On the field following Ohio State’s 2010 Rose Bowl win over the up-tempo Oregon Ducks, Jim Tressel was asked how his defense was able to keep up with the blistering pace set by the Duck offense. “Well, we have an up-tempo defense. And they run, and they hit, and they prepare,” he said at the time. The preparation…
Joe Dexter and Clair Crawford make their debut on the OZone Radio Network with O-H Hail No! — a weekly podcast full of analysis, laughter and a slew of Michigan jokes. Formally of Script Ohio on VSporto’s Buckeye Sports Radio and The Buckeye Battle Cry Radio Hour, Joe and Clair are back at it. In episode one, the…
They say when you have two quarterbacks, you don’t have one. When you have two running backs, however, you should probably use them. More and more in both college and professional football, the running game is being split between two running backs, which keeps the wear and tear from building up too much…
Chip Minnich and Shannon Sommers are back with the Silver Bullets Podcast. Formerly known as the Men of the Scarlet and Gray Podcast, the Silver Bullets Podcast will bring you the same great interviews and discussions as before. For those that weren’t listeners of the MotSaG Podcast, there were weekly discussions…
Woody Hayes used to say that when it comes to running backs, you need a pair and a spare. While Urban Meyer is the kind of coach who will take as many running backs as he can get, for the most part, it has been the quarterback in his offenses that have been the second option when it comes to running the ball. Only once…
Ohio State football practice is now underway. Before you know it, you’ll be putting off Saturday mowing and doing it on Sunday during the Browns games instead. We have already gone through 80 things to look forward to this Buckeye football season, which is a lot. You might think that there is nothing else to look forward…
Urban Meyer’s offenses have set school records wherever he has been. As a head coach since 2001, yards and points have rarely been an issue for his teams. Fast-forward 16 years and much is again being expected of Meyer’s offense, despite some struggles a season ago. When you look at the makeup of the Ohio State…
Looking forward is the best. It’s fun, it brings about great conversations, and it’s the only way to fly. We are already looking forward to so much this Buckeye football season, but there is still plenty more to come. We haven’t even gotten to the part about Kenny Guiton coming in as a mid-season hire to eventually save…
We are roughly two weeks away from Ohio State football camp opening, if you can believe it. The light at the end of the tunnel is getting brighter by the day, and you can almost make out the desolate Bloomington farmscape taking shape. Yes, that is a Denny’s with a silo. And no, they don’t have pull tabs, that…
