The Ohio State defense has had its share of struggles this season and given up a good chunk of yards and points of late. If the Buckeyes are going to beat Michigan on Saturday, those struggles will need to take the week off. The Wolverines will bring a versatile offense to Columbus. It can be a simple I-form on offense, or…
Welcome back to the Grumpy Old Buckeye, the voice of negativity even when things are generally pretty great, which they most certainly were not on Saturday night. Anyway, in this space I feel compelled to write about the things from each game that make me want to walk out onto my lawn in my bathrobe and yell at people about it.
The ball was bouncing just a little bit. Nick Bosa had just raced around TCU’s left tackle and grabbed the right arm of quarterback Shawn Robinson at the goal line, knocking the ball free. There it was, bouncing toward the back of the end zone, already at the top of the purple “U” in the TCU logo painted there. Dre’Mont Jones was the first Buckeye there, but he couldn’t bring it in, flying over the ball. This was Davon Hamilton’s moment…
Urban Meyer is officially back in charge of the Ohio State football program this week. His Buckeyes are getting ready to face Tulane on Saturday. Monday, Meyer met with the media to discuss his suspension and thoughts on the Buckeyes’ big win over TCU. Tuesday evening, it was his players’ turn to discuss this week’s big changes. Players met with the media following practice. Topics included Meyer’s return, where the team stands after three weeks, and what lays ahead against Tulane…
Every defense has playmakers, but the great ones have more than anybody else. The Buckeyes had one of those defenses in 2016, with five defenders scoring a total of seven touchdowns. That defense also had 21 interceptions — compared to just 13 last year — which was the most since the 25 they had when they…
The defensive tackles may be the deepest position on the entire Ohio State football team. The Buckeyes only return one starter from last season, but they are four-deep at both tackle spots. Fourth-year junior Dre’Mont Jones is likely headed for the NFL after this season, so this is his opportunity to show The League…
Ohio State enters 2018 having to replace arguably its top two offensive players in center Billy Price and left tackle Jamarco Jones. Together, they made the Buckeye offensive line the most consistent aspect of the entire Ohio State football team. Senior right tackle Isaiah Prince has moved to left tackle to fill the…
One of the fun parts about the start of spring football is finding out which players should be expected to make a jump thanks to a productive offseason. Players work side-by-side all winter long and they see everything. Sure, they might be a bit biased, but the answers are interesting nonetheless. When fourth-year…
Tracy Sprinkle started 12 of Ohio State’s 14 games at nose tackle this past season, and it would have been 14 of 14 games had the Buckeyes not started all four Rushmen against Indiana and Oklahoma to open the season. As a nose tackle, Sprinkle wasn’t going to be called upon to make a bunch of plays. He finished the season with…
The Ohio State defensive line comes into 2017 with more expectations than they can possibly meet. Don’t expect Larry Johnson to attempt to calm those expectations, however. In fact, his job is to exceed them. The players themselves have the goal of being the best defensive line in Ohio State history, but Johnson would probably…
