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My God you are a MAN. My pubes grew into a full beard just reading your scribe.
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Pfft pansy. I find the biggest great white shark I can find, hold its mouth open, and shave mine on its teeth.
And that's only if I can't find a megalodon.
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Nice try fellas but as we all know, real men don't shave their balls.
unrelated note: The total on this game is up to 72 in some places
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unrelated note: The total on this game is up to 72 in some places
yowza
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Don't forget 39-38 last year (that's a 77 for those who were told there would be no math). 2 really good offenses and 2 kinda suspect defenses so I'd still take the over at 72.
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OHIO STATE-PENN STATE FEATURES EXPLOSIVE OFFENSES, COULD LEAD TO HIGH-SCORING GAME
Only one team at any level of college football has scored more points than Ohio State, and it happens to be the team the Buckeyes will take on in Happy Valley on Saturday.
Penn State has racked up 222 combined points (55.5 per game) in wins against Appalachian State, Pittsburgh, Kent State and Illinois. Clearly, none of those teams have a defense that rivals the Buckeyes’, even though it has looked shaky at times and susceptible to giving up major gains.
But the Nittany Lions have poured it on, especially in the second halves, against each of their four opponents thus far. So, too, have the Buckeyes, who look to knock off a top-10 Penn State team for the first time since 1976.
Ohio State has not scored fewer than 40 points in a game, dropping 77 points on a hapless Oregon State defense in the season opener and racking up 40 points against a stout TCU defense two weeks ago.
Last year’s game between the two teams, which had the sixth- and seventh-ranked scoring offenses in the nation, led to both teams scoring at least 38 points.
“Three of the last four meetings have been decided by seven points or less, so this has been a very competitive series for the four years that we've been here,” James Franklin said. “And obviously Urban, his record on the field speaks for itself. So it's going to be a tremendous challenge for us.”
This year, the Dwayne Haskins-led Ohio State offense has been more explosive through the air than last season’s, and it still features J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber on the ground. And despite losing stud running back Saquon Barkley to the New York Giants, the Nittany Lions replaced him with former five-star prospect Miles Sanders, who averages seven yards per carry. They also still have Trace McSorley, a three year-starting quarterback, at the helm.
Urban Meyer seemingly can’t stop himself from comparing McSorley to J.T. Barrett, one of his favorite Ohio State players he’s ever coached.
He praised the senior quarterback’s “competitive spirit, called him a “winner” and someone who can “do it all.” Each trait could be applicable to Barrett. The similarities extend to their style on the field, with McSorley more than willing to take off, challenging the linebackers’ sideline-to-sideline speed, if things break down in the passing game.
“You have to give them credit because Miles Sanders pops right in there and he's an outstanding player,” Meyer said on Tuesday’s Big Ten teleconference. “We kind of saw glimpses of that last year, so respect to him. But the quarterback is the guy that gets this thing going. He’s in a good scheme for what his skillset is.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...sive-offenses-could-lead-to-high-scoring-game
Only one team at any level of college football has scored more points than Ohio State, and it happens to be the team the Buckeyes will take on in Happy Valley on Saturday.
Penn State has racked up 222 combined points (55.5 per game) in wins against Appalachian State, Pittsburgh, Kent State and Illinois. Clearly, none of those teams have a defense that rivals the Buckeyes’, even though it has looked shaky at times and susceptible to giving up major gains.
But the Nittany Lions have poured it on, especially in the second halves, against each of their four opponents thus far. So, too, have the Buckeyes, who look to knock off a top-10 Penn State team for the first time since 1976.
Ohio State has not scored fewer than 40 points in a game, dropping 77 points on a hapless Oregon State defense in the season opener and racking up 40 points against a stout TCU defense two weeks ago.
Last year’s game between the two teams, which had the sixth- and seventh-ranked scoring offenses in the nation, led to both teams scoring at least 38 points.
“Three of the last four meetings have been decided by seven points or less, so this has been a very competitive series for the four years that we've been here,” James Franklin said. “And obviously Urban, his record on the field speaks for itself. So it's going to be a tremendous challenge for us.”
