickly abandoned outside zone runs. On the opening 3-4 drives, they didn’t play more than 2 TEs and used an extra OL. That’s what I’d expect.
My biggest frustration is that Day is being cheap with TEs. Their recruiting has been ok, but this last portal class was not good enough if you want to run 13 personnel. At least get elite blockers like Kacmarek, but you also need to involve the TEs in the passing game if this style is supposed to work.
My hope is that they’ll now stick to 1-2 TEs and use an extra OL at times.
My biggest frustration is that Day is being cheap with TEs. Their recruiting has been ok, but this last portal class was not good enough if you want to run 13 personnel. At least get elite blockers like Kacmarek, but you also need to involve the TEs in the passing game if this style is supposed to work.
My hope is that they’ll now stick to 1-2 TEs and use an extra OL at times.
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I get frustrated when I see our OL play.. they do not seem to be in sync.. sometimes the middle 3 are.. but seldom all 5 then
I watch Iowa.. who won't win the B1G but dang, their OLs can be OL poetry... so in sync.. so impressive.. year after year.. including 2026
and wonder, why can't we do that
I watch Iowa.. who won't win the B1G but dang, their OLs can be OL poetry... so in sync.. so impressive.. year after year.. including 2026
and wonder, why can't we do that
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Tanner
Legend
That's the problem, for whatever reason our o-line can't just blow teams off the ball on 3rd and 2. I mean they couldn't do it against Kent St, for gosh sakes. It's been this way for years. I don't want to hear about how a running QB helps either---plenty of NFL teams dont have a running QB and somehow figure out a way to convert short yardage/RZ
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Ohio State’s Run Game Has Produced, But Ryan Day Wants Buckeye Backs to ‘Run Angry’ Against Illinois | The-Ozone
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s running game has not exactly been a problem through the first three games. But Ryan Day wants more. A lot more. The Buckeyes have averaged 5.8 yards per carry through three games, with Bo Jackson rushing for 230 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries and Ja’Kobi...
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Ohio State’s Run Game Has Produced, But Ryan Day Wants Buckeye Backs to ‘Run Angry’ Against Illinois
Ohio State’s running game has not exactly been a problem through the first three games. But Ryan Day wants more.
A lot more.
The Buckeyes have averaged 5.8 yards per carry through three games, with Bo Jackson rushing for 230 yards and two touchdowns on 39 carries and Ja’Kobi Jackson adding 150 yards and four touchdowns on 21 carries. Ja’Kobi Jackson is averaging 7.1 yards per carry, while Bo Jackson is at 5.9.
Those numbers are productive. They are not, however, telling the entire story of what Day saw when he went back and watched Ohio State’s 59-3 win over Kent State.
The Buckeyes ran for 145 yards and four touchdowns against the Golden Flashes, but Day said Tuesday that there were opportunities for much more. There were holes that, in his mind, should have resulted in explosive runs.
“They should have been explosive plays and they weren’t,” Day said.
That is where the “run angry” challenge comes in.
Day said Ja’Kobi Jackson was the Buckeye running back who stood out most to him against Kent State, particularly because of the physicality with which he ran. Bo Jackson and Isaiah West, meanwhile, were “just OK,” in Day’s assessment.
“We all know what Bo [Jackson] and Isaiah [West] both can do, so we need to see those guys really run angry,” Day said.
So what exactly does that mean?
Ja’Kobi Jackson had his own definition.
“Running angry is really just like not being tackled one-on-one, open field, and making the first guy miss,” Jackson said. “You know, not being tackled by the first guy. That’s what I would say running angry would be.”
For Day, that does not simply mean running fast through the hole. It means finishing runs with physicality, making defenders miss and taking advantage when the offensive line creates space.
That has been part of the emphasis for Ohio State’s running backs dating back to the offseason. Day has wanted the group to improve at the second level and turn opportunities into explosive plays.
There were signs of that early in the season.
Bo Jackson opened the year with a 65-yard touchdown run against Ball State, while Ja’Kobi Jackson had a 49-yard touchdown run in the same game. Through three games, Bo Jackson is on pace for another 1,000-yard season after rushing for 1,090 yards as a freshman in 2025.
But against Kent State, neither Jackson produced a run longer than 17 yards. Ja’Kobi Jackson had 47 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. Bo Jackson had 73 yards on 11 carries. West added 13 yards and a touchdown on six carries. The overall production was enough to help Ohio State cruise to another victory. The standard inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, though, is higher than simply getting the job done against an overmatched opponent. That is especially true with Big Ten play beginning Saturday against Illinois.
Ja’Kobi Jackson echoed the message on Tuesday, emphasizing that the group understands it has to run hard and execute as Ohio State moves into conference play. Ohio State has already shown it can move the ball on the ground. The next step, according to Day, is making the runs that are there count for more.
Against Illinois, he wants to see the Buckeyes hit those holes, get to the second level and finish the runs with the kind of physicality he believes the group is capable of.
In other words, Day wants the run game to look less like a collection of successful carries and more like a source of explosive plays. And he wants his running backs to do it angry.
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