Remember that play in the fourth quarter against Michigan in 2018 when Dwayne Haskins dropped back, looked left to deceive the safety, and then went back to the right for a 78-yard touchdown pass deep down the seam to Parris Campbell? Of course you don’t, because it didn’t happen. Oh, there was definitely a 78-yard…
Since Urban Meyer’s arrival, the H-back/slot receiver has been the focal point of the Ohio State passing game. The role of the position changes depending on the receiver manning it, and it has fluctuated from the likes of Philly Brown to Dontre Wilson to Jalin Marshall, then to Braxton Miller and Curtis Samuel, then most recently to Parris Campbell and KJ Hill.
There is a genre of books known as “Choose Your Own Adventure” where after a few pages of reading, the reader is given an option of two different directions they might like to go. “If you would like Sir Lancelot to attempt to slay the dragon, turn to page 59. If you would like Sir Lancelot to turn around and get back to safety like a smart man, turn to page 82.”
COLUMBUS — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day met with reporters on the second signing day of the 2020 recruiting cycle. He answered questions about his recruiting class as well as his current Buckeye team. The highlights of what he had to say can be found below.
Roughly 200 quarterbacks have transferred from FBS programs over the last two seasons, and the gamut runs from former 5-star recruits to walk-ons. It is the rare program that has yet to be impacted by it. Ohio State, of course, is not one of those rare programs. Joe Burrow, Tate Martell, Matthew Baldwin, and Kory Curtis have all transferred out, while Justin Fields…
In his years as an assistant coach, Ryan Day watched his head coaches and saw how they delegated their responsibilities. Depending on the background of any head coach, they may delegate fewer responsibilities when it comes to the position that they “grew up” coaching. For Day, that’s quarterbacks. He proved in his two years as an…
One of Ohio State’s biggest question marks surrounding the team entering the 2020 season is who will replace the talent lost in the wide receiver room. The Buckeyes have a number of star receivers coming in from the new recruiting class, but ‘Zone 6’ only returns two major contributors from the rotation last season in rising junior Chris Olave and rising sophomore Garrett Wilson.
Kerry Coombs was named new Ohio State defensive coordinator on Monday. It was not a surprise to anybody who pays attention to such things, but what may be a surprise to Coombs is what is awaiting him in the Buckeye secondary. Ohio State must replace starting cornerbacks Damon Arnette and Jeff Okudah, as well as starting safety Jordan Fuller.
The Buckeyes’ season ended last month with a disappointing 29-23 loss in the Fiesta Bowl, setting the stage for a national title game between Clemson and LSU. With the pain still fresh from the heart-breaking defeat, the Ohio State players and coaches surely had no desire to watch a game they believed they should be playing in. But that didn’t stop…
Incoming Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba had an incredible career at Rockwall High School in Rockwall, Texas. As a sophomore in 2017, he caught 83 passes for 1,328 yards and nine touchdowns. He improved each of those numbers as a junior, posting 97 receptions for 1,828 yards and 20 touchdowns. Smith-Njigba then improved upon those numbers…
A look at three major questions the Buckeyes will have to answer if they want to get back to the College Football Playoff in 2020.