This year, the Dwayne Haskins-led Ohio State offense has been more explosive through the air than last season’s, and it still features J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber on the ground. And despite losing stud running back Saquon Barkley to the New York Giants, the Nittany Lions replaced him with former five-star prospect Miles Sanders, who averages seven yards per carry. They also still have Trace McSorley, a three year-starting quarterback, at the helm.
Urban Meyer seemingly can’t stop himself from comparing McSorley to J.T. Barrett, one of his favorite Ohio State players he’s ever coached.
He praised the senior quarterback’s “competitive spirit, called him a “winner” and someone who can “do it all.” Each trait could be applicable to Barrett. The similarities extend to their style on the field, with McSorley more than willing to take off, challenging the linebackers’ sideline-to-sideline speed, if things break down in the passing game.
“You have to give them credit because Miles Sanders pops right in there and he's an outstanding player,” Meyer said on Tuesday’s Big Ten teleconference. “We kind of saw glimpses of that last year, so respect to him. But the quarterback is the guy that gets this thing going. He’s in a good scheme for what his skillset is.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...sive-offenses-could-lead-to-high-scoring-game
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PREVIEW: NO. 4 OHIO STATE AT NO. 9 PENN STATE
The winner of the annual game between Ohio State and Penn State has gone on to win the Big Ten in each of the past two years.
At the least, the winner of this year’s game will be positioned as the conference’s early frontrunner.
Entering Saturday night’s game at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium, Ohio State is ranked fourth in both major polls while Penn State is ranked ninth, and both teams are 4-0.
When Saturday night’s game ends, the winner will be the Big Ten’s only remaining unbeaten team.
It’s still early in the year to be discussing implications, of course, as it’s still September. We haven’t even reached the halfway point of the regular season yet. That said, whichever team wins Saturday’s game will clear what should be one of the biggest hurdles in its chances to win the Big Ten East – while also thrusting itself into the early College Football Playoff discussion – and whoever loses will no longer control its own chances to earn a berth in the conference championship game.
Even if there were no greater implications to Saturday’s game, though, it would still be one of the most anticipated games of the year for both teams because of how great the last two matchups have been between the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions.
In 2016, Penn State scored 17 fourth-quarter points, including a 60-yard field goal block return by Grant Haley for the game-winning score, to upset Ohio State for a 24-21 win in University Park – a statement win that re-established the Nittany Lions as a contender in the Big Ten, which they’ve continued to be since.
Ohio State turned the tables last season, however, as J.T. Barrett threw three fourth-quarter passes to lead the Buckeyes to a 39-38 comeback win in an instant classic at Ohio Stadium.
Now, the Buckeyes will return to Beaver Stadium – where Penn State is planning for a White Out crowd once again – and look to come away with a victory in the biggest game of the season to date for the Big Ten and both teams.
BUCKEYE BREAKDOWN
Through his first four games as Ohio State’s starting quarterback, there’s been nothing but good things to say about Dwayne Haskins.
He’s been spectacular so far this season, completing more than 75 percent of his passes (87-of-115) for 1,194 yards and 16 touchdowns with only one interception.
Saturday night could be his toughest test yet, as he starts his first-ever true road game – though he did lead the Buckeyes to a comeback win on the road in relief of Barrett at Michigan last season – in one of college football’s toughest road environments.
Haskins and his coaches and teammates, though, are confident he’ll be up to the task just as he has been all year.
“I think you saw last year (at Michigan) how he handled a big situation last year in a big stage,” offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said this week. “He’s ready to play well every week, and when called upon, he's answered the bell.”
Haskins won’t be the only key player on Ohio State’s offense who has to prove he can handle a tough road environment in a new role on Saturday. Left tackle Thayer Munford will also be making his first start in a true road game, and he’ll be looking to fare better than Isaiah Prince did as a first-year starter at Penn State two years ago. Michael Jordan, who admitted that he let the pressure of playing in a big game get into his head as he struggled with his snaps against TCU, will need to handle the pressure better in his first true road game in his new position of center.
Outside of Jordan’s snap issues against the Horned Frogs, though, all of those players have performed great this season, and they have plenty of experienced talent around them, including J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber at running back, a deep group of receivers led by K.J. Hill and Parris Campbell and Prince leading an offensive line that James Franklin believes is Ohio State’s best since he became Penn State’s head coach in 2014.
