Aiding in that calming is the closeness between Herman’s program and Urban Meyer’s. “The other side of that is they got to see how you want to play it”.
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The last time the team met, Ohio State posted a 24-14 victory over Oklahoma during the 1983 season in Norman, avenging a 29-28 loss in 1977 in Columbus on a last-second field goal. As for the 2016 college football season, Perine has 89 yards and two touchdowns in two games. And, sorry, just because the Hurricane whipped up a lot of blitzes, that isn’t a good enough reason for looking so discombobulated.
Except for maybe his secondary, run by veteran assistant Kerry Coombs and new co-coordinator Greg Schiano.
His offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach was Tom Herman, who left to become Houston’s head coach past year. The Buckeyes rallied for a comfortable 48-3 win against Tulsa last week, though the final score hid what was a hard first half for the OSU offense, which mustered only two field goals in 30 minutes. Brilliant sunshine and 70 degree temperatures likely wouldn’t have saved beleaguered quarterback Dane Evans from his five-turnover day (and evening). Liberty (3-0) will host Hilliard Davidson (2-1) Friday night in a major high school football game in central OH this season. I know Houston had some success throwing the ball, but very little running it.
“It’s definitely another opportunity for us to show what Ohio State really is”, linebacker Raekwon McMillan said, “not only for our university and the college playoff system, but also to recruits we’re trying to get to come here to Ohio State”. We’ve got to establish the running game.
“I think the main message was: just check that off”.
“We did talk to Tom”. He may not be as good as Bosa yet, but the junior has all the skills and strength to put pressure on opposing backfields this season and beyond.
“Neville did play well, and continues to get better and that gives us confidence to give him more snaps”.
Game film from the Houston-OU game, however, can be a two-edged sword. They’re a great team that has great athletes. Ohio State amassed 776 yards of offense in the win and held BG to just 244 yards in the process, not allowing the Falcons to score an offensive touchdown.
Alabama will receive to open the second half.
Meyer specifically noted that back-shoulder throws and isolation routes were especially successful for Houston against Oklahoma, so if Barrett sees that match up on the outside, expect the pass to go Brown’s way, where his athleticism should take over, as it did on this catch against Bowling Green.
Saturday’s huge interconference game won’t be the last time the Warinners are in this situation. Of the couple times that the Buckeyes did move the ball, both drives would ultimately end up in field goals leaving the offense without a touchdown in the first half.
Through two games, Barrett has completed 35 of 53 passes for 498 yards and six touchdowns.
It was a frustrating half, but one Meyer hopes made his team better. What’s amusing, however, is that Ohio State performed much better on offense in the second half rain compared to the dry, sunny conditions of the first half. “We had a lot of stuff thrown at us (defensively) last week, and I think it was good to get some experience with that stuff”.
The biggest reason to have faith that the Buckeyes can beat Oklahoma and Heisman Trophy-contending quarterback Baker Mayfield is because of the defense.
-Sophomore safety Malik Hooker. “It’s going to be a big thing for our season”.
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“We’re happy about getting our first ‘W, ‘ ” Ash said on the weekly Big Ten teleconference.
