The Ozone Spring Practice Insider: Has Justin Fields Won The Job?
The 2019 Ohio State Spring Game just over a week away. The race for the quarterback job between Justin Fields and Matthew Baldwin is starting to take shape.
The-Ozone Spring Practice Insider: Zach Harrison Shines for Buckeye Defense
COLUMBUS — Today was “Winner-Loser Day” at practice for the Ohio State football team. The defense came away with the 79-74 win, with points coming via one-on-ones and scrimmaging. The offense had a chance to win the practice at the end, but Chris Chugunov’s fourth-down pass into the end zone was just out of reach of his intended receiver.
WATCH: Ryan Day, Greg Mattison On Ohio State Spring Practice
Ohio State’s 2019 spring football schedule is nearing its conclusion. The Buckeyes worked out Wednesday morning at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, and now have just three more practices to go before the 2019 Spring Game.
Two-Minute Drill: Ryan Day Provides Post-Practice Updates – April 5
COLUMBUS — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day spoke with reporters on Friday. The media was permitted to watch the day’s practice, and then afterward Day answered questions about his team and provided personnel updates and more. The spring game is just over one week away, which will then wrap up spring camp for the Buckeyes.
Two-Minute Drill: Greg Mattison Updates the Buckeye Defense – April 5
COLUMBUS — Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Greg Mattison met with reporters following practice Friday morning. It was his first time speaking with the media since signing day in February. He was asked plenty of questions about his defense and how the players are acclimating to the new scheme. Here are the highlights.
Buckeye Secondary Enjoying Tutelage of Jeff Hafley and Matt Barnes
For the third year in a row, the members of the Ohio State secondary are getting used to new coaches and new techniques. The safeties have gone from Greg Schiano to Alex Grinch to now the collective conscience of Jeff Hafley and Matt Barnes. The cornerbacks, meanwhile, have seen Kerry Coombs and Taver Johnson come and go…
Weight Watcher — Inside Nicholas Petit-Frere’s Glorious 8,000-Calorie-Per-Day Diet
Nicholas Petit-Frere is living the American dream one bacon sandwich at a time. Actually, make that two bacon sandwiches. And yes, that second sandwich needs to have kielbasa on it as well. And egg is understood. It should not have to be requested. In fact, let’s go ahead and make that the rule for bacon as well. You see, Petit-Frere…
Two-Minute Drill: Ryan Day Spring Practice Updates — April 1
COLUMBUS — Ohio State head coach Ryan Day met with reporters following practice on Monday. He answered questions about the offensive line, as well as many other position groups, and provided updates as to how things are going now that the Buckeyes have moved into the second half of spring camp. Here are the highlights.
Buckeyes Excited About Simpler, Faster, Straight Ahead Defense
There was a telling moment during an interview session with Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson last week. He was asked about the oft-discussed simplification of the OSU offense and he remarked that “you can never be simplified enough.” This thought flies in the face of what the Buckeyes did the last two years on defense, with…
Garrett Wilson Still Learning, Already Impressing
Garrett Wilson is the highest-rated wide receiver signed by Ohio State in at least the last 20 years, so folks can be forgiven for having some lofty expectations for him even as a true freshman. Buckeye fans are accustomed to hearing about the newest, hottest, latest thing in Buckeye football every spring and fall, and every…
Buckeye Cornerbacks Will Be Looking Back For the Ball, They Promise
Looking back, the Ohio State cornerbacks probably could have looked back a bit more over the last two seasons. So often over that time the coverage would be there, but the pass would still be completed because the Buckeye defender wouldn’t turn his head and look back for the ball. There was a method that brought about your madness, however.