Together, they have formed arguably the best offense in the country so far this year, ranking second in the Football Bowl Subdivision in points scored per game (54.5) and third in yards gained per game (599). And the Nittany Lions know trying to slow that offense down will be no easy task.
“They're just so balanced,” Franklin said of Ohio State’s offense. “They got two of the better backs in the country. They are explosive at the wide receiver position. They got a quarterback that's able to make all the throws and distribute the ball. So they're putting up big numbers and doing a lot of really good things and it's going to be a tremendous challenge for us.”
Defensively, the Buckeyes haven’t been as great this season, specifically in regards to giving up big plays. With his team having allowed 11 plays of 30-plus yards this season (tied for 107th in the FBS), including three touchdown runs of 70-plus yards (more than any other FBS team), Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said that is the biggest area in which the Buckeyes needed to improve going into this weekend’s game.
“We’ve played solid defense, we’ve just gave up too many big plays,” Meyer said. “And this will be a tough one, because this is a big-play offense.”
Co-defensive coordinator Alex Grinch also acknowledged while meeting with the media this week that cutting down on big plays is an area in which the Buckeyes defense must improve, and he believes the key to fixing that is for the Buckeyes to more consistently fulfill their assignments and stay in their lanes.
“From a gap integrity standpoint, that’s where it starts,” Grinch said. “And probably any issues that we’ve had defensively this year kind of stem from the lack of gap integrity.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...e-for-pivotal-early-season-big-ten-east-clash
The winner of the annual game between Ohio State and Penn State has gone on to win the Big Ten in each of the past two years.
At the least, the winner of this year’s game will be positioned as the conference’s early frontrunner.
Entering Saturday night’s game at Penn State’s Beaver Stadium, Ohio State is ranked fourth in both major polls while Penn State is ranked ninth, and both teams are 4-0.
When Saturday night’s game ends, the winner will be the Big Ten’s only remaining unbeaten team.
It’s still early in the year to be discussing implications, of course, as it’s still September. We haven’t even reached the halfway point of the regular season yet. That said, whichever team wins Saturday’s game will clear what should be one of the biggest hurdles in its chances to win the Big Ten East – while also thrusting itself into the early College Football Playoff discussion – and whoever loses will no longer control its own chances to earn a berth in the conference championship game.
Even if there were no greater implications to Saturday’s game, though, it would still be one of the most anticipated games of the year for both teams because of how great the last two matchups have been between the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions.
In 2016, Penn State scored 17 fourth-quarter points, including a 60-yard field goal block return by Grant Haley for the game-winning score, to upset Ohio State for a 24-21 win in University Park – a statement win that re-established the Nittany Lions as a contender in the Big Ten, which they’ve continued to be since.
Ohio State turned the tables last season, however, as J.T. Barrett threw three fourth-quarter passes to lead the Buckeyes to a 39-38 comeback win in an instant classic at Ohio Stadium.
Now, the Buckeyes will return to Beaver Stadium – where Penn State is planning for a White Out crowd once again – and look to come away with a victory in the biggest game of the season to date for the Big Ten and both teams.
BUCKEYE BREAKDOWN
Through his first four games as Ohio State’s starting quarterback, there’s been nothing but good things to say about Dwayne Haskins.
He’s been spectacular so far this season, completing more than 75 percent of his passes (87-of-115) for 1,194 yards and 16 touchdowns with only one interception.
Saturday night could be his toughest test yet, as he starts his first-ever true road game – though he did lead the Buckeyes to a comeback win on the road in relief of Barrett at Michigan last season – in one of college football’s toughest road environments.
Haskins and his coaches and teammates, though, are confident he’ll be up to the task just as he has been all year.
“I think you saw last year (at Michigan) how he handled a big situation last year in a big stage,” offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said this week. “He’s ready to play well every week, and when called upon, he's answered the bell.”
