Welcome back to the Grumpy Old Buckeye, the column that aims to be the voice of negativity, even when things are going great. It’s where 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. This week we’re talking Ohio State at Maryland.
Don’t let the impressive 4-1 record fool you. The Hoosiers have been remarkably average in their first five football games this season. They had a nice road win against a decent Virginia team, but also lost by two touchdowns to a Michigan State team that, though ranked, has also struggled a bit this season. In the in-between, they’ve…
Welcome back, friends. In case you’re new to the Grumpy Old Buckeye, this column aims to be the voice of negativity, even when things are generally pretty great. I’ll 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. This week, with tongue planted firmly…
COLUMBUS — Against Oregon State, the Buckeye defense gave up 31 points and 392 yards of total offense to a team that finished last season with a 1-11 record. Ohio State’s sloppiness on defense last weekend came as a surprise to many. On Saturday against Rutgers, it was clear that the Buckeyes …
One week in, and I’m feeling pretty good about this stat projection thing. Sure, I was 21 points shy on my OSU score. That minor oversight obviously skewed my touchdown tallies, making them quite a bit shy of what played out. On the other hand, I was only one yard off of my passing yardage prediction, had Haskins tossing…
While it is always important for new stars to emerge for college football teams, it is also imperative for established players to take a step forward and become better than they were the year before. As the saying goes, if you’re not getting better, you’re getting worse. For the Buckeyes, there are a number of players…
We are a mere three days away from fall camp starting. I tend to get a little excited every year but this year seems different. The Buckeyes lost a bunch of big name players, but there just seems to be up-and-coming five-star after up-and-coming five-star ready to step in. Take a look at the defensive line where Ohio State lost…
Kendall Sheffield’s career began at Alabama, then took a turn to junior college, before he finally found his way to Ohio State. He arrived last season with the expectation that he would step into OSU’s starting rotation, which he did. As a redshirt sophomore, Sheffield finished eighth on the team with 40 tackles and his nine PBUs…
When he signed with Alabama in 2015, Buckeye cornerback Kendall Sheffield was ranked the No. 4 cornerback in the nation and the No. 20 player in the class overall. He had offers from every blueblood program in the nation, and for good reason. As a true freshman, however, he was not ready to play. And as a redshirt…
The Buckeyes may return two starting cornerbacks from last season, but the rest of the position consists of freshmen and sophomores. Second-year players like Jeff Okudah, Marcus Williamson, and Shaun Wade are going to be counted on to provide depth behind incumbents Damon Arnette and Kendall Sheffield.
Buckeyes Denzel Ward and Billy Price were selected in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft on Thursday, which has me wondering how many Ohio State football players could hear their names called in the first round of next year’s draft. The Buckeyes have had a first-round draft pick in each of the last three drafts…
