While he did much more than anticipated, the fact that he was a full-time starter the entire season before the injury helped him, exclusively due to the fact that he didn’t have to always look over his shoulder or be too cautious while trying to keep from making a mistake. Curtis Samuel is the one person that coach Meyer is going to use as his replacement.
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OHIO STATE: The Buckeyes did what they wanted: break in a bunch of inexperienced players against a huge underdog. Headwinds notwithstanding, with Barrett being given the keys to the offense to start spring camp rather than splitting time or being thrown into the fire a week before the season, he has had plenty of time to prepare for this season.
Ohio State’s Malik Hooker goes up for the tip and interception on a pass intended for Bowling Green State University’s Ronnie Moore during Saturday’s game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus.
Ohio State’s dominant defensive effort came against a team that ranked second in the country last season with 82 touchdowns. “So we’re just going to try to find as many ways to use him as possible”.
“I’d take him against Superman”.
Urban is always pushing the envelope and wanting his players to be the best that they can be.
If Ohio State fans were anxious about the drop off in talent with Elliott’s departure, those fears were to put to rest with the performances of H-back Curtis Samuel and freshman running back Mike Weber Jr. Weber’s touches to start the season should be limited.
“I learned from Peyton Manning, that pressure is something that you feel when you are not prepared”. “I’m expecting to pick up where I left off last year, have a great year and help my team win any way I can”.
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None of the other receivers are proven, although everyone in the program is raving about the potential of wide receiver Noah Brown, who was set to be a starter past year before breaking a leg in training camp. It’s important for our young receivers to understand the whole concept of what we are trying to do.
Team effort: Twenty eight Buckeyes made tackles. Add to the mix freshmen like defensive end Nick Bosa, who is expected to see playing time this year and things could be quite interesting on defense.
“These are the games we ought to want to be in”, Jinks said. They did make the most of their opportunities, nonetheless. Sanders, whose father, Barry, won the Heisman Trophy for Oklahoma State in 1988, is a graduate transfer who played for Stanford last season. The game is also airing as a live stream online.
OHIO STATE: The 77 points scored are the most by an Ohio State team since a 76-0 win over Florida A&M September 21, 2013. From that point forward, it was all Ohio State.
To paraphrase, saying that being average is a bad word. “It’s a great feeling knowing I’ll be one of the first ones touching the ball”.
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“Probably blitz pickup, or just preparing for a lot of different looks coming at you”, center Pat Elflein said. “I’ll get to you on Monday and tell you really how they played”.
