On this edition of Accost the Field, we do a little recapping of the Cotton Bowl in terms of the postgame locker room. Why it felt odd, what might it mean, and stuff like that. Then we dive into J.T. Barrett’s legacy. We — myself, Tom Orr, and Shannon Sommers — discuss which departing senior will be the toughest to replace.
The Buckeyes were tasked with not only stopping Sam Darnold in the passing game in Friday night’s Cotton Bowl, the defense also needed to contain Darnold’s running ability. The USC Quarterback is notorious for moving out of the pocket to extend plays, and ultimately extending drives. Midway through the second quarter…
About eight times this season, I have wanted to start Ten Things with “It wasn’t pretty, but…” and I think I have always gone in a different direction because I’m worried I have already written those lines. Or maybe I was just saving them for the bowl game. This was a game dominated on the scoreboard by Ohio State, but the scoreboard…
ARLINGTON, Tx. — The Ohio State Buckeyes suffocated the USC Trojans 24-7 Friday night in the 82nd annual Cotton Bowl Classic, giving OSU a win over Michigan, a Big Ten Title, and a Cotton Bowl win to cap off a very successful 2017 campaign. After the game, plenty of coaches and players shared their thoughts on what the win…
Ohio State closed out its football season with a 24-7 win over Pac-12 champions Southern California. The Buckeyes did so with the help of a defense that forced critical mistakes by the Trojans and an offense that didn’t make those same kind of critical mistakes. USC turned the ball over four times, leading to 21 Ohio State points.
The offense of USC moves with Sam Darnold and his ability to throw short and intermediate passes, but this success comes from their ability to run screens and bubble screens to the boundary. The empty backfield will usually involve the RB as the recipient of the screen or as a lead blocker. Either way, the Buckeyes can use their speed…
The final game for the 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes takes place tonight and it is going to bring some broad and wide-ranging thoughts from everyone watching the game. In terms of what you will be saying, however, I think I have a pretty good grasp on it. Granted, I did have to clean up much of the cussing, and since it’s a night game…
Here we are — it’s the final game of the season, which means it is time for my final five predictions. If I get these five predictions correct — which I expect to, I believe that will give me a perfect record on the season, which would be the seventh season in a row that I have accomplished the feat. Admittedly, I could…
