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Game Thread tOSU at Sparty, Sat. Sep. 28, 730pm ET, Peacock

I sure hope this is true:

How to watch the Ohio State football team vs. Michigan State

If you have cable or a satellite provider, good news! You won't need it. You can't find the Ohio State Buckeyes on any of those channels. When NBC means it's a Peacock exclusive, they mean it. This game can only be found on Peacock, which is very annoying.

You can stream the game live on Fubo TV if you don't have a Peacock subscription. There are also some other ways you can find the game online for free as well. Just make sure to Google how to find the game streaming for free and a few options will pop up, ....although make sure you have virus protection if you decide to go that route.... :lol:

The good news for Ohio State football fans is that this is the only game this year that the Buckeyes will have on Peacock. Every other game this year will be on a linear network. That will make it very easy to watch them.
 
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Presser Bullets: Tyleik Williams Still "Day-to-Day," Tegra Tshabola and Austin Siereveld Will Keep Rotating at Right Guard​

Ryan Day​

  • Tegra Tshabola and Austin Siereveld are still in lock-step at right guard. "I think both of those guys will play."
  • Jayden Fielding tweaked something against Marshall during his three out-of-bounds kickoffs. He of course had a discussion with the coaching staff after the game. "He felt a little something somewhere early on."
  • On the feeling of going on the road for the first time this season: "We try to keep it as close to our normal routine as possible. ... This is new. You're going on the road in a conference environment ... they're playing good football. ... Good challenge for us, we're looking forward to it."
  • Day doesn't feel there has to be a lack of chemistry rotating offensive linemen "as long as whoever's not in the game is focused in."
  • On Devin Brown's performance in against Marshall: "The third-down conversion was good. He did miss a couple throws. ... The development has to keep coming in practice."
  • Brown is still the team's second quarterback, Day said, but guys are still competing "across the board."
  • On Carnell Tate: "His accountability is tremendous. His blocking, his routes. ... He's carving out his own legacy here. ... He's extremely talented running routes and catching balls, you can see all that, but he's becoming a complete football player."
  • On Michigan State: "Everything's gotta ramp up. Now we're into game four and we've got to keep upgrading this week. ... On defense, they're playing really, really hard. You can tell they're well-coached."
  • Day said that Ohio State would like to try to get to more vertical passes but the Buckeyes want to stay balanced in their scheme and run the football. "The key is, when they take away something, can you get to the next thing."
  • On the tight ends: "The running, the blocking, it can really create mismatches for us." Day added that the Buckeyes have been able to mix and match personnel groupings at the position thanks to the different skill sets in the room.
  • Day says running backs coach Carlos Locklyn essentially ran his own interview when getting hired.
  • On Josh Simmons: "Josh has played much more physical. He's finishing to the ball more. ... He's putting more time in. ... We're counting on him to be the left tackle that we need to go reach our goals. It's early, but you're seeing progress there."
  • Tyleik Williams is still day-to-day.
  • On the defensive tackle depth: "When you watch the film, there was good play, but there needs to be more consistent play. ... This is an opportunity to build depth in that room. ... Good challenge for those guys."
  • Day feels that just because defensive ends aren't getting sacks doesn't mean they aren't playing well. "I think what's important for everybody to understand ... if the offense decides they don't want to give up sacks, they can. ... We've got to stop the run ... you have to defend what the other team is trying to do. That's the bottom line. ... The ball came out quick, the quarterback did not hang onto it."
  • Ohio State's T-formation was something of an homage to Woody Hayes, Day said.
  • Day is hopeful that the 3-technique depth can grow with experience the way Siereveld has. "It was a mixed bag. ... The fourth-down stop was a really good play by Tywone Malone. ... But then there's also some clips of film that, we've got to be better. ... We'll see where that goes this week."
  • Day said the heat wasn't a factor in evaluating his team.
  • Each of the Buckeyes' transfer portal acquisitions has been a great culture fit, Day said. "These guys, they just like being around this team. And for me, that's the number one thing."
  • On whether he feels good about where the run game is: "I don't feel good about anything. ... I think we're building confidence in it though."
see link for comments from Knowles and Howard.
 
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WHAT IS GRIEF, IF NOT LOVE PESERVERING? This week, Larry Lage of The Associated Press wrote a feature on Armorion Smith, a Michigan State cornerback who lost his mother, Gala Gilliam, to breast cancer in August.

With Smith's father out of the picture, the 21-year-old has become the legal guardian of his five siblings, Aleion (19), Armond (16), Avaugn (15), Arial (11) and Amira (2), all while playing Division I college football at a Power Four program. In an article that is as heartbreaking as it is hopeful, Lage offers readers a look into Smith's life one month after his mother passed.

From the Associated Press:

Armorion Smith pressed his palms together over the bridge of his nose, closed his eyes and leaned against the kitchen sink.
The 21-year-old Michigan State defensive back needed a moment in the four-bedroom, two-bathroom home he shares with five younger siblings. He has a lot on his plate, more than most college students and certainly more than most student-athletes.
His mother, Gala Gilliam, died of breast cancer a month ago and without a father in the family’s life, Smith has become the head of the household while studying criminal justice and playing major college football. He became the legal guardian for four siblings on Sept. 11.
“My cards were given to me,” Smith said softly with a steely gaze, standing on a small porch behind the home as the sun set on a recent evening. “I didn’t choose my deck of cards.”
His 19-year-old sister, Aleion, is in charge while he is gone for about 12 hours most days to be a student and athlete. Appreciating her selfless sacrifice, Smith said he hopes to help her find a way to start taking classes next semester while juggling her role with the family. Smith looks and sounds determined to help his siblings be happy, healthy and safe. His teammates watch in awe.
“I couldn’t even begin to imagine if I was in his situation,” linebacker Jordan Hall said. “He’s in a tough spot, but he is one of the strongest guys I have ever known.”
Since his mother's death, the Michigan State football team and friends have rallied around Smith. One friend, Ronnesha Freeman, created a GoFundMe for him. He has used the fund — which has surpassed over $117,000 as of Tuesday — to rent a four-bedroom home, pay off bills and provide his brothers and sisters with food and ride-hailing services (like Uber or Lyft).