Haskins won’t be the only key player on Ohio State’s offense who has to prove he can handle a tough road environment in a new role on Saturday. Left tackle Thayer Munford will also be making his first start in a true road game, and he’ll be looking to fare better than Isaiah Prince did as a first-year starter at Penn State two years ago. Michael Jordan, who admitted that he let the pressure of playing in a big game get into his head as he struggled with his snaps against TCU, will need to handle the pressure better in his first true road game in his new position of center.
Outside of Jordan’s snap issues against the Horned Frogs, though, all of those players have performed great this season, and they have plenty of experienced talent around them, including J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber at running back, a deep group of receivers led by K.J. Hill and Parris Campbell and Prince leading an offensive line that James Franklin believes is Ohio State’s best since he became Penn State’s head coach in 2014.
Together, they have formed arguably the best offense in the country so far this year, ranking second in the Football Bowl Subdivision in points scored per game (54.5) and third in yards gained per game (599). And the Nittany Lions know trying to slow that offense down will be no easy task.
“They're just so balanced,” Franklin said of Ohio State’s offense. “They got two of the better backs in the country. They are explosive at the wide receiver position. They got a quarterback that's able to make all the throws and distribute the ball. So they're putting up big numbers and doing a lot of really good things and it's going to be a tremendous challenge for us.”
Defensively, the Buckeyes haven’t been as great this season, specifically in regards to giving up big plays. With his team having allowed 11 plays of 30-plus yards this season (tied for 107th in the FBS), including three touchdown runs of 70-plus yards (more than any other FBS team), Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer said that is the biggest area in which the Buckeyes needed to improve going into this weekend’s game.
“We’ve played solid defense, we’ve just gave up too many big plays,” Meyer said. “And this will be a tough one, because this is a big-play offense.”
Co-defensive coordinator Alex Grinch also acknowledged while meeting with the media this week that cutting down on big plays is an area in which the Buckeyes defense must improve, and he believes the key to fixing that is for the Buckeyes to more consistently fulfill their assignments and stay in their lanes.
“From a gap integrity standpoint, that’s where it starts,” Grinch said. “And probably any issues that we’ve had defensively this year kind of stem from the lack of gap integrity.”
Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...e-for-pivotal-early-season-big-ten-east-clash
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Inside Slant: Q & A with Penn State Beat Writer Ben Jones
Ohio State and Penn State is finally about to happen and to this point it’s the biggest game in the Big Ten.
As is our custom when the Buckeyes are about to take the field with a formidable foe, we have reached out to a party who can provide us with the kind of insight we cannot provide on our own.
This week, we get that insight from StateCollege.com sports editor Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88).
This Q&A, like all of our others, takes place under the watchful eye of the Q&A Governing Body. As per regulations, the questions are mine and the answers are Ben’s.
1. Is Trace McSorley’s dip in completion percentage a product of DaeSean Hamilton and Mike Gesicki’s departure? Are receivers not making as many plays for him as they have in the past? What’s the deal?
Penn State’s offense in general isn’t the same when it comes to an eagerness to chuck it 40 yards down the field and let someone make a play on the ball. That has largely been replaced with guys like K.J. Hamler, DeAndre Thompkins, and Brandon Polk who all might be some of the fastest receivers Penn State has had in recent memory just running past defenders. That being said, there have been some issues with drops in the early going, especially from Juwan Johnson who was probably last on the list of players I would have picked to have problems. But even he caught all four targets last week and looked himself again. I think the fact Penn State is a more purposeful running team coupled with Trace getting on the same page with a bunch of new targets has hurt his numbers, but the past two weeks have been much improved in that department, as you might expect. Add in a Pitt game in the pouring rain and that doesn’t help the cause either. So the answer to your question is yes, but not in a way that I think anyone is really worried about.
2. I look at the OSU defense and see areas where Trace McSorley is going to have success. Where do you expect the Buckeye offense to have successes on Saturday?
Everyone from the outside looks at Penn State losing Barkley as the biggest issue but really it’s reloading almost an entire defense. Tired of Marcus Allen and Grant Haley making plays? They’re gone. Jason Cabinda? Gone. A bunch of the defensive line? Gone. So in turn Penn State doesn’t really have an obvious starting-11 yet or an obvious “eraser” when you need a big stop. Penn State’s biggest strength is up front, but beyond that this group is growing by the week. So honestly I don’t know if there is an area Ohio State can’t have success. Haskins can get his yards, Dobbins can too. That doesn’t mean Ohio State is going to win by 30, but the biggest question in town is the defense and what is going to show up on Saturday. For all the confidence fans have in the offense, it’s an eyebrow raise with the defense so far.
