They are Nos. 1 and 2 in your scorebook and probably also Nos. 1 and 2 in your hearts. As for Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst, Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields (No. 1) and defensive end Chase Young (No. 2) are Nos. 1 and 2 on his mind. Fields — with just seven career starts under his belt — leads the Big Ten in pass efficiency (190.20), which is also good for fourth in the nation.
In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr recap everything that went down at Tuesday’s media availability with Ryan Day, Greg Mattison, Tuf Borland, Chris Olave, and Tommy Togiai. The Buckeyes looked ahead to this weekend’s matchup against Wisconsin and had plenty to say. The fellas also talk about topics such as…
Ohio State co-defensive coordinator Greg Mattison spoke with reporters on Tuesday to preview Saturday’s upcoming matchup against the Wisconsin Badgers. Also speaking with the media were linebacker Tuf Borland, defensive tackle Tommy Togiai, and receiver Chris Olave. Here are the highlights of everything that was said.
COLUMBUS — Ohio State has announced that their home game next week against Wisconsin will kick off at 12:00 pm on FOX. Both the No. 4 Buckeyes and No. 6 Badgers are expected to win this weekend in their respective games at Northwestern and Illinois, which will make the game one of the biggest of the 2019 season. FOX prefers to air their big games in the 12:00 pm…
There’s definitely a comfort level with me when it comes to picking Big Ten East outcomes that does not exist with the Big Ten West. Perhaps it’s from the Buckeyes’ schedule and seeing a majority of East teams play on a regular, week-in and week-out basis. That’s not to suggest that I’ll predict more games right in the East than the West, but, well, yea I will.
Back in July, the Hayes and Cannon brain trust looked at hours upon hours of Big Ten game film, studied fall weather patterns, evaluated player and coach tendencies, and prognosticated every single game for the conference’s football teams. Alright, truth be told, some of the guys may have gone to those lengths.
I’ve mentioned it before, I like predicting stuff. It’s fun. Hit on a couple of guesses, ignore those that you whiffed on, and you’re feeling like a million bucks. We’re now in the dog days of summer, with nothing left but baseball to save us from absolute sports boredom. For me, that’s just not enough, and my brain is…
Shannon Sommers and Chip Minnich get together to discuss The Game. They give a quick recap and discuss what happened. They then turn their attention to the dumpster fire in Knoxville that cost Greg Schiano the Tennessee head coaching job. Danny Cunningham of Mad City Sports Zone joins Shannon to discuss the Wisconsin Badgers.
Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst took part in Sunday’s Big Ten Championship Game teleconference. He talked about his team as well as what he has seen from Ohio State, and also what this week means for the Wisconsin football program. Here are the highlights.
