The game before The Game. It could be more vanilla than the annual Spring Game or an exhibition of innovative plays to force the Michigan coaching staff to work overtime. Either way, Illinois has shown to be a poor tackling team, which more closely resembles the Spring Game hypothesis.
On this episode of Accost the Field, we don’t really spend too much time looking back at Michigan State, but we do discuss some of the questions that came from that game — like what the Buckeyes will do at linebacker and whether or not the running game will continue to resemble the brutish machine it was against Michigan State.
How do you come up with prediction for a game that is going to have heavy rain and large amounts of disinterest? Very carefully. More than any other predictions I have ever made, these are not only the most recent, but also the most dependent upon balancing the sciences of weather and Senior Day weepery. I’m pretty sure I will nail it.
It’s the game before The Game, so while we technically still have to talk about the game, our focus is already turning toward The Game. There’s no stopping it. The No. 9 Buckeyes (8-2, 6-1) host the No. N/A Illini (2-8, 0-7) Saturday at 3:30 pm. Ohio State is favored by 41 points, but with a forecast full of wind and rain, the Buckeyes might…
Illinois is an extremely young team that has been riddled with injuries, forcing more youngsters into the mix. With 14 underclassmen seeing significant playing time, there have been a lot of growing pains for this team. Among the notable injuries is the loss of junior WR Mike Dudek, as well as freshman RB Mike Epstein, with QB Cam Thomas…
Nineteen seniors will be walking out of the tunnel at Ohio Stadium for the final time on Saturday. And they’re all trying not to think about it. In a physical game like college football, emotions are meant to drive the players, not leave them vulnerable. When it’s your last game at home and your family is there to greet you, however, all bets are off.
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer sat down for his weekly appearance on his call-in show via the Ohio State IMG Radio Network. Meyer will take some time to preview Saturday’s opponent, but he is also expected to spend some time looking back at some of the 19 departing seniors. We will provide live updates throughout the hour.
Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer met with the media Wednesday evening following practice. He provided some updates on his football team and also looked ahead a bit to Illinois on Saturday. Here are the highlights.
Shannon Sommers and Chip Minnich get together and give a recap of the Michigan State game. They hand out their praises while still surprised that the Buckeyes laid the wood to Sparty the way they did. Robert from illiniboard.com joins the guys and discusses the Fighting Illini. How Lovie Smith started behind the eight ball.
Ohio State has released the (un)official depth chart for Saturday’s game against Illinois, and there isn’t much in the way of changes from last week. That doesn’t mean the depth chart below is entirely accurate, however. Minutes prior to kickoff against Michigan State, OSU sent out a release stating that linebackers Jerome Baker and…
