Live Updates — Larry Johnson, Greg Studrawa, Justin Fields, More
COLUMBUS — Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson, offensive line coach Greg Studrawa, quarterback Justin Fields, punter Drue Chrisman, offensive lineman Jonah Jackson, and…
Live Updates — Ryan Day’s Tuesday Presser, Sept. 3
COLUMBUS — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day will meet with reporters today at noon to look back at the game against Florida Atlantic and look ahead to Saturday’s matchup with the University of Cincinnati Bearcats. We will have live updates here throughout his media sessions, so refresh for updates once the festivities get underway right around 12:00 pm.
Justin Fields, Chase Young, Malik Harrison Named OSU Players of Week, Champions Also Named
COLUMBUS — In his first-ever game as an Ohio State Buckeye, sophomore quarterback Justin Fields was named OSU’s offensive player of the week for his performance in the Buckeyes’ 45-21 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday. Fields completed 18-of-25 passes for 234 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for 61 yards on 12 attempts.
Ohio State Notebook: ‘I haven’t done anything like that in my whole life’
Jeff Hafley considers himself a college coach, having spent 10 years on college sidelines and seven years in the NFL. But over all of those previous seasons in college ball, he never experienced anything like he did on Saturday. Since Ryan Day hired Hafley to be co-defensive coordinator, he as been living a life of first experiences, but that’s what Ohio State can do to a guy.
The 7 True Freshmen Who Played In Ohio State’s Season Opener
One game into their careers, close to half of Ohio State’s 2019 recruiting class has already started to make their mark on the field.
Ten Things We Learned From Ohio State’s 45-21 Win Over FAU
There is always a lot to learn from the first game of the season. Unless that first game is against an overmatched opponent and there’s somebody lurking in week two that you don’t want to show too much to. That may be the case here, which could help explain Ohio State bursting out to a 28-0 lead in the first quarter, to then just coast the rest of the way…
Buckeye Leaves and Peeves from Ohio State’s 45-21 Win Over Florida Atlantic
There is good and bad in every game. Some games have more good than bad, and some games have more bad than good. And some games have no bad for the first nine minutes, and then sometimes more bad than good over the next 51 minutes. This feature is about acknowledging both the bad and good, or whichever stood out to us most.
The Buckeye Watch: Ohio State Gives a Hoot for One Quarter Against FAU
Ohio State went into Saturday’s game as 27.5-point favorites and covered within the first nine minutes of the game. And then The Lull happened. The Buckeyes still won easily and were never threatened. A 45-21 victory in the season opener against Florida Atlantic isn’t the final I would have come up with after the first quarter, but it’s the one…
Lulls No Laughing Matter for Ryan Day
The score was 28-0 with 6:50 to play in the first quarter and everybody was having a real good time. It’s hard to score like this on video games, and yet there the Buckeyes were. Towering over Florida Atlantic like they were playing on Rookie level. From that point on, however, the Owls outscored Ohio State 21-17. Mathematically, it wasn’t enough to get the…
The Grumpy Old Buckeye: Ohio State vs. FAU
Welcome back to the first Grumpy Old Buckeye of the 2019 Ohio State season. If you’re new to this column, welcome! The aim here is to be the voice of negativity, even when things are generally pretty great. I 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.
Ohio State’s New Defense Shines in First Game
COLUMBUS — This entire offseason, Ohio State’s coaching staff and players talked about the changes on the defensive side of the ball. The new defensive staff highlighted the need to get their guys playing fast and simple. But some of the biggest questions coming into Ohio State’s home opener were about what the new defense would look like and…
