The Sooners play at Ohio Stadium on September 16, 2017.
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Millions of fans flooded the concourses, broadcasts had to find creative ways to kill air time and a drenched, pissed off Urban Meyer contemplated ways to jump start his offense.
Before he broke his ankle in the MI game, Barrett had already shattered Ohio State and Big Ten records. He intercepted two passes, including a 40-yard return for a touchdown with 33 seconds left in the first half to make it 20-3 and give the Buckeyes some breathing room going into halftime.
After a fumble and a three-and-out on the next two drives, Tulsa tied the game up with a field goal.
As the lightning strikes in the campus area continued to trigger 30-minute delays, OSU’s offense used the break to help them regroup mentally. “Something that I’ve dreamed about my whole life”, OU safety Steven Parker said.
“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”.
But Barrett says he isn’t over-hyping the game or his role.
Senior captain talks about how huge Saturday’s game is with Oklahoma.
Without last year’s stud in the secondary, the Sooners defensive backs may struggle to slow the high-powered Buckeye offense.
While Meyer and the offensive coaching staff would love to see more from the wide receivers, the production of Brown and company is about more than just statistical results. He knew attempting to throw the ball vertically would be hard considering the weather conditions.
Now would be the flawless time for Perine to have a monster game. A dynamic signal-caller with the ability to baffle defenses with his legs and burn them deep with his arm, Mayfield is an early season candidate for the Heisman trophy. Meanwhile, the defense dominated as they did in Week 1. Inexplicably, the offense couldn’t generate any fireworks in the first half against a defense that ranked among the worst in the FBS a year ago. Seemed like from what you could tell that everybody was having fun up there.
Ohio State is next. Mayfield and Austin Kendall, who played the entire second half at quarterback for the Sooners, targeted almost twice as many receivers at home vs. ULM than OU did the week before against Houston.
The event will feature cheerleaders and a marching band and fans.
Seemingly, the Sooners got what they needed Saturday night. He hasn’t been off to a hot start thanks to an injury against Houston (16 carries, 89 yards), but he’s no stranger to racking up yards in big games – he averaged 125.6 yards and a touchdown against ranked opponents in 2015. The second half was played in a steady rain, which was hardly passing game friendly, although it didn’t stop Curtis Samuel from making an acrobatic 27-yard TD catch off a defender’s helmet.
“That’s kind of my baby”. I thought a lot of receivers really played well. He wants focus. Big wins come through preparation. “All of those guys played in a better way this past week, so we’ll work on that this week and see who it is”. “And at halftime we did have those conversations”. Ohio State could win in a blowout, Oklahoma could win in a blowout, or this could be a close one all the way through.
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Ohio State defensive end Sam Hubbard had a career-high six tackles. “Now it’s here. We know what the task is”.
