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My favorite country band is Ohio-Indiana Line, but they only sing songs about Tom Raper RVs.
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It's interesting that the SEC became pretty mortal once all schools started paying players.
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Jeremiah Smith can play in one more regular season game before Ohio State has to decide if they are going to redshirt him.
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Amazingly, Nick Saban has never lost a non-conference road game in his 15 years at Alabama. If Bama wins at Texas this season, he will move to an INCREDIBLE 3-0!
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In the immediate aftermath of Ohio State's Rose Bowl win, Demario McCall stood by himself, taking it all in. His last game as a Buckeye.
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Jeremiah Smith on Will Howard: "I feed off his energy. Just a great guy. I love Will to death and I'd do anything for him." (Notice the smile on Ryan Day's face after hearing that.)
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If Penn State is doing this to a team like SMU, just imagine what they'd be doing to a lesser team like Alabama or South Carolina.
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Urban Meyer on Jeremiah Smith: "I don't know if I'd ever say this, but can you throw it to a guy 40 times in a game?"
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Just a suggestion -- have Archie dot the i again next year so he can be the only two-time i-dotter in college football history as well.
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Lima Senior kicker hits a FG to give his team a 1-point lead with three seconds to play. And then...
The Cube
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This season:
TreVeyon Henderson 925 yards rushing, 10 touchdowns
Quinshon Judkins 924 yards rushing, 10 touchdowns
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Against Top 30 P5 Defenses This Season
Haskins: 332.7 ypg, 10 TDs, 0 INTs (3 games - TCU, MSU, UM)
Tagovailoa: 209 ypg, 5 TDs, 4 INTs (3 games - Miss St, LSU, UGA)
Murray: 264 ypg, 4 TDs, 0 INTs (1 game - TCU)
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Terry McLaurin didn't have his first catch at Ohio State until his third season. He didn't have multiple catches in a Big Ten game until his fourth season. Just because it doesn't happen immediately doesn't mean it won't happen eventually.
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Number of practices it took to lose their black stripe.
Jeremiah Smith 4
Carnell Tate 5
Marvin Harrison 9
Chris Olave 9
Quincy Porter 11
Garrett Wilson 12
Emeka Egbuka 13
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Four years ago today, freshman WR Chris Olave caught two TD passes and blocked a punt against Michigan.
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Looks like the only Big Ten head coach who wasn't aware of Michigan's sign-stealing program was Jim Harbaugh.
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Chase Young was not a unanimous selection for First-Team All-Big Ten by the B1G coaches.
Who could have been the coach to keep Young off of his first team?
Gosh.
Who could it have been...
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The last time Ohio State was favored by 20+ points against Michigan, the Wolverines declined to play.
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If you spend $6 on Mega Millions tickets, you have a 1 in 34,187,237,129 chance to win.
If you spend $6 on Taco Bell at a drive thru, you have a 1 in 3 chance of getting what you ordered.
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Just a reminder -- an offensive lineman hasn't been called for holding against Jack Sawyer since September of 2021.
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Since Ohio State doesn't retire football numbers anymore and they don't just honor Heisman winners, it's time to put Orlando Pace's 75 up with the rest of the "honored" numbers. He's arguably the greatest player in school history. It's time to treat him like it.
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After two starts for the Buckeyes:
Dwayne Haskins 561 total yards, 9 TDs accounted for, 1 INT
Justin Fields 561 total yards, 9 TDs accounted for, 0 INT
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Just an fyi, regarding the wind during the Ohio State - Northwestern game, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recorded winds of 80 mph yesterday in Cook County.
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ESPN's broadcast last night chastised lunatic fans for being mad about a loss to Michigan and not being able to get over it but then also spent much of the broadcast talking about Ohio State's loss to Michigan while the Buckeyes were beating the hell out of Tennessee.
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Jack Sawyer has now played 1,668 snaps since the last time an offensive lineman was called for holding him (Sept. 18, 2021).
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My phone tells me this was eight years ago today. Probably right around this moment right now.
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Davison Igbinosun is told by @Dan_Hope that he had 4 PBUs today. His reaction...
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TreVeyon Henderson 2,745 yds rushing, 32 TDs
Quinshon Judkins 2,725 yds rushing, 31 TDs
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PJ Fleck was asked about Ohio State's defense today. He gave credit to Washington for scoring 6 points, which is one more point than opponents are averaging against the Buckeyes this year.
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This was Chris Olave walking up the tunnel following the Michigan game in 2018 where as a true freshman he caught two touchdown passes and also blocked a punt and I believe at halftime defended a single mother in small claims court whose landlord was trying to evict her.
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Ryan Day at Ohio State after six seasons: 14 first-round draft picks, 10 losses.
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Ohio State's defense is...
No. 1 in scoring (10.7)
No. 1 in total defense (241.7)
No. 2 in yards per play (4.1)
No. 3 in rush defense/ypc (90.0/2.7)
No. 4 in passing yds/gm (151.7)
No. 1 in RZ TD% (36.0%)
No. 1 in scrimmage plays of 40/50+yds allowed (2/1)
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If you think it's bad having a touchdown taken off the board in a 17-point game, trying having a touchdown taken off the board in a 6-point game.
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I wonder if CJ Stroud and Ryan Day are leaving the Heisman ceremony tonight angrier than when they arrived. And it has nothing to do with who won.
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Remember when Georgia suffered a bad loss and then was cast out of playoff contention entirely? Remember when Alabama suffered a close loss at home in November to a Top 10 team and was cast out of playoff contention entirely? No? Of course not. That was Ohio State in 2018/2015.
