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THE GAME: ttun @ tOSU, Sat Nov 26, 12pm, FOX

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DaddyBigBucks said:
I'm not an orthopedic surgeon (or any kind of doctor for that matter), but I did spend most of the last 5 years designing orthopedic surgery robots, so I had to learn a thing or two.

If you want to see an "injury mechanism ... consistent with an MCL sprain", watch video of JT Barrett's injury a few years ago (not the broken leg obviously). He was hit from the side and his leg went slightly valgus. The team confirmed after the bowl game that it had been an MCL sprain; I knew it when they showed the slow motion replay.

Corum's leg did not go valgus; there was no obvious strain on the MCL. Might it still be an MCL sprain? Sure. I'm not sitting here with Corum's MRI results. But the "injury mechanism" is consistent with an ACL tear or possibly a patella tendon injury, though the former is more likely. Who ever wrote the above should have talked to an actual doctor, or at least someone with significant knowledge of knee anatomy.
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In any event it's probably safe to say that it is unlikely that he will be at full speed by next Saturday. But who knows?
 
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Dallan Hayden must be the starting running back against TTUN
I had a lot of reactions to yesterday’s game, some more irrational and “over” than others, but I am going to stick to just the two most important for today’s column, first and foremost, I love TreVeyon Henderson and Miyan Williams. I think that the former is one of the most talented backs to come to Columbus in decades. I think that he has shown elements of Maurice Clarett, Ezekiel Elliott, and J.K. Dobbins wrapped up into one explosive package.

And don’t get me started on Miyan Williams! I think that he is the quintessential Ohio State running back. A bruiser who looks for contact, but who can also make people miss in the hole. Williams has one of the most important talents that you want to see in a running back, the ability to turn a two-yard loss into a three-yard gain; the ability to turn being stuffed at the line into five yards; the ability to turn five yards into 15.

So, I say this with no malice toward either of those immensely talented backs, but they shouldn’t play in The Game this weekend, or at least shouldn’t start. True freshman Dallan Hayden, considered by many an afterthought in the 2022 recruiting class, has proven that he deserves the opportunity to carry the ball in crunch time with Henderson and Williams not 100%.

I understand why Ryan Day has been running out his top-two backs despite them not being completely healthy; they are really good ball carriers, they are experienced, they are tough, and they have undoubtedly been doing everything that they need to do during the week to get back on the field, the gap between a banged up Trey or Chop and a healthy Dallan has not only closed considerably, but the full-strength Hayden is now clearly the best option at running back while the two ahead of him on the depth chart are still recuperating.

This will be even more important on Saturday when the Corn and Blue come to town. The Harboys have the No. 2 rush defense in the country allowing only 79.55 yards per game. Now, I don’t expect Hayden to run for 150 or anything like that against them, but having the best possible option out of the backfield will allow the Buckeyes to keep the Skunk Bear defense on its toes.

I think based on what we saw against Maryland, there’s no reason to believe that Henderson will be 100% by Saturday, and if I had any reason to believe that Williams could be back to full strength following the injury that put him on crutches against Indiana, maybe I would hold out hope for either of their returns, but I can’t foresee a situation in which either of them has healed enough to be better than Hayden this weekend, or, frankly, in time for the Big Ten Championship game should OSU survive The Game.

Dallan Hayden is not just the next man up, he has earned the right and responsibility to be Ohio State’s starting running back against their rival, and I, for one, believe that he gives the Buckeyes their best chance to win... I just hope Ryan Day agrees.
 
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ScriptOhio said:


Dallan Hayden must be the starting running back against TTUN
I had a lot of reactions to yesterday’s game, some more irrational and “over” than others, but I am going to stick to just the two most important for today’s column, first and foremost, I love TreVeyon Henderson and Miyan Williams. I think that the former is one of the most talented backs to come to Columbus in decades. I think that he has shown elements of Maurice Clarett, Ezekiel Elliott, and J.K. Dobbins wrapped up into one explosive package.

And don’t get me started on Miyan Williams! I think that he is the quintessential Ohio State running back. A bruiser who looks for contact, but who can also make people miss in the hole. Williams has one of the most important talents that you want to see in a running back, the ability to turn a two-yard loss into a three-yard gain; the ability to turn being stuffed at the line into five yards; the ability to turn five yards into 15.

So, I say this with no malice toward either of those immensely talented backs, but they shouldn’t play in The Game this weekend, or at least shouldn’t start. True freshman Dallan Hayden, considered by many an afterthought in the 2022 recruiting class, has proven that he deserves the opportunity to carry the ball in crunch time with Henderson and Williams not 100%.

I understand why Ryan Day has been running out his top-two backs despite them not being completely healthy; they are really good ball carriers, they are experienced, they are tough, and they have undoubtedly been doing everything that they need to do during the week to get back on the field, the gap between a banged up Trey or Chop and a healthy Dallan has not only closed considerably, but the full-strength Hayden is now clearly the best option at running back while the two ahead of him on the depth chart are still recuperating.

This will be even more important on Saturday when the Corn and Blue come to town. The Harboys have the No. 2 rush defense in the country allowing only 79.55 yards per game. Now, I don’t expect Hayden to run for 150 or anything like that against them, but having the best possible option out of the backfield will allow the Buckeyes to keep the Skunk Bear defense on its toes.

I think based on what we saw against Maryland, there’s no reason to believe that Henderson will be 100% by Saturday, and if I had any reason to believe that Williams could be back to full strength following the injury that put him on crutches against Indiana, maybe I would hold out hope for either of their returns, but I can’t foresee a situation in which either of them has healed enough to be better than Hayden this weekend, or, frankly, in time for the Big Ten Championship game should OSU survive The Game.

Dallan Hayden is not just the next man up, he has earned the right and responsibility to be Ohio State’s starting running back against their rival, and I, for one, believe that he gives the Buckeyes their best chance to win... I just hope Ryan Day agrees.
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He moves the chains and scores TDs. What more do we need?
 
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The Buckeyes and Wolverines will enter the game undefeated at a perfect 11-0 for the first time since 2006. Ohio State was ranked No. 1, and Michigan was ranked No. 2 at the time, with the former coming out victorious in a 42-39 win in what many consider "The Game of the Century" in college football.

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