3. The Penn State offensive line is as good as James Franklin has had at PSU, but how much has it been tested and where are the concerns?
That’s a good question because this group is the best Franklin has had but it’s also not that much different than the group that was around last year. I think the biggest thing is that everyone is healthy and in the spot they were expected to be at the start of the year. In 2017 it was musical chairs just about every week. Michal Menet is the newest face playing at center, but otherwise this group has a lot of starts under its belt. Ryan Bates was hurt during the Ohio State game last year and was a big part of the reason why that group struggled in the second half. So in a sense this group hasn’t really been tested as-is, but it’s not like this group hasn’t played football together either.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/09/inside-slant-penn-state/
Ohio State and Penn State is finally about to happen and to this point it’s the biggest game in the Big Ten.
As is our custom when the Buckeyes are about to take the field with a formidable foe, we have reached out to a party who can provide us with the kind of insight we cannot provide on our own.
This week, we get that insight from StateCollege.com sports editor Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88).
This Q&A, like all of our others, takes place under the watchful eye of the Q&A Governing Body. As per regulations, the questions are mine and the answers are Ben’s.
1. Is Trace McSorley’s dip in completion percentage a product of DaeSean Hamilton and Mike Gesicki’s departure? Are receivers not making as many plays for him as they have in the past? What’s the deal?
Penn State’s offense in general isn’t the same when it comes to an eagerness to chuck it 40 yards down the field and let someone make a play on the ball. That has largely been replaced with guys like K.J. Hamler, DeAndre Thompkins, and Brandon Polk who all might be some of the fastest receivers Penn State has had in recent memory just running past defenders. That being said, there have been some issues with drops in the early going, especially from Juwan Johnson who was probably last on the list of players I would have picked to have problems. But even he caught all four targets last week and looked himself again. I think the fact Penn State is a more purposeful running team coupled with Trace getting on the same page with a bunch of new targets has hurt his numbers, but the past two weeks have been much improved in that department, as you might expect. Add in a Pitt game in the pouring rain and that doesn’t help the cause either. So the answer to your question is yes, but not in a way that I think anyone is really worried about.
2. I look at the OSU defense and see areas where Trace McSorley is going to have success. Where do you expect the Buckeye offense to have successes on Saturday?
Everyone from the outside looks at Penn State losing Barkley as the biggest issue but really it’s reloading almost an entire defense. Tired of Marcus Allen and Grant Haley making plays? They’re gone. Jason Cabinda? Gone. A bunch of the defensive line? Gone. So in turn Penn State doesn’t really have an obvious starting-11 yet or an obvious “eraser” when you need a big stop. Penn State’s biggest strength is up front, but beyond that this group is growing by the week. So honestly I don’t know if there is an area Ohio State can’t have success. Haskins can get his yards, Dobbins can too. That doesn’t mean Ohio State is going to win by 30, but the biggest question in town is the defense and what is going to show up on Saturday. For all the confidence fans have in the offense, it’s an eyebrow raise with the defense so far.
3. The Penn State offensive line is as good as James Franklin has had at PSU, but how much has it been tested and where are the concerns?
That’s a good question because this group is the best Franklin has had but it’s also not that much different than the group that was around last year. I think the biggest thing is that everyone is healthy and in the spot they were expected to be at the start of the year. In 2017 it was musical chairs just about every week. Michal Menet is the newest face playing at center, but otherwise this group has a lot of starts under its belt. Ryan Bates was hurt during the Ohio State game last year and was a big part of the reason why that group struggled in the second half. So in a sense this group hasn’t really been tested as-is, but it’s not like this group hasn’t played football together either.
