Live Updates — Ryan Day Radio Show — Oct. 24
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day will take part in his weekly radio show on Thursday beginning around 12:00 pm. He will be answering questions from hosts Paul Keels and Jim Lachey and previewing this Saturday’s matchup with the Wisconsin Badgers. We will provide updates throughout the hour, so refresh for the latest.
+ There are Buckeye watch parties in Manchester, NH. There are more and more people wearing Buckeye gear around town and around the state. “Maybe we’ll have to start an alumni club in Manchester.”
+ Davon Hamilton is the guy who starts the fight song after every win in the locker room.
+ You can’t just look at a quarterback and know who has the stronger arm. There are too many other things involved other than arm strength. “It’s all about timing and how you create the ball from the ground up and how you get the ball out of your hand.” It’s rare to need to throw the ball 50 or 60 yards during a game.
+ Jonah Jackson has stepped in and done a tremendous job of being himself and being a leader. OSU is a prideful place and the offensive linemen have embraced him. He’s tough and disciplined and like the rest of the team, he’s focused on one game at a time.
+ They were slipping a little bit early on last week, but the field was in great shape.
+ Some teams like having two punt returners back to defend against rugby punts. Other teams do it to provide a blocker against a really good gunner.
+ Nothing you can do about the weather other than prepare for it. Both teams have to deal with the conditions.
+ The more times OSU can get Wisconsin in third and long, the better the game will go.
+ Wisconsin’s defense has a really good third-down package and they’re tough in the red zone. They are the most challenging defense OSU has seen this season. Staying on third and six-or-less is what is key against this Badger defense. They create turnovers in third-and-long as well.
+ The Ohio State defensive tackles will have to have their best game of the year.
+ Wisconsin is a ball-control team and they like to snap it inside of 10 seconds remaining on the play clock. Jonathan Taylor is one of the best backs in the nation. Jack Coan keeps the offense on schedule and is good on third downs. Quintez Cephus is one of the best receivers in the Big Ten.
+ Master Teague is a good change of pace, and the offensive line has done a good job of creating holes. The good thing is Teague is seeing those holes created by the zone blocking. “He’s a home run hitter.”
+ Great to see JK Dobbins coming out of the backfield and catching a touchdown pass. They spent a lot of time on some of those things in the off week.
+ Thayer Munford is having a great week of practice and looks good. Last week was a challenge for Nick Petit-Frere and a learning experience, so it will be good for him moving forward.
+ Dawand Jones is “down to I think 360 right now.” He’s a tremendous athlete. Scored 40 points in a playoff basketball game. Hasn’t played a whole bunch of football, but has tons of potential.
+ Young guys continue to make an impact when they are getting opportunities in the third and fourth quarters.
+ What the kick by Blake Haubeil showed was that nobody was looking at the scoreboard.
+ Ohio State practices returning a “Kick 6,” which they call “Bama” every Thursday.
+ Asked what the longest FG Day would consider attempting, he said 55 yards is about the limits, but it depends on the wind and turf and conditions.
+ Josh Myers does an excellent job up front communicating with the coaches after drives. The coaches get good information in-game from the players, so that helps them make their adjustments.
+ Last week was another good example of preparing for a game with the one-week-at-a-time mentality. There was good energy and they need to continue building on that. They finished the first half well. “So here we go again.”
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Two-Minute Drill: Ryan Day ‘Lightning Round’ Updates — Oct. 24
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day spoke with reporters following his radio show on Thursday. He answered a flurry of questions about his team and their upcoming battle with the Wisconsin Badgers. Here are the highlights from the electrifying session.
+ Brian Hartline has a long life ahead of him and wants to be a coach and is putting his heart and soul into it. It’s different going from a player to a coach, but he’s off to a great start.
+ This team prepares every week to play 60 minutes, so they’re doing that again this week. It’s going to be a field position game and it will be tough at times.
+ Coach Mick said the other day, any time you go into a game, you have a one-on-one battle that you have to win, and “our guys are looking hard at that.” “We’re being challenged in all areas.”
+ Any time you can run the ball a bit on third down, you can calm a defense down and keep them from getting too exotic. “But it’s a calculated risk.”
+ If you don’t win up front, you have no shot in this game.
+ OSU’s offense has been spotty on staying on schedule and out of third-and-longs. They’ve been decent at third-and-manageables.
+ They won’t do anything differently with the game plan because of the weather. They might alter the players involved. Unless the weather is completely brutal, the plan goes on. “If it’s just raining out then we have our full arsenal.”
+ Justin Fields and Josh Myers are going a good job of sliding the protection into the right spots and they’re getting better every week.
+ Defending play-action on first and second down is huge in this game. They have a good arsenal of things they do out of that.
+ Chase Young is versatile. He plays the run, plays the pass. Can beat you with speed or power. Some people believe you run at guys like him, but you still have to block him. Each team has had their own plans of attack.
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WATCH: Ryan Day’s Final Thoughts Before Ohio State – Wisconsin
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