The Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State at Northwestern
The Buckeyes and Wildcats met in Evanston on a Friday night in a rematch of last year’s Big Ten Championship Game, so you just knew…
Silver Bullets Podcast — Sparty Rewind and B1G Roundup
The Buckeyes seemingly get tougher tests every week and they seemingly pass them without too much difficulty. Sometimes, like on Saturday night, it takes the…
The Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Sparty
This week we’re grumping about Ohio State against the Spartans. If you’re not familiar with this column, it’s where I gripe about the stuff that…
High-Octane Ohio State Offense Simply Too Much for Spartans’ Top Defense
COLUMBUS — Ohio State knew coming into Saturday night’s game against Michigan State that they would be facing the Big Ten’s second-best rush defense and…
Silver Bullets Podcast — Nebraska Rewind, B1G Talk, and Sparty Preview
I want to start this post by apologizing to anyone who went looking for our podcast last week and couldn’t find it. That was my…
The Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. Cincinnati
It’s your Week 2 edition of Grumpy Old Buckeye and we’re talking about Ohio State vs. the University of Cincinnati. If you’re new to this column, welcome! The aim here is to be the voice of negativity, even when things are generally pretty great. I point out the things from each game that make me want to walk out onto my lawn in my bathrobe and yell at people about it.
UC Performance a Confidence Booster for JK Dobbins, Buckeyes
COLUMBUS — One of junior running back J.K. Dobbins’ goals this season was to get back to his freshman form. Last season Dobbins averaged 4.6 yards per carry, which was well under his 7.2 yards per carry as a true freshman. In the season opener last weekend, Dobbins averaged just 4.3 yards per rush and totaled 91 yards and a touchdown on 21 attempts.
Statistical Projection: Ohio State vs. Cincinnati
Justin Fields was electric, as we knew he should be. I was very close on his pass total (25 vs. a projected 26) and completions (18 vs. 21). He managed to outshine my TD total, throwing one more TD pass than I anticipated. I thought that the other QBs would see more action, but Ryan Day left Fields in for the majority of the game, limiting the backup…
Statistical Projection: Ohio State vs. Florida Atlantic
The statistical projections are back, and there’s nothing worse than trying to pin down the first game numbers. The team is new. The QB is a transfer. The opponent is relatively unknown (read: not in the Big Ten). Their coach is equal parts hilarious and certifiable, so I have no idea if he’s about to roll out a competitive, innovative game plan that…
J.K. Dobbins Poised For A Breakout Junior Season
Ohio State’s J.K. Dobbins rushed for 1,053 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2018. So how did Dobbins grade his performance? “It was a failure. Last year was failure to me.”
Statistical Projection: Ohio State Running Backs
Thus far, our statistical projections have touched on a little over a dozen Buckeye players. We were able to pinpoint exactly who would catch the ball this season for the hometown team. To do so, a complex algorithm was created and utilized. The system is based on hundreds of factors, churns out millions of reports, and predicts stats for the entire OSU roster.
