The Ohio State Buckeyes haven’t lost a road game since their 2011 loss to the Michigan Wolverines.
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CHRIS KNIGHT/Associated Press Penn State’s Jason Cabinda (40) and Koa Farmer (7) take down Kent State’s Nick Holley during their September 3 game in State College. Arguably one of the best kickers in the country, the senior proved why against the Badgers. But after defeating then-No.
The other one was Wisconsin’s Corey Clement, who gained 164 yards on 25 carries, in OSU’s 30-23 overtime win in Camp Randall Stadium last Saturday night. For example, the Buckeyes lost three starting OLs and an RB who’s the current favorite for National Football League rookie of the year, and are running the ball better than last year, at 300 rushing yards per game.
Wisconsin plays West Division teams the rest of the way, starting with a tough game at Iowa next weekend. This team is young and Alex Hornibrook could be a superb quarterback once he develops more.
Now that we are officially into the second half of the season, regardless if Penn State pulls an absolute shocker or not, Ohio State and MI are on a collision course to not only both be undefeated when The Game comes around, but potentially be the top two ranked teams in the nation should Alabama have a slip-up. Buckeyes coach Urban Meyer called him a future first-round draft pick this week.”It’s cool to hear coaches around the Big Ten such as Urban Meyer say that”, Barkley said.
Being able to play against those guys, some tremendous athletes and tremendous players, it did give me a confidence boost. Both are practicing this week for the first time since their injuries. Considering he’s coming off a career-high 202-yard performance against Maryland before the bye week, Barkley could be primed for another electric evening. “You look at some of the quarterbacks that I’ve been blessed to coach and I’ve been around and I know in that situation that’s who I want behind center”, Meyer said of Barrett. “All 107,000 people are going to make a difference on Saturday”. They knocked off then-No. For the Badgers, they control their destiny despite two games back of Nebraska in the conference standings.
It’s different for every player, and experience plays a big part in how quickly they return.
In fact, Durbin hasn’t missed a field goal all season, he has only (somehow) missed an extra-point. “We got a lot of football ahead of us and some great challenges ahead of us, great opportunities”. Penn State likely will try to expose the flaws in the Buckeyes’ rush defense early, especially considering the strength of Ohio State’s secondary. But the Ohio State coach is still stinging from the impact of the penalty he drew after an official inadvertently hit him on the sideline.
On the night, the front-seven finished with four sacks and eight tackles for loss, but put pressure on Wisconsin’s backfield the entire game. He’s proven to be the leader on UW’s defense with his play and hard-nosed personality.
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Ohio State: QB J.T. Barrett has picked up the pace with his legs recently, maybe a bad sign for the Nittany Lions who’ve struggled against running quarterbacks. “(The players) understand how big this game is.
