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Game Thread Ohio State @ Michigan State - 11/10/18, 12:00PM (FOX)

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OHIO STATE COACH'S SHOW RECAP: URBAN MEYER AND KEVIN WILSON DISCUSS RED ZONE SUCCESS, BRENDON WHITE'S EMERGENCE, AND MICHIGAN STATE'S STOUT DEFENSE

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After a narrow win against Nebraska, the Buckeyes are back in action this week with a top-20 matchup against Michigan State.

Urban Meyer and Kevin Wilson took to 97.1 The Fan to reflect on Ohio State's success in the running game, Brendon White's emergence, and improvement in the trenches while previewing Michigan State and its dominant run defense.

Here are some of the highlights.

URBAN MEYER
ON THE RUNNING GAME
  • "They ran real hard."
  • "The offensive line set the tone"
  • "The second half, we just started wearing them down."
ON THE RUNNING BACKS
  • Urban Meyer mentions Ohio State has two 2,000 yard rusher for the first time in school history.
  • "We need them this week."
  • Urban Meyer said Mike Weber needs to look for his ball security.
  • "They're both very good backs," Meyer said. "Those two are playing pretty good."
ON RUNNING BACK BLOCKING
  • Carlos Hyde set the tone and then Ezekiel Elliott raised it to a new level.
  • "He was one of the best players without the ball I've ever seen."
  • Meyer said J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber both do a good job.
ON THE DEFENSE
  • Meyer said he was frustrated with Nebraska's final touchdown
  • Meyer notes they did much better stopping the big play. The longest play given up was a run of 24 yards early in the game.
  • "It's been like a rotating door on the backend of our defense."
ON BRENDON WHITE
  • "It's been great to watch him grow as a player."
  • "In practice, he has played much better."
  • Meyer said the great players show their greatness in practice, and he's done that.
  • "You have to just focus on getting better," Meyer said. "He's just focused on getting better each week in practice."
ON THE CORNERBACKS
  • "It seems like we've been banged up as long as I can remember."
  • Meyer notes they should have everybody back this week.
  • "Sevyn Banks is another name to keep an eye on," Meyer said. He said he's really come along in practice and he'll start on kickoff team this week.
ON AUSTIN MACK'S INJURY
  • "One injury that was devastating was Austin Mack."
  • Meyer said they still need people to step up in the X receiver position.
  • "Chris Olave is one of our most improved guys," Meyer said. "He's one of those names Buckeye fans will love for several years."
ON THE RED ZONE PERFORMANCE
  • Meyer notes they went 3 of 4 in the red zone, only missing on Dwayne Haskins' interception
  • "It's gonna be real rugged this week."
  • Meyer said the tight ends play a similar role to a fullback in the offense.
ON MICHIGAN STATE
  • Meyer is particularly impressed with Michigan State's defense
  • "No. 1 in America in rush defense," Meyer said "Just incredible numbers."
  • On offense, Meyer said, "They do a lot."
  • "We don't see that much of a difference in the two guys," Meyer said of Michigan State's two quarterbacks.
LOOKING BACK AT ZACH BOREN'S MOVE TO LINEBACKER IN 2012
  • Meyer said they hadn't talked about it until the Tuesday before it happened.
  • "I'll do whatever I can to help this team," is what Boren told Meyer.
  • "Within five minutes he was the starting middle linebacker," Meyer said.
  • "That's not usually how you want that to happen, but..." Meyer said.
ON TATE MARTELL
  • "I love Tate. He's a competitor, and he's frustrated."
  • "Frustrated in that he wants to play, not frustrated in that he's been defiant."
  • "There might be some Tate showing up soon. He's been working really hard."
For Wilson's comments: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...red-zone-success-brendon-whites-emergence-and
 
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SKULL SESSION: OHIO STATE DUMPS CINCINNATI, EDDIE GEORGE THINKS THERE'S DYSFUNCTION AT OHIO STATE, AND ISAIAH PRYOR'S TACKLING

EDDIE DIAGNOSES THE BUCKS. A few months ago, Eddie George was saying this could be the best team in Ohio State history, but now it extremely switched and he's just trying to out what the hell went wrong just like the rest of us.

