The offense overall will be more productive with a familiar and consistent presence in the huddle.
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Cardale Jones #12 of the Ohio State Buckeyes looks downfield for a receiver in the …
Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones drops back to pass during Saturdays game against Hawaii in Columbus, Ohio. I was impressed with their effort.
Between having Jones, sophomore quarterback J.T. Barrett and senior H-back Braxton Miller, there aren’t enough snaps for everyone to take. Calling it a controversy may still be an overstatement, but the quarterback situation remains a work in progress, even after two games.
The Buckeyes promise they won’t experience a letdown after the mega-hyped and much anticipated prime-time rematch at Virginia Tech. “I met with him (on Sunday)”. “I made that clear down there”.
“Our execution is not where it needs to be”, Meyer said of Jones and Barrett. Ezekiel Elliot and the ground game did eventually get going, earning Zeke his seventh straight 100 yard rushing game.
The ‘Bows showed promise early in the first quarter on both sides of the ball, posting a 36-yard opening drive and holding the Buckeyes scoreless until the 3:25 mark. Once they went to the inside game, the running was more effective and consistent. Certainly Meyer has experience in successfully using a two-quarterback system; Chris Leak-Tim Tebow at Florida, however, was another animal entirely as each had specific roles and knew them entering each and every game. “They have a really nice O-Line that does a great job of protecting their quarterback”, said Lee, who had two sacks and a forced fumble against Hawaii. Regarding the actual kickoffs, my god, what a mess. I realize that Urban requires his kickers to be somewhat precise in their direction to “corner” the opponent’s return team. “We’ve got two good players and they’re going to play”.
Who gets the field goal duties this time?
No, he does not play for Ohio State.
Now, comes the good part. “We’re tackling pretty good on defense. It’s one game. That’s what we told our players”, Chow said. Probably because our focus is on getting better and better and better. I was one of the first ones up there. He looks like he may have a “Michael Bennett-like” season.
Players and coaches walked a fine line Monday in wanting to not make excuses for their play and paying due respect to Hawaii.
Switching to defense, from one end to the other, your starters are listed as Joey Bosa, Adolphus Washington, Tommy Schutt, and Tyquan Lewis. My god, another stellar linebacker at Ohio State!
“That’s where I think I’ve grown – I don’t care about any – all this conversation around the country”, he said.
Ohio State had a short week of rest and practice after playing Virginia Tech on Monday. The offense did not.
It’s just they had precious little time to prepare for it.
The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors outlasted Colorado, 28-20, in Week 1 of the college football schedule.
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