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/09/inside-slant-penn-state/
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Buckeyes Can’t Let PSU’s Dominant Second-Half Play Continue
The last two matchups between Penn State and Ohio State were fourth-quarter wars. Both were close games that ended up being decided by less than four points. In 2016, the Buckeyes fell short 24-21 to the Nittany Lions at Happy Valley. In 2017, the Buckeyes came from behind to win 39-38 at home.
While Ohio State certainly dominated the fourth quarter of this game last season making their comeback win, there’s no question that Penn State has established itself as a second-half team both offensively and defensively this year.
Make no mistake, the Buckeyes are preparing for a strong-finishing team in the Nittany Lions on Saturday.
Since surrendering 28 points to Appalachian State in the fourth quarter of the season opener, Penn State has outscored opponents 70-0 in the fourth quarter of its last three games.
Penn State’s offense starts slow and then builds up intensity throughout the game. In their last three games, PSU has outscored opponents 114-7 in the second half. Penn State’s second-half scoring and fourth-quarter scoring differentials also lead the FBS.
Last week against the Illinois, the Nittany Lions were behind 24-21 early in the third quarter, but then they scored a whopping 42 points to finish with a 63-24 win.
The efforts of the Nittany Lions coming out of halftime presents a challenge for the Buckeyes that they hope to have figured out before Saturday. The goal for Ohio State should be very clear: don’t get too confident with a lead because Penn State will continue to attack.
“Anytime you’re facing explosive athletes, a quarterback that is as good as there is in college football at what he does, there’s a cumulative impact of them running the style of offense that they use,” OSU co-defensive coordinator Alex Grinch said. “When you have that type of skill, there’s just a cumulative impact.”
The Buckeyes have emphasized the need for their rotation both up front on the defensive line and in the back end to keep Penn State’s second half offensive efforts from being so devastating.
“I think for every position, both up front and on the back end and including the linebackers, the guys that show the ability to help us win games on Saturday have to play and we like to play as many as possible,” Grinch said.
“Obviously that has everything to do with their performance over the course of the week, but any rotation we can get certainly can help, and I think some positions have more depth than others and those guys gotta show up on Saturday and play like a one. I mean, that’s the message. If there’s any drop off then the one’s gotta go and that happens in several instances, but like I said, it’s a major, major challenge for the guys.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/09/dominant-second-half-play/
The last two matchups between Penn State and Ohio State were fourth-quarter wars. Both were close games that ended up being decided by less than four points. In 2016, the Buckeyes fell short 24-21 to the Nittany Lions at Happy Valley. In 2017, the Buckeyes came from behind to win 39-38 at home.
While Ohio State certainly dominated the fourth quarter of this game last season making their comeback win, there’s no question that Penn State has established itself as a second-half team both offensively and defensively this year.
Make no mistake, the Buckeyes are preparing for a strong-finishing team in the Nittany Lions on Saturday.
Since surrendering 28 points to Appalachian State in the fourth quarter of the season opener, Penn State has outscored opponents 70-0 in the fourth quarter of its last three games.
Penn State’s offense starts slow and then builds up intensity throughout the game. In their last three games, PSU has outscored opponents 114-7 in the second half. Penn State’s second-half scoring and fourth-quarter scoring differentials also lead the FBS.
Last week against the Illinois, the Nittany Lions were behind 24-21 early in the third quarter, but then they scored a whopping 42 points to finish with a 63-24 win.
The efforts of the Nittany Lions coming out of halftime presents a challenge for the Buckeyes that they hope to have figured out before Saturday. The goal for Ohio State should be very clear: don’t get too confident with a lead because Penn State will continue to attack.
“Anytime you’re facing explosive athletes, a quarterback that is as good as there is in college football at what he does, there’s a cumulative impact of them running the style of offense that they use,” OSU co-defensive coordinator Alex Grinch said. “When you have that type of skill, there’s just a cumulative impact.”
The Buckeyes have emphasized the need for their rotation both up front on the defensive line and in the back end to keep Penn State’s second half offensive efforts from being so devastating.
“I think for every position, both up front and on the back end and including the linebackers, the guys that show the ability to help us win games on Saturday have to play and we like to play as many as possible,” Grinch said.