The love is not lost on Smith.
“Me and my family are very happy, very appreciative and grateful,” he said. “There’s a lot of love Spartan Nation has shown us these past few months. It’s been a rough time, but to be able to take some of the stress off of my shoulders and show me a lot of love is a blessing and has warmed my heart.”
It also warms Ryan Day's heart.

When the Ohio State head coach was asked about Smith on Tuesday, he said that "he can't imagine what that challenge is like" for Smith and that he admires the Michigan State defensive back.

"I don't know all the details, so it'd be hard for me to comment on it, but from what I've heard, I have a lot of respect for that situation," Day said. "That's one of the things that kind of gets lost a little bit (in college sports). These are young men, and not everybody has the same family situation or dynamic. That's why we make sure we focus on, you know, one of our goals is to raise great young men and to be supportive of those things. Again, I don't know all the details. But I have a lot of respect (for Smith) and have thought about what that means for him and his family."
 
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LT Josh Simmons​

“Going into somebody else’s home and taking their food is probably the best feeling you can have as a football player.”– Josh Simmons on playing on the road
  • Simmons thinks it makes “a big difference” for Ohio State to have Donovan Jackson back in the lineup. “A guy who’s played here so long, knows the offense in and out, who’s a really big culture piece for not only our unit, but here at Ohio State.”
  • Simmons said he was “amazed” by how well Austin Siereveld stepped up next to him while Jackson was out. “It was almost like I didn’t skip a beat.”
  • On Ohio State’s mentality this season: “We want to be the hardest-playing team in America. And that’s something that we strive for every day.”
  • Simmons thinks the biggest area he’s improved in from last year is recognizing what defenses are doing.
  • He said practicing “against the best D-line unit in the country every single day” has played a big role in building his confidence.
  • Simmons said he loves playing in Chip Kelly’s offense. It’s more complicated than a typical offense, so “it took a minute” for him to lead the playbook, but “it was all worth it” with how it’s allowing Ohio State’s offensive linemen to utilize their athleticism this year.
  • Simmons said Josh Fryar is “a lot more athletic” this year. “He looks very fluid in his sets, his backside cutoffs. He looks like an entirely different player.”

LG Donovan Jackson​

“I know I only have a limited amount of opportunities left to play in the Horseshoe, so just running out of the tunnel, I never said I take the game for granted, but knowing the number of times I have to do that is dwindling down kind of weighed on me those first few games.”– Donovan Jackson on not taking any game for granted in his senior season
  • Jackson confirmed the injury that sidelined him for Ohio State’s first two games was a hamstring injury. “You overstride a little bit one way and then your hamstring goes another way, and that’s kind of what happened to me.” He said he feels “great” now.
  • Jackson said he tried to talk the coaches into letting him play in those first two games, but they protected him from himself. “I wasn’t the most happy camper in the world for a good minute there, but it is what it is. We’re playing football again.”
  • Jackson thinks Austin Siereveld “did a fantastic job” filling in for him at left guard in the first two games. “We all knew he could do it, there was not a doubt in my mind that he was going to go out there and show his deal, but it was great seeing 67 run out on the field.”
  • Jackson described Seth McLaughlin as “the tip of the spear of our offense.” He says McLaughlin is great at communicating to make sure everyone on the line is on the same page.

LB Cody Simon​

“We have standards. We want to hold ourselves to the highest standard. I’ll stand behind anything Coach Knowles says. We didn’t feel like we had someone that separated themselves. … We know our standard is higher and that we can play better at all times.”– Cody Simon on Ohio State not naming a defensive player of the game vs. Marshall
  • On what he likes about Big Ten football: “It’s the most competitive possible football we can play. It’s all about toughness. It’s all about running the ball. It’s about stopping the run. It’s really the best part about football.” When asked what he likes about stopping the run, Simon said, “I love when our defense can swarm to the ball. That’s probably the most fun thing – when you make a TFL or something like that and you have 11 hats to the ball.”
  • On how facing Stone Earle, Marshall’s dual-threat quarterback, helped prepare Ohio State’s defense for Michigan State quarterback Aiden Chiles, another mobile signal caller: “We definitely learned a lot of things about how to go forward. It’s always a challenge playing a running quarterback. We’re just preparing and doing the best we can in practice to have that intensity and that good look in practice to be prepared for it.”
  • On whether or not Ohio State’s practices have ramped up entering Big Ten play: “We’ve been preparing to play the best teams no matter what. Every week, it’s a grind for us. Nothing crazy is happening right now. Our goals are still the goals. Our work ethic is still the same work ethic. We’re just trying to get better and know our opponent.”
Click on the link and see what Jeremiah Smith, Treveyon Henderson, and Caden Curry had to say too.
 
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