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…
It’s time for your weekly dose of the Grumpy Old Buckeye, the column producing the voice of negativity, even when things are generally pretty great. In this space, 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 Penn State in a top-10 matchup.
As we all predicted, Urban’s first game from the sideline was a one-sided affair. Ohio State came out fast and strong against Tulane, boosting stats and scoring 42 points in the first half without appearing to break much of a sweat. Once a comfortable lead was established, the Buckeyes essentially took a foot off the gas.
Welcome back, friends. In case you’re new to the Grumpy Old Buckeye, this column serves as 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 we’re talking Ohio State…
Despite being a very talented team, the 2018 edition of the Ohio State Buckeyes still has questions up and down the line. Granted, some of the questions aren’t quite as dire at some positions as they are at others. For instance, nobody is losing sleep about the Buckeye running backs, but there are still questions that…
Last season, 14 different Buckeyes on the offensive side of the ball scored touchdowns. That’s the most since that same number in 2013. Of those 14, 11 are back, and there are another dozen players looking for their first steps into the end zone this year as well. There are, of course, 100 yards separating end zones, and plenty…
When Ed Warinner was moved from offensive line coach to tight ends coach prior to the 2016 season, he said that as the offensive coordinator, this would be good news for the Ohio State tight ends. He was right, but not as emphatically as he would have hoped. The Buckeye tight ends went from 21 catches and zero touchdowns…
Coming into this season, I was a little worried how the Ohio State wide receiver room would shake out. I thought for sure Parris Campbell and Johnnie Dixon were gone to the NFL draft. Along with them, I would not have been shocked if K.J. Hill and Terry McLaurin left as well. You add these four guys to the loss of tight…
The Ohio State football team only had three scholarship tight ends on the roster this spring, so there isn’t exactly a lot to recap. There was news, however. Redshirt sophomore Luke Farrell emerged as the team’s top tight end, while redshirt junior Rashod Berry and redshirt sophomore Jake Hausmann competed…
Spring is a time of rebirth in nature and a time of tight end discussions in the Ohio State football universe. The Buckeyes must replace two-year starter Marcus Baugh this season, and in spring camp it was redshirt sophomore Luke Farrell who emerged as the front-runner to get it done. Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson…
Every year people get excited for Ohio State’s spring game. It’s the first opportunity to see the latest edition of the Buckeyes, after all. The anticipation builds and builds, until finally the game begins. And that’s when people remember that there is no tackling for most of the game. Then comes the grumbling…
