The junior ranked among the nation’s rushing leaders with 1,765 yards and an ACC-record 26 touchdowns. The great thing for the Buckeyes would be the presence of two legitimate starters, J.T. Barrett and Cardale Jones.
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Indeed, the loss was Ohio State’s first at home under Meyer, and its first at home to an unranked non-conference opponent since 1982. The Hokies threw a ferocious Bear 46 defense at the Buckeyes that they werent prepared for. With a better offensive line in front of him, a deep group of backs, two go-to receivers and a plethora of tight ends, Brewer has everything he needs to take command of the offense, limit his mistakes and make those clutch plays again.
Predictions: The Buckeyes aren’t at full strength, they’re going on the road and they lost to the Hokies a year ago.
We all tend to live in the now, so it’s not surprising that my offseason has been filled with people asking me whether this Ohio State team has a chance to be one of the best I’ve seen. Even Powell himself questions whether he would be at Ohio State if Meyer would have been hired a year earlier.
W. MICHIGAN (+17¹/₂) over Michigan State: The Spartans are in no danger of an upset loss, but the distraction of next week’s heavyweight fight against Oregon could benefit the Broncos, already inspired for their biggest game of the year.
“Jim says over and over how much respect he has for Georgia Tech”. Talent isnt. Depth is a concern..
Orange Bowl: 1. Ohio State vs. 4. He has since been reinstated to the team, but he will miss the Ohio State game. There are some fresh faces up front, but everywhere else on the field there are veterans oozing with National Football League potential who also now have the benefit of having played a year under co-defensive coordinator Chris Ash’s aggressive system.
“We were both in a situation where we were running a bunch of new guys out there previous year”, he said.
“It’s not a revenge game, it’s a really important game”, he said.
It was the fewest yards an OSU team had gained in 35 years.
Virginia Tech revealed the memorial decal in honor of Allison Parker and Adam Ward from WDBJ-7 in Roanoke, Virginia.
I love man coverage, Thomas said of what he expects to see.
Now going with the five-star happens far more frequently at Ohio State because Meyer is bringing in that type of player. They know they have a very good football team that will likely be favored in every game.
Finally, we come to the schedule, which is not strong by normal standards but it is the sturdy platform with which Ohio State will build its repeat championship season on. But the young receivers for the most part will be on their own for the opener. Get the ball to the right guy, quickly. “The hostility and the chaos, that’s huge for us, and I think we kind of thrive in that environment”.
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Tech can get by with what they have now, but an injury to Ford or Phillips could be disastrous if one of the backups doesn’t step up.
