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Western Ky at tOSU, Sat. 9/16, 4pm EST, FOX

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A complete game
Held "one of the best QBs in CFB" to about 200 yds passing.
Held one of the most prolific Offenses in CFB to 10 pts. And there was clear holding on their lone TD play.
The D is giving up less than 7 pts per game.
2 fumble recoveries (1 TD)
2 Ints (1 TD)
McCord was on fire.
TreVeyon was also on fire.
Chip is a tank.
The OL dominated today.
Marvin is Marvelous!
Egbuka is the real deal!
This is just what we needed for the ND game. Our boys will be sky high next Saturday.
 
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OK, who knows the answer to that?

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“WE CAME HERE TO TRY AND WIN. WE PLAYED ON THE EDGE. WE DID ALL WE COULD DO TO TRY AND GO OUT THERE AND GIVE OURSELVES A CHANCE AND GOOD FOOTBALL TEAMS DON'T ALLOW YOU TO DO THAT AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID TODAY. THEY STOPPED US ON FOURTH DOWN, MADE US TURN THE BALL OVER. SO HATS OFF TO THEM. ... IF YOU'RE GONNA PLAY OHIO STATE AND BE IN THAT GAME YOU BETTER LIVE ON THE EDGE, SO THAT'S WHAT WE DID.”– WESTERN KENTUCKY HEAD COACH TYSON HELTON

“ALL THOSE POINTS ... I OWN ABOUT 40 OF THOSE POINTS OUT THERE. 35-40 OF THOSE POINTS BELONG TO ME. JUST BY MY DECISIONS AND HOW I WAS GOING TO PLAY THE GAME. I PUT OUR DEFENSE, AT TIMES, IN BAD SITUATIONS, GIVING THEM HALF THE FIELD TO WORK WITH.”– WESTERN KENTUCKY TYSON HELTON

“OHIO STATE AND RYAN DAY HAVE AN EXCELLENT FOOTBALL TEAM AS THEY SHOWED IT ON THAT FIELD TODAY. BIG, PHYSICAL FOOTBALL TEAM GOT AFTER US PRETTY GOOD. ... COACH DAY HAD THEM READY TO PLAY. THEY'RE A GOOD FOOTBALL TEAM, MAYBE ONE OF THE BEST IN THE COUNTRY.”– WESTERN KENTUCKY HEAD COACH TYSON HELTON
 
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A quick recap of what he had to say:
  • On the second-quarter explosion from Ohio State's offense: "We needed to take the next step. ... We know we have to go on the road next week – that was a good week of work now. ... You saw our team play like that today, and that's what it's going to be moving forward."
  • Day said that the Buckeyes' coaching staff will still find areas to critique on film after a dominant win against the Hilltoppers. "We have to find those plays that we know in a matchup game could cost us."
  • Day was pleased with McCord's execution in the two-minute drill at the end of the first half.
  • On what he liked from the defense: "Bunch of guys playing fast, violent. ... That's what we're looking for, guys flying sideline to sideline and getting their hands on balls in the secondary."
  • "When we're running the ball the way we were today, that's big. ... We did much better in short yardage. ... When we're staying efficient in the run game, that allows us to be more aggressive throwing the ball."
  • Day praised Denzel Burke's effort forcing a fumble, and liked how the linebackers played "fast and downhill" in Saturday's game.
  • “Make no mistake about it, we turned it up this week.” Day said he was confident this kind of performance was coming today because of what he saw from the team in practice all week. He said it will be important for the Buckeyes to replicate that kind of performance in practice this week.
  • Day said Kyle McCord had his best week of practice leading up to Saturday’s game. He was happy with the way McCord responded after getting strip-sacked.
  • Day on Tyleik Williams' defensive touchdown: "That was great."
Kyle McCord also spoke from the podium and talked about the team’s offensive improvement this week. A brief sampling of his comments:
  • McCord said this week’s game serves as a “big confidence boost” going into next week’s game against Notre Dame. “The biggest thing now is using it but understanding it’s a different team we’re going against ... We came out here today and handled our business, but it’s going to take even more next week.”
  • “It’s definitely nice getting the official nod,” McCord said of being named the starting quarterback earlier this week. He said that bolstered his confidence going into today’s game.
  • “We knew if we put together a complete game, it was going to look really, really good.” He said he thinks Ohio State’s offense can be the best in America, but the practice performance wasn’t what it needed to do going into the first two games. Day harped on that this week, and McCord felt the team responded in the right way.
  • “My job as the quarterback is just all about how can I keep us on schedule and get the ball to our playmakers, and I feel like we did a really good job of that today ... It was about time that we finally fired on our cylinders.”
  • McCord says he’ll watch Notre Dame film on Sunday, but he knows it‘s a really good team. “They‘re ranked in the top 10 for a reason.”
See videos in the link for the entire post game press conference, etc.
 
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