For the second week in a row, Buckeye fans get to watch Saturday football completely free of concern or fret. This week, however, it’s because Ohio State is playing on a Friday night. Some have said this isn’t a great week of games, but there are still games for you to pay attention to that can have an impact on Ohio State’s season.
In this episode of the Buckeye SloopCast, Jared and Kyle open the show by talking about Northwestern’s actually-pretty-darn-good defense. They then take a look around the nation, including the cautionary tale in Georgia. Some time is spent on the White Out in Happy Valley before the fellas get back to a preview of the Northwestern Game for the Buckeyes.
A pair of injuries at tackle are raising some big questions for Ohio State on the offensive line. Josh Alabi is out, Thayer Munford is a game-time decision.
Ohio State junior middle linebacker Baron Browning is out for this week’s game at Northwestern. The Buckeyes have released their weekly availability report, which features Browning listed among those who won’t be playing Friday night. No reason or injury information has been provided. Browning is the team’s third-leading tackler…
In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr preview Friday night’s matchup between Ohio State and Northwestern. They discuss both sides of the ball for the Buckeyes, wondering how long the Northwestern defense will be able to hold up and how much the Wildcat offense will be able muster.
Five-star Steilacoom, Washington wide receiver Emeka Egbuka released his Top 10 late Wednesday afternoon and the Buckeyes made the cut. Egbuka (6-1 190) is ranked the No. 1 athlete in the 2021 class per the 247Sports Composite. He released his Top 10 via Twitter. Joining Ohio State in his top group were Washington, Alabama, Stanford, Oregon, Notre Dame…
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day spent some time with the assembled Ohio State beat on Wednesday following his weekly radio show. Day answered questions about Friday night’s upcoming game at Northwestern and also several questions about his personnel, including a perhaps increased role for Master Teague moving forward. Here are the highlights.
Ryan Day on the possibility that Northwestern would grow its grass long to slow down the Buckeyes, what it’s like to be every opponent’s Super Bowl, what makes Northwestern’s defense so good, what they learned during their self-scouting during their week off, and more.
COLUMBUS — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day takes part in his weekly radio show, albeit a day earlier than his normal appearance given the Friday night game at Northwestern. Day is expected to provide some updates on his football team and also look ahead to the matchup with the Wildcats. We will provide updates throughout the hour. Refresh for the latest.
The Ohio State defense is ranked fourth in the nation in scoring, second in total defense, first in sacks, second in tackles for loss, 11th in interceptions, fourth in fumbles forced, and third in opponent third down percentage. This is the best Buckeye defense in years and little doubt that it is one of the most exciting in recent memory.