“Obviously that has everything to do with their performance over the course of the week, but any rotation we can get certainly can help, and I think some positions have more depth than others and those guys gotta show up on Saturday and play like a one. I mean, that’s the message. If there’s any drop off then the one’s gotta go and that happens in several instances, but like I said, it’s a major, major challenge for the guys.”
Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/09/dominant-second-half-play/
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Football: Ohio State wide receivers will try and hold up their end of the bargain against Penn State
Even through a transition at the quarterback position and at their position coach, the Ohio State wide receivers still expected success during the 2018 season.
It was that success that encouraged the three redshirt-senior receivers — Parris Campbell, Johnnie Dixon and Terry McLaurin — to return for their fifth and final collegiate season. It was that success that has defined the cohesion of what they describe as the most experienced unit on the team.
That success stemmed partly from what the wide receivers expected to see from redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins.
As a pro-style, pocket passer, Haskins has distributed the wealth in the passing game through four games, with redshirt junior receiver K.J. Hill leading the Buckeyes with 21 catches. In the red zone, Haskins has thrown 16 touchdowns to seven different receivers, with Campbell leading the way with five touchdown receptions.
For McLaurin, the age of the room and the leadership of the room does not matter at all if the room, as a whole, is not putting up numbers.
“Having a veteran group really doesn’t mean anything if you are not executing at a high level and we truly feel like anybody can have a day,” McLaurin said. “We really trust everybody that’s out there and there is really no drop off.”
The numbers have shown there has been no drop off.
Heading into Saturday’s game against No. 9 Penn State, Ohio State brings in the top passing offense in the Big Ten. With quarterbacks completing 76.9 percent of their throws, the Buckeyes have averaged 365.8 yards per game, which is sixth-best in the country.
Ohio State is tied with the University of Houston for the second-most passing touchdowns in the country with 17, seven more touchdowns than any other team in the Big Ten conference.
For Campbell, one of three captains in Ohio State’s wide receiver room, this is the amount of trust he wants his position group to have, to be considered as the main key to offensive success.
“We are in the position we want to be in,” Campbell said. “We want to be the unit that’s depended on in big time games. We like it that way.”
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/09/...-their-end-of-the-bargain-against-penn-state/
Even through a transition at the quarterback position and at their position coach, the Ohio State wide receivers still expected success during the 2018 season.
It was that success that encouraged the three redshirt-senior receivers — Parris Campbell, Johnnie Dixon and Terry McLaurin — to return for their fifth and final collegiate season. It was that success that has defined the cohesion of what they describe as the most experienced unit on the team.
That success stemmed partly from what the wide receivers expected to see from redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins.
As a pro-style, pocket passer, Haskins has distributed the wealth in the passing game through four games, with redshirt junior receiver K.J. Hill leading the Buckeyes with 21 catches. In the red zone, Haskins has thrown 16 touchdowns to seven different receivers, with Campbell leading the way with five touchdown receptions.
For McLaurin, the age of the room and the leadership of the room does not matter at all if the room, as a whole, is not putting up numbers.
“Having a veteran group really doesn’t mean anything if you are not executing at a high level and we truly feel like anybody can have a day,” McLaurin said. “We really trust everybody that’s out there and there is really no drop off.”
The numbers have shown there has been no drop off.
Heading into Saturday’s game against No. 9 Penn State, Ohio State brings in the top passing offense in the Big Ten. With quarterbacks completing 76.9 percent of their throws, the Buckeyes have averaged 365.8 yards per game, which is sixth-best in the country.
Ohio State is tied with the University of Houston for the second-most passing touchdowns in the country with 17, seven more touchdowns than any other team in the Big Ten conference.
For Campbell, one of three captains in Ohio State’s wide receiver room, this is the amount of trust he wants his position group to have, to be considered as the main key to offensive success.
“We are in the position we want to be in,” Campbell said. “We want to be the unit that’s depended on in big time games. We like it that way.”
Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/09/...-their-end-of-the-bargain-against-penn-state/
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Buckeye513
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You don't have to give a shit about their fake outrage. Ohio State has to give a shit about their fake outrage, because Ohio State has to give a shit about Ohio State's perception.
It's honestly confusing to me that I'm having to explain to a bunch of people that probably have wives that being right doesn't always matter.
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