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Watching how excited all the members of the team were for him was possibly my favorite part of a game full of great parts.
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Agreed 100%....No one knows how the season will play out but I've seen a number of little things that all point to this team being something special beyond the scoreboard... I'm just sayin
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Same here, that might have been the best part of the game. Really need Blake's confidence level up when we need him to hit some big ones. Team clearly has his back.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Ohio State has a legit weapon at kicker.
In the second quarter, the Buckeyes were in a dog fight with the Badgers and moving the ball for the first time in the game. Ahead of a third-and-16 from inside Wisconsin’s 35, on Twitter, I advocated for trying to pick up a chunk of the yardage in order to then go for it on fourth down.
However, Dobbins picked up a single yard on third down and rather than punting, Day sent out Blake Haubeil to attempt a 49-yard field goal in the driving rain. This is what happened:
Between this and his 55-yarder at Northwestern last week, Haubeil has proven that he is a legitimate weapon in the Buckeyes’ arsenal, and one that cannot be undervalued as the Scarlet and Gray play the better teams in the back half of their regular season, a potential Big Ten Championship game, and a bowl and/or the College Football Playoff.
It’s been a little more than a decade since the Buckeyes had a kicker who could be relied on to hit field goals from distance. In addition to Mike Nugent from 2002-04 — who had eight FGs from 50+ yards — Aaron Pettrey hit six from 2006-08.
It’s unlikely that the Buckeyes will need to rely on a kicker against Maryland or Rutgers in their first two games after next week’s bye, but, when they return home from Piscataway, NJ, they very well might end up needing to get three against Penn State, and points from outside the red zone are always appreciated against the likes of Alabama, Clemson and/or LSU.
Entire article: https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2...s-learned-ohio-state-wisconsin-recap-analysis
In the second quarter, the Buckeyes were in a dog fight with the Badgers and moving the ball for the first time in the game. Ahead of a third-and-16 from inside Wisconsin’s 35, on Twitter, I advocated for trying to pick up a chunk of the yardage in order to then go for it on fourth down.
However, Dobbins picked up a single yard on third down and rather than punting, Day sent out Blake Haubeil to attempt a 49-yard field goal in the driving rain. This is what happened:
Between this and his 55-yarder at Northwestern last week, Haubeil has proven that he is a legitimate weapon in the Buckeyes’ arsenal, and one that cannot be undervalued as the Scarlet and Gray play the better teams in the back half of their regular season, a potential Big Ten Championship game, and a bowl and/or the College Football Playoff.
It’s been a little more than a decade since the Buckeyes had a kicker who could be relied on to hit field goals from distance. In addition to Mike Nugent from 2002-04 — who had eight FGs from 50+ yards — Aaron Pettrey hit six from 2006-08.
It’s unlikely that the Buckeyes will need to rely on a kicker against Maryland or Rutgers in their first two games after next week’s bye, but, when they return home from Piscataway, NJ, they very well might end up needing to get three against Penn State, and points from outside the red zone are always appreciated against the likes of Alabama, Clemson and/or LSU.
Entire article: https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2...s-learned-ohio-state-wisconsin-recap-analysis
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Could Blake Haubeil win close games for Ohio State?
The Buckeyes don’t have many opportunities to test for the clutch gene in their kickers, and really they prefer not to use guys like Blake Haubeil at all. But Ryan Day made a point last season to see what kind of leg and composure he was working with in Haubeil, and Ohio State was clearly thrilled with the results.
Haubeil did miss two field goals last season, both of them coming from inside 40 yards. But Haubeil also drilled one of the longest kicks in school history with a 55-yard bomb at Northwestern and made all four of his attempts of 40 yards or longer, which should give the Buckeyes confidence if he’s needed to make a difference in a tight game. It can be easy to overlook the importance of kickers on a roster as talented as the one at Ohio State — but it’s worth remembering that Haubeil was also one of the top recruits in the country at his position when he arrived, and he’s playing like it now.
Just sayin': We really don't want to have any close games to find out. We want all the games to be Buckeye "blowouts".....
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Haubeil showed Ryan Day, special teams coordinator Matt Barnes and everyone at Ohio State just how important he can be at Northwestern last season, when he hit a 55-yard field goal that some thought didn’t have a chance to find the uprights. The final play of the first half extended an insurmountable Ohio State lead, but the score didn’t matter.
What matters is this: Ohio State knows if it needs a long field goal to win a game, Haubeil can knock it through.
“It’s awesome — it proves to yourself, your team, your unit, that you can execute at a high-level from long-distance range,” Haubeil said. “It’s incredible. Just the love and support the team has shown throughout the year. It just made it that much more special.”
Despite the lopsided score and the half-empty stadium at Ryan Field in Evanston back in October, Haubeil’s teammates erupted onto the field and mobbed him after the officials signaled that his field goal had split the uprights.
Blake Haubeil hit a 55-yard field goal to end the first half against Northwestern for Ohio State.
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ScriptOhio
Everybody is somebody else's weirdo.
Tim May: Blake Haubeil keeps delivering, actually will be used less
Think about it, Blake Haubeil’s perfect night as a kicker against Clemson actually was symbolic of what could have gone so much better for Ohio State in that College Football Playoff loss. His three field goals came from 21, 22 and 33 yards. They represented three trips deep into the red zone on which the Buckeyes were stopped short of the end zone. Just one of those ending in a touchdown would have changed the complexion of the game. Alas, for a man who last year made 13 of his 15 field goal tries (meager chances by any measurement), seeing even less of Haubeil for any reason other than an extra point (he was 85 of 85 on those) is probably Ryan Day’s goal this year. But as Haubeil proved with that 55-yard field goal — tied for second longest in school history — on the last play of the first half in the romp at Northwestern last year, he will be quite capable if needed in a pinch.
Birm: Blake Haubeil will kick national-title winning field goal
The decision to let Blake Haubeil kick a 55-yard field goal in the middle of October at Northwestern turned into a decision to let the Ohio State kicker drill a 47-yard-long field goal in the rain against Wisconsin late last October. That decision is going to turn into Blake Haubeil being mentally ready to make his biggest kick yet: one that wins the Ohio State football program its next national title. The Buckeyes offense will rarely need to deploy the Buffalo Bomber (nickname pending) but Ryan Day’s confidence in Haubeil is going to pay off in the largest way possible this coming season.
Anybody like that last one?
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