From CBSSports.com:

"I wanted to them to come out and perform extremely well coming off the bye week and the horrific loss against Purdue, but I thought coming off the bye week and playing the way they did in West Lafayette, I thought they would come out with their hair on fire and something to prove,” George said during Tuesday's appearance on SiriusXM. “But these guys didn’t look well. Couple things came to mind was there’s something going on there that we the public don’t know. I feel like, My personal opinion, there’s a level of dysfunction there within the walls of Ohio State. Whether it’s with the coach, the administration, the coaching staff … something is not right. I can’t put my finger on it and I don’t know exactly what it is.

"The way this team looked under Urban Meyer … I’ve never seen this team not be prepared for a game, fumbling the ball everywhere. They weren’t dialed in mentally. I couldn’t put my finger on it. It tells me something isn’t quite right there, especially jumping into November football. This is when you make your claim to be one of the four teams in the Playoff. I definitely think Ohio State has regressed a lot since the beginning of the year."

I don't know whether its encouraging or disheartening that a Heisman Trophy winner has observed basically the exact same things about this football team as 85 percent of the fanbase and arrived at almost the exact same diagnoses.

The good news is, Eddie doesn't think the Buckeyes are cooked just yet.

Asked during the same interview if he thinks this year's Ohio State team is good enough to win a national championship, George didn't back down. “Once you get into the Playoff, anything can happen,” he said.

I mostly agree, it's just that the whole "get to the playoff" thing seems like it might be a problem.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/skul...tion-playoff-prediction-isaiah-pryor-tackling
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
So we can't be a passing team for one season bc Archie won a couple Heismans 40 some years ago? Stubbornness for Stubbornness' sake is dumb. We may not be Eastern Michigan, but we just lost to a team that they beat mostly bc we can't run the ball for shit.
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They throw 50 times, they will lose. Just a gut feeling. If they don't, no one would be happier than me.
 
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Woke up this morning, rubbed eye boogers out of my eyes and fuck Sparty. Going to need at least average 3-4 yards on the ground to keep Sparty D honest in run pro and not become one dimensional. Loading the box and bringing the house has proven this season to disrupt and lessen the threat/ability of pass game. Only thing to say about D is to get stops and get to the QB. Play fundamental football. Easier said than done. Special teams has been looking good last couple of weeks and may need a score from them to win this one on the road. Glad rain won't be an issue and see a similar score as Nebraska game with Buckeyes on top. 37-31.
 
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Keep it simple tomorrow. On Offense stay away from the RPO and Jordan needs to get the snap to Haskins much quicker than he has been. Both of the above slow down the run and put us at a disadvantage.Passing game should work but Sparty is going to blitz like crazy. No turnovers please.
Defense is finally healthy. We might have found the missing piece with White at Safety. Have to stop Sparty's run game. Keep it simple and let our athletes beat their athletes. Need to get more pressure in passing situations and create some turnovers. Win the field position battle.

GO BUCKS!!
 
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scarletngray said:
Keep it simple tomorrow. On Offense stay away from the RPO and Jordan needs to get the snap to Haskins much quicker than he has been. Both of the above slow down the run and put us at a disadvantage.Passing game should work but Sparty is going to blitz like crazy. No turnovers please.
Defense is finally healthy. We might have found the missing piece with White at Safety. Have to stop Sparty's run game. Keep it simple and let our athletes beat their athletes. Need to get more pressure in passing situations and create some turnovers. Win the field position battle.

GO BUCKS!!
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No turnovers, no stupid penalties, no missed tackles, and no dropped passes....(and no serious injuries too)....is that too much to ask for?

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