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Notre Dame LB Smith leaves Fiesta Bowl with leg injury
“We had to have him on medicine and IVs to make it through the game”.
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The verbal bouquets came in force late in the third quarter, when Spielman lauded the job Fickell and Ash had done adjusting to Notre Dame’s misdirection plays. The Buckeyes would promptly march the ball down the field. It would not be the last time Elliot would be celebrating with his teammates. But that mindset certainly worked well the rest of the season, and it bodes well for a future that surely won’t include as many bites from the injury bug.
Hurd scored on 3-yard run in the third quarter and became the first Tennessee player to top 100 yards rushing in two bowl games.
Smith was helped off the field in the first quarter of the game after his foot appeared to get caught in the turf, and he grabbed his knee in pain.
But simply by regaining the joyful attacking attitude and the loose and free game demeanor that characterized them in the playoff run, Ohio State would have had a puncher’s chance.
Not only did the Fiesta Bowl mark Ash’s final game as an Ohio State assistant after a two-year stint working under Meyer, it was the last performance in scarlet and silver for three Buckeyes staffers who are following Ash to Piscataway.
Added Perry: “I wish Big Ten would have represented a little bit better than that”. It was pretty amusing, and assistant running backs coach Sean Buckley posted this video to Twitter. More importantly, the program distanced itself from three seasons (2012-2014) in which former coach Brady Hoke went 20-18. I asked for those plays to be called, and they weren’t. Fuller led all receivers in the game with 113 yards on six receptions. Ohio State, the preseason No. 1, was earmarked for a spot in the CFP for 12 weeks of the season, even when the selection committee demoted it from the top spot because of unimpressive victories. Barrett found tight end Marcus Baugh wide open for a 27-yard gain to start the drive. That theme continued on a day when Notre Dame’s offense totaled 405 yards. There were several big plays made in this drive. 28 first half points was excellent, including a couple of very quick drives to put points up early and often. Elliott scored on 1-yard runs on the Buckeyes’ next two possessions for a 28-7 lead.Kizer scored on a 1-yard keeper with 29 seconds left in the half to make it 28-14. We’ll get there. Hopefully we won’t have as many injuries. Ohio State emerged from an NCAA scandal and is again a college football superpower.
Joshua Dobbs threw for 166 yards and ran for two touchdowns. But it was still a step in the right direction and something for the Buckeyes to build upon, especially knowing that Ezekiel Elliott is not walking through that door next year. Jalin Marshall had a 15-yard run.
Kelly’s four touchdown passes tied a Sugar Bowl record held by three others. Not touchdown passes, passes in general.
But Friday, the issue for Notre Dame wasn’t who was playing defense, according to Rochell. Fuller broke one tackle and was off to the races. That left ND with a skeleton crew on defense against some of the best players in the country, which only got worse when Jaylon Smith ended his ND career (in all likelihood) with what sadly looked like a bad leg injury on what looked like a fairly needless shove from a Buckeye early in the game.
Friday’s game, to the ire of the Irish, was an unfortunate microcosm of an adversity-stricken season.
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Dobbs completed 14 of 25 passes.