COLUMBUS — It was billed as a battle between the Big Ten’s top two running backs, but when the puddles finally settled from an all-day rain, it was Buckeye junior JK Dobbins who stood tallest. Dobbins rushed for 163 yards on 20 carries with a pair of touchdowns in #3 Ohio State’s 38-7 win over the #13 Wisconsin Badgers (6-2, 3-2).
The average person can expect to be correct in about 4.8% of their sports predictions. Professional sports predictors like myself, however, are generally around the 5.6-5.7% mark. In other words, predictors are in an entire different universe than just regular people. There’s a reason weekend classes down at the Legion run upwards of $45 a session. Science ain’t cheap.
One of the great things about this job is our ability to help people live out their dreams. That happened last week when everyone here agreed to steer clear of a correct prediction so that one of our long-time forum posters could win the week. That poster was Crabapple Buck, who won the week with his 51-3 prediction. As you may remember, Ohio State went…
And like that, the Buckeye victory train keeps on rolling. Even with their big brains, the Wildcats of Northwestern had no answers for Ohio State last Saturday Friday night. The Buckeyes scored more and gave up less than I projected, making me feel like a Negative Nelly for yet another week, despite picking them to win by nearly five touchdowns.
In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr preview the game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Ohio State Buckeyes. They cover every square inch of this matchup, discussing the Ohio State running game against the stout Badger passing game, the Buckeye passing game with Justin Fields, how the OSU defense…
COLUMBUS — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day spoke with reporters following his radio show on Thursday. He answered a flurry of questions about his team and their upcoming battle with the Wisconsin Badgers. Here are the highlights from the electrifying session.
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day will take part in his weekly radio show on Thursday beginning around 12:00 pm. He will be answering questions from hosts Paul Keels and Jim Lachey and previewing this Saturday’s matchup with the Wisconsin Badgers. We will provide updates throughout the hour, so refresh for the latest.
Wisconsin’s No. 1 defense is one problem for Ohio State, but another big challenge for the Buckeyes lies on the other side of the ball.
On Saturday, the Ohio State defense will face its biggest threat of the season in Badgers’ junior running back Jonathan Taylor. Taylor, a Heisman Candidate running back, essentially runs Wisconsin’s offense. The Buckeye defense has the task of attempting to limit a back who is just one of three players to ever reach the 5,000 career rushing mark before his senior season.
