In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr recap Ohio State’s 45-21 win over Florida Atlantic. They go over the good, the bad, and the baffling. Why did the Buckeyes go into a lull? They review Justin Fields’ day. What did they think of the defense? Who stood out to them. And much, much more.
OSU head coach Ryan Day, quarterback Justin Fields, co-defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, safety Jordan Fuller, offensive linemen Branden Bowen and Josh Myers, defensive end Chase Young, and tight end Jeremy Ruckert break down the Buckeyes’ win over FAU.
After eight months of excitement, when Justin Fields finally got a chance to start, it took exactly one quarter to see what all the hype was about.
COLUMBUS — If games only lasted for one quarter, new Buckeye quarterback Justin Fields would have already been voted into the College Football Hall of Fame. As it is, however, he didn’t do too badly in the rest of his debut, as Ohio State coasted to a 45-21 win over the Florida Atlantic Owls.
Fields finished 18-25 passing for 234 yards…
COLUMBUS — The No. 5 Ohio State Buckeyes (0-0) take on the unranked, but undefeated Florida Atlantic Owls (0-0) today. The game kicks off at 12:00 pm and you can catch the action on FOX. The Buckeyes are 27.5-point favorites against Florida Atlantic. You can keep up with all of our social media postings right here in one place. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
The best thing about college football is the constant rejuvenation of talent and experience. It’s a conveyor belt of new names and new faces making big plays all over the country, and it will be no different for the Buckeyes in Ohio Stadium tomorrow afternoon. And I’m not even talking about Justin Fields (1)…
Long before Jonathon Cooper went down for an undisclosed period of time with an undisclosed injury in fall camp, and long before sophomore defensive ends Tyreke Smith and Tyler Friday were determined to be game-time decisions for Saturday’s game, true freshman defensive end Zach Harrison showed enough in his first eight months or so on…
Welcome back to my weekly game predictions! It has been a while, but I’m glad you have returned to once again have your Saturday action spoiled just a bit. The spring, I once again attended the annual Football Predictors Conference and Recital, and the keynote speech was delivered by a guy who was correct on 86% of his predictions last season.
