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Game Thread Ohio State @ Iowa, 11/04/17 @ 3:30 (ESPN)

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OHIO STATE PLAYERS PLANNING ON PARTICIPATING IN NEW IOWA FOOTBALL TRADITION

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Ohio State has yet to face a truly raucous road crowd this season.

The most hostile crowd the Buckeyes have faced this season was probably in Indiana during the season opener, as the Hoosiers led at halftime before Ohio State pulled away in the second half. Nebraska was the largest road crowd the Buckeyes have faced this season, but the Cornhuskers were out of the game by the time the third quarter began.

Urban Meyer said Wednesday that he expects Iowa will give the Buckeyes a stiff challenge in terms of the road environment on Saturday. Despite usually getting a solid contingent of Ohio State fans following the Scarlet and Gray, Meyer expects the Hawkeye fans to heavily out-number the visiting crowd Saturday.

"Iowa has a rich tradition, like Nebraska," Meyer said. "These kind of places – I remember being there years ago – it's a strong tradition and we are anticipating a really big Big Ten crowd."

While Iowa does indeed have a rich football tradition, the Hawkeyes have started a new tradition this year. At the end of the first quarter of each home game, fans and the Hawkeye football team turn and wave to children who are patients at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital that opened earlier this year behind Kinnick Stadium.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-participating-in-new-iowa-football-tradition
 
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OHIO STATE PREPARING FOR “ONE OF THE BEST MIDDLE LINEBACKERS” URBAN MEYER HAS EVER SEEN IN IOWA'S JOSEY JEWELL

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Last week, Urban Meyer called Penn State running back Saquon Barkley one of the best, if not the best, all-purpose backs he has ever coached against.

One week later, Meyer is preparing for an elite player on the other side of the ball in Iowa middle linebacker Josey Jewell.

Jewell has finished second in the Big Ten in tackles in both 2015 and 2016 and currently leads the conference in stops despite missing a game against Northwestern due to an injury.

Meyer gushed over the senior middle linebacker when asked for his impressions of Jewell earlier this week.

"He is outstanding. I have watched him because we have had crossover film. It seems like he has been there a long time. I love him. He is an Iowa 'backer, man," Meyer said on the Big Ten coaches teleconference Tuesday. "I just have so much respect for Iowa, I always have. I think they play football the right way. (Jewell is) a tremendous player.”

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...ban-meyer-has-ever-seen-in-iowas-josey-jewell
 
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ScriptOhio said:
OHIO STATE PLAYERS PLANNING ON PARTICIPATING IN NEW IOWA FOOTBALL TRADITION

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Ohio State has yet to face a truly raucous road crowd this season.

The most hostile crowd the Buckeyes have faced this season was probably in Indiana during the season opener, as the Hoosiers led at halftime before Ohio State pulled away in the second half. Nebraska was the largest road crowd the Buckeyes have faced this season, but the Cornhuskers were out of the game by the time the third quarter began.

Urban Meyer said Wednesday that he expects Iowa will give the Buckeyes a stiff challenge in terms of the road environment on Saturday. Despite usually getting a solid contingent of Ohio State fans following the Scarlet and Gray, Meyer expects the Hawkeye fans to heavily out-number the visiting crowd Saturday.

"Iowa has a rich tradition, like Nebraska," Meyer said. "These kind of places – I remember being there years ago – it's a strong tradition and we are anticipating a really big Big Ten crowd."

While Iowa does indeed have a rich football tradition, the Hawkeyes have started a new tradition this year. At the end of the first quarter of each home game, fans and the Hawkeye football team turn and wave to children who are patients at the University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital that opened earlier this year behind Kinnick Stadium.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-participating-in-new-iowa-football-tradition
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@BrewHawk, What has been the protocol this year with visiting fans/teams and the wave? Do they participate, or is it supposed to be an Iowa thing?
 
