Sophomore defensive end Chase Young committed two unsportsmanlike penalties on Saturday. The initial 15-yarder came following Young’s first sack of the season. Young thought he had a forced fumble, which he also recovered, and subsequently spiked the football with a little too much emphasis, drawing the flag.
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 …
COLUMBUS — Following Ohio State’s blustery 77-31 victory over Oregon State on Saturday, the Buckeyes’ acting head coach Ryan Day spoke with the media, as did co-defensive coordinator Alex Grinch. Several players also spoke, including quarterback Dwayne Haskins, running back Mike Weber, receivers Parris Campbell…
On September 1, it won’t be personal. Most Ohio State fans don’t mind Oregon State at all. Sure, most Ohio State fans don’t get the PAC-12 Network so they don’t have a lot to go on. If there is any hate there, it’s purely just some stupid thing about your university using “OSU.” If you see something about that, don’t worry.
The Buckeyes must replace three departed defensive ends from last season who are now in the NFL, as well as their last two starting nose tackles. That’s roughly 80 career starts gone from a unit that is finally experiencing some significant changes. Despite the losses, there are some who believe that this year’s Ohio State…
The process of getting better for any athlete involves learning from mistakes rather than focusing on them. When Ohio State right tackle Isaiah Prince had his rough moments as a sophomore in 2016, he wasn’t yet able to distance himself from his mistakes. He couldn’t take his eyes or mind off of them, which held him back…
Every season brings new breakout stars in college football, which is one of the reasons we all love it so much. And while the stars get the attention, every team needs different players to step up and fill voids. They aren’t necessarily looking at these players to become stars, they just need them to be reliable and productive.
Three former Ohio State defensive ends will likely be making their NFL debuts this month. Sam Hubbard made his preseason debut Thursday night, and Tyquan Lewis and Jalyn Holmes should be following suit soon as well. Losing three NFL defensive ends isn’t something that a team can just brush off. At least not normally.
We’ve established that projecting football things in the summer is a good way to pass the time until the games begin (Examples here, here, here, and here). In addition, I’m not above thievery on this website. Brandon had a promising idea, predicting offensive stats, so I’m flat out stealing it and simply moving it to the other side of the ball.
