Game Thread tOSU at Texas, Sat. Sept 12, 7:30 pm ET, ABC

[ScriptOhio]

 

[ScriptOhio]

“Very excited. Second game of the season, all that nervousness, all that jittery is out the door. We’re coming. There’s business to be taken care of.”– Colin Simmons on Texas’ rematch with Ohio State

Simmons, who told Texas beat reporters before last season’s Week 1 matchup with the Buckeyes that he was “glad that they have a quarterback that I’m ready to sack,” was limited to just two tackles in his team’s seven-point loss.

According to Ohio State offensive lineman Phillip Daniels, Simmons talked better than he played in the top-two showdown.

The week after the Buckeyes’ win, Daniels recalled a moment when Simmons called him “trash” between snaps. On the next play, Simmons drew a 15-yard penalty for knocking Daniels’ helmet off — a flag that not only gave Ohio State a first down on what would have been a third-down incompletion, but also helped set up its first of two touchdowns in the game....



“I don’t talk trash, I’m really, I’m an offensive lineman, I’m tired,” Daniels said on Sept. 3, 2025. “But if you try me, I’m not just gonna stand there and let you say something to me, you know what I’m saying? I’m gonna respond, either on the football side or both.”

 

[BuckBackHome]

Should be an interesting one for our new OC.

Too early to make jokes about whether he delivers?

 

[Jaxbuck]

Should be an interesting one for our new OC.

Too early to make jokes about whether he delivers?

As long as we get our French benefits

 

[Captain Buckeye]

They talk way too much for a program that doesn’t do anything.

Both teams restocked in the portal so it’ll likely come down to that.

With that said, JJ really needs to do something vs these guys. He’s 0-2 so far