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bukIpower said:
There's no doubt we will get after the QB but in sack numbers we haven't gotten home as much as you'd think for a DL as loaded as ours. I am confident that the plan for you guys will be to get rid of the ball fairly quick anyways. Its surprising to me that you guys are better at throwing the ball because its almost always easier to run the ball when you're young.
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Teams have stacked the box and manned-up the WRs. We've tried to stretch the field more this year to get teams to back off, but that takes extra time, so when you're facing a good pass rush...
 
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BrewHawk said:
Teams have stacked the box and manned-up the WRs. We've tried to stretch the field more this year to get teams to back off, but that takes extra time, so when you're facing a good pass rush...
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Yeah exactly... I think that's why you've had some troubles running the ball to be honest because you guys don't have that vertical threat to take people out of the box. The most dangerous Iowa team I can remember is when you all had McNutt, Stross and Johnson-Koulianos roaming out wide because it really did force teams to play you all a little more honestly.
 
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Football: Ohio State hopes to maintain momentum heading into tough road matchup against Iowa

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No. 6 Ohio State is coming off its most impressive win of the season, outscoring No. 7 Penn State 21-3 in the fourth quarter to mount a late 39-38 comeback win against the Nittany Lions. With their eyes on the playoff, the Buckeyes need to continue to carry that momentum into a matchup with Iowa at 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the hostile environment of Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

Ohio State offense vs. Iowa defense

The Buckeyes were tested against a tough Penn State defense and racked up 529 total yards and scored 39 points. That same Buckeye offense will be faced with another challenging defense against the Hawkeyes. Iowa has allowed only 17.4 points per game (tied for 12th in the nation).

Opponents are averaging just 5.9 yards per attempt through the air, tied for the 12th-lowest nationally. The Hawkeyes’ secondary, led by ballhawk cornerback Joshua Jackson, has led the charge on the passing front and contribute to the 54 passes defended (fifth in the nation). Jackson has defended the most passes in college football this season (17), picking off two and breaking up 15 pass attempts.

Ohio State, which has 300-plus passing yards every game except for its Week 2 loss to Oklahoma, showed no problems launching a successful aerial attack against the Nittany Lions last week when it passed for 328 yards against the fifth ranked pass defense in the nation (5.6 yards per attempt).

Iowa should slow quarterback J.T. Barrett and company down more than other teams have this season, but its defense will need to have its best game of the season against the most potent passing offense it will face all year if it hopes to afford its offense the chance to keep the game close.

Part of the reason Iowa will rely on its passing defense is because the rushing defense has not been near as dominant this season. The Hawkeyes have allowed 4.11 rushing yards per carry, 53rd-fewest in the nation. They have kept opposing offenses to double-digit rush yards just twice this season, while having allowed 100-plus yards six times — including a pair of 200-yard rushing efforts by Penn State and Illinois. Additionally, their defensive line has struggled to beat opposing offensive lines and as a result, the team has only 5.5 tackles for loss per game, tied for 79th-most in the nation.

No player has more of an impact on Iowa’s defensive front seven in stopping the run than linebacker Josey Jewell. The senior is having a career year, leading the Hawkeyes in tackles (79), tackles for loss (9.5) and sacks (2.5), while also picking off a pass and forcing and recovering a touchdown.

Matched up a pair of dynamic running backs in freshman phenom J.K. Dobbins and redshirt sophomore Mike Weber, the Hawkeyes will be faced with arguably their second-most challenging rushing offense this season. Though Dobbins has been limited in his usage thus far this season, the young sparkplug has had no issue making an impact with the time he’s had on the field, averaging 7.6 yards per carry. Even Weber, who has appeared often as a letdown compared to the dynamic freshman, has averaged 4.5 yards per carry and punched in five rushing touchdowns this season.

Iowa’s defense is one of the best Ohio State will face this season, and it has only allowed more than 20 points twice this season, both to ranked to opponents — Penn State scored 21 and No. 15 Iowa State scored 41. That defense will have to play more similar to how it did against Penn State or its other six games and less like it did against the Cyclones if it hopes to come away with a win against the Buckeyes.

Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2017/11/...heading-into-tough-road-matchup-against-iowa/
 
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