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tOSU at Indiana, Sat. 9/2, 3:30pm EST, CBS

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Today’s question: Which Ohio State player has a big game in the season opener against Indiana?

Brett’s answer: TreVeyon Henderson​

Remember when Ohio State opened up the season a few years ago against Indiana and J.K. Dobbins ran wild on the Hoosiers? The situation isn’t the same since Dobbins was a true freshman stepping in for an injured Mike Weber, but I think we could see the same type of performance from Henderson on Saturday. Indiana will likely be focused more on slowing down Harrison and Egbuka, which could open some holes on the ground for the junior running back.

Matt’s answer: Josh Fryar​

I know this is going to be a tough one to gauge, but I think that Ohio State’s right tackle Josh Fryar is going to quiet some doubters in his first game as a full-time starter. Because he was essentially the next offensive lineman up coming out of the 2022 season for the Buckeyes, the assumption was that Fryar would move from right tackle to the traditionally more important blindside left tackle, and that is how things appeared to be coming out of the first day of fall camp.

Just sayin': I'll go with someone on the other side of the ball: J.T. Tuimoloau.... He'll be the dominate DE that we expected him to be.



If he can do that ↑ vs Penn State, he can do it against anyone. The potential is definitely there.
 
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ScriptOhio said:


Today’s question: Which Ohio State player has a big game in the season opener against Indiana?

Brett’s answer: TreVeyon Henderson​

Remember when Ohio State opened up the season a few years ago against Indiana and J.K. Dobbins ran wild on the Hoosiers? The situation isn’t the same since Dobbins was a true freshman stepping in for an injured Mike Weber, but I think we could see the same type of performance from Henderson on Saturday. Indiana will likely be focused more on slowing down Harrison and Egbuka, which could open some holes on the ground for the junior running back.

Matt’s answer: Josh Fryar​

I know this is going to be a tough one to gauge, but I think that Ohio State’s right tackle Josh Fryar is going to quiet some doubters in his first game as a full-time starter. Because he was essentially the next offensive lineman up coming out of the 2022 season for the Buckeyes, the assumption was that Fryar would move from right tackle to the traditionally more important blindside left tackle, and that is how things appeared to be coming out of the first day of fall camp.

Just sayin': I'll go with someone on the other side of the ball: J.T. Tuimoloau.... He'll be the dominate DE that we expected him to be.



If he can do that ↑ vs Penn State, he can do it against anyone. The potential is definitely there.
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I'll go with Marvin Harrison JR abusing a terrible Indiana secondary.
 
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Skull Session: Kyle McCord is QB1 – For Now, Indiana Head Coach Tom Allen Talks Ohio State and Brian Hartline Ranks Seventh Among Top CFB Assistants

Kyle McCord is QB1 – for now, Indiana head coach Tom Allen previews Ohio State and Brian Hartline ranks seventh among The Athletic's top CFB assistants.
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BUCKS BY A BILLION. I do not believe I have minced words when I discussed Indiana in the offseason and this week: The Hoosiers are headed nowhere in 2023 and will finish dead last in the Big Ten East.

Still, I admire how Tom Allen has talked up his team before the Hoosiers host the Buckeyes in Bloomington this weekend. The Indiana head coach met with the media on Monday, where he answered several questions about how the program will look to stop Ohio State in the season opener. I've collected a couple of those questions and Allen's subsequent answers below:



Q: What are your expectations for a new-look secondary against this group of Ohio State receivers?
A: “We have to play extremely well within our system. We have to do what we do well, and they’re going to have some catches and get some yards. You’ve got to be able to do a great job of preventing the explosive plays. I think we all know that. But saying that and doing that is not as simple as it might sound. ... You have to play your system, and we’ve got to do a great job of – like we always do within our scheme – of disguising things. If they know what you’re in, it’s not usually good for the defense. They’ve got such talented players. They’re going to have a new quarterback, whoever it might be, and I’m sure we’re expecting to see them both. But it’s preparation. It’s confidence. They make a play, we’ve got to flush it and play the next play. We make a play ourselves, we’ve got to flush it and play the next play.
"Some of [our players] have played football quite a bit. They may be new to us, but not new to the game and not new to college football. But we do have some young guys who are going to play more than they have played in the past in the secondary. Yeah, they’ll be tested without question. We respect them without question, but we’ve got to play our game. We’ve got to play to our standard, and we’ve got to play really good football on defense."
Q: What do you take away from the success Ryan Day has had at Ohio State?
A: “It amazes me sometimes when you hear people’s comments and whatever, and all he does is win a lot. You go through, and you study what they’ve done offensively, it’s impressive. And the way they continue to recruit. He was obviously given a great situation without question, but that’s hard to take it and elevate it. ... They were one makeable field goal away from playing for a national championship. I have a ton of respect for him. He’s done a helluva job there. I think he’s a first-class person. I think he cares about his players. I think he does it the right way. I just think he’s special, I really do. So, yeah, a lot of respect from my end for him and the way he does.
“Being a defensive guy and he’s an offensive guy, and he calls their plays, so I just think that he’s sharp and really maximizes. Obviously they have great players, and that’s part of it, too, but he also has a system in place that puts you in a lot of conflicts defensively. … The expectation for them is to win a national championship. Until you do that, you get questions. At the same time, you can see it, and they just keep continuing to get better and better. They may have their best team that he’s had since he’s been there.”
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Tom Allen seems a good man. It's too bad Ohio State will boat race his team on Saturday. But, really, that's not bad at all. Run it up, Buckeyes. Leave no doubt.
 
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ScriptOhio said:
Tom Allen seems a good man. It's too bad Ohio State will boat race his team on Saturday. But, really, that's not bad at all. Run it up, Buckeyes. Leave no doubt.
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Meh. I always thought he was a weasel. It seemed like his teams would roll over and die against Iowa and Northwestern and Illinois, but against Ohio State, suddenly their players know what a football is. I want to tell him to take his 28-point beatdown and be thankful it isn't a 42-point beatdown. But realistically, I need to remember that he wants to win games, not just beat the spread.

More importantly, he didn't bitch and moan to the media, as far as I remember, when the Big Ten rules said that Indiana should have been in the championship game in 2020, and the some later ruling stated that Ohio State should be in. (The rule was that a team needed to have 6 games in order to qualify. Indiana was 5-1, only losing to Ohio State. Ohio State was 5-0, missing a game against Illinois, Maryland, and those eff-fuckers up north.)

So, maybe he's okay. But, yeah - run it up.
 
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Zurp said:
Meh. I always thought he was a weasel. It seemed like his teams would roll over and die against Iowa and Northwestern and Illinois, but against Ohio State, suddenly their players know what a football is. I want to tell him to take his 28-point beatdown and be thankful it isn't a 42-point beatdown. But realistically, I need to remember that he wants to win games, not just beat the spread.

More importantly, he didn't bitch and moan to the media, as far as I remember, when the Big Ten rules said that Indiana should have been in the championship game in 2020, and the some later ruling stated that Ohio State should be in. (The rule was that a team needed to have 6 games in order to qualify. Indiana was 5-1, only losing to Ohio State. Ohio State was 5-0, missing a game against Illinois, Maryland, and those eff-fuckers up north.)

So, maybe he's okay. But, yeah - run it up.
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I don't know what Allen specifically said; but the school VP Of Athletics took it pretty well:

Indiana Vice President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Scott Dolson made a statement yesterday and said as much.

“Although we understand the conference’s decision, we are disappointed. From the start of the year, we have said we can only control what we can control. We had a chance to earn our spot in the Big Ten Championship Game, but ultimately fell a touchdown short on the road against a great Ohio State team.” – Scott Dolson
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There’s been only a few years I’ve been this excited for an opener (always excited but to different levels).

2005 and 2006 because of the Texas games, 2022 because of ND week 1 and now this year because of how deep the team is (and how interesting I think the defense will be).
 
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sparcboxbuck said:
Having a difficult time digesting a game on CBS….

Yeah, it’s all about money. I get it.
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Let's see how long (if they do at all) it takes for the shitting all over everything B1G to wear off. I'm not interested in hearing most announcers anyways, but if it's just Danielson taking shots for 3 hours every time Indiana gains a yard......
 
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BuckeyeNation27 said:
Let's see how long (if they do at all) it takes for the shitting all over everything B1G to wear off. I'm not interested in hearing most announcers anyways, but if it's just Danielson taking shots for 3 hours every time Indiana gains a yard......
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Yep, expecting a lot of "Wow a first down for Indiana, wouldn't see very many of those if they were playing Alabama or Georgia" type crap
 
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