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I asked Ryan Day about having @ReeseClarett13 around the program again. "I have a lot of respect for Maurice and where he's come in his life. ... He's a guy I like having around our players. I like talking to him. I love his mindset. ... I think he's an asset to our program."
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Emeka Egbuka agreed with Denzel Burke that Julian Sayin "is that guy." Said he's never seen that kind of arm talent at such a young age. In terms of being an advanced-level freshman, he put Sayin in the same group as Jeremiah Smith.
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Without even asking, I bet Ohio State would have happily moved The Game to Sunday if that's all Michigan needed.
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Iowa, Ohio State, and Penn State football parents are asking to be able to speak with Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren. Doesn't seem like an outrageous request.
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Purdue head coach Ryan Walters talks about the changes his team has had to make in preparation for Michigan this week. "We know for a fact that they were at a number of our games. We've had to teach our guys a new language."
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Since its inception in 2014, the CFP committee has dropped the No. 1 team after a win just four times. Three of those drops have been Ohio State. Twice in 2019 after wins of 73-14 and 34-21 (in the B1G Ch. Gm), and then again last night following OSU's 38-3 win over MSU.
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Marvin Harrison, Jr. on CJ Stroud after the game: "If heโs not the best player in the country right now, then I donโt know who is."
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I retweeted this before reading it. But man, read this. theplayerstribune.com/en-us/โฆ
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When Damon Arnette gets drafted next week, every Ohio State starting cornerback since 2013 will have been drafted. Jeff Okudah will make it six first rounders. Some project Arnette could make it seven.
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Imagine being a fifth-year senior at Michigan, going 0-5 against Ohio State, and having an OSU quarterback who has been on campus for 11 months tell you that you don't take the rivalry seriously enough.
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If Denzel Ward gets selected in the first round of the NFL Draft this spring, that will give Kerry Coombs five first-round corners in his six seasons at OSU. That's more than Michigan has produced in the last 40 years.
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Malik Hooker's 2016 season is the most spectacular season by an Ohio State defender of all time. Maybe.
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Michigan fans: "LOL at Ohio State fans for still being upset about the blown call on the overturned touchdown in the playoff semifinals three days ago."
Also Michigan fans: "JT was short in 2016."
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Ohio State at Oregon is an NBC game (730 pm) per Joel Klatt. Adjust your moderation accordingly.
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Over the last decade, Will Howard, Kyle McCord, CJ Stroud, Justin Fields, Dwayne Haskins, and JT Barrett combined to start 117 games. In those 117 games, they completed 80% of their passes and threw for 300 yards 14 times. Julian Sayin has done it 5 times in his 9 career starts.
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ESPN has been throwing shade at Urban Meyer since the day he turned his back on the SEC.
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Let's be honest, if Arvell Reese is going to continue spying this effectively, it may be time to change his number from 8 to 007.
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Marvin Harrison says money won't be a factor in his decision. Beating Michigan and winning the Big Ten are more important. On the awards: "I would trade it all for a win against the team up north."
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Overheard at a McD's in Westerville from a lady in her 60s...
"11-0 means nothing if we lose to Michigan."
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This is incredible. The excitement, then the discipline, then back to the excitement.
POV: @jacksawyer33 just made a legendary play and youโre in the Ohio State University Marching Band โผ๏ธ #GoBucks
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It's official, Ohio State and Washington set to play in the only time slot that they were going to play in.
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When Jaxon Smith-Njigba committed to Ohio State he was ranked the No. 59 WR in the 2020 class.
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Over the last decade, every starting QB for Ohio State has finished in the Top 5 of the Heisman voting at least once in their respective careers.
2012 Braxton Miller
2014 JT Barrett
2018 Dwayne Haskins
2019 Justin Fields
2021 CJ Stroud
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Terry McLaurin redshirted. Parris Campbell redshirted. KJ Hill redshirted. Michael Thomas redshirted. Johnnie Dixon redshirted. Noah Brown redshirted. Jalin Marshall redshirted. Brian Hartline redshirted. Santonio Holmes redshirted.
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I asked LB Payton Pierce about his relationship with Matt Patricia and how much time they've spent together. He said he and Patricia spent more time together by his second day on the job than he had spent with Jim Knowles.
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Jingle this! Caden Curry is the only Ohio State defensive lineman to draw a holding call this season. The last time Jack Sawyer drew a holding call against an opposing lineman was 50 games ago. | What's It Gonna Take For Ohio State To Get A Holding Call? buckeyehuddle.com/2024/12/25โฆ
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Against Top 10 Defenses
Haskins 430 yds and 6 TDs
Tagovailoa 140 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Murray 404 Page Not Found
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Garrett Wilson used to think he was always the best receiver on the field ... and then he saw Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
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If a 2-year run in the Big Ten is all it takes to get the coaches jealous and angry, why didn't they get up in arms about Ohio State's 10 B1G titles the last 20 years? Or the 4-year run of titles from 2017-20? Seems to me it takes more than just a run of winning to anger coaches.
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Jack Sawyer has now played 1,732 snaps since the last time an offensive lineman was called for holding him (Sept. 18, 2021).
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Luke Fickell's son just committed to Cincinnati. You know you're a good recruiter when in the midst of a quarantine you can get your teenager to commit to being around you for four more years.
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Indiana's first drive went for 70 yards. Their next eight drives have netted 19 yards.
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James Laurinaitis is joining Ohio State's coaching staff as a graduate assistant coaching the linebackers. Ohio State has confirmed the move.
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Heck of a note from Ohio State: Ryan Dayโs head coaching record is now 74-10 for a winning percentage of .881, best among all active head coaches. A win next week vs. Minnesota will raise Dayโs winning percentage to .882, topping the all-time best career win percentage in major college history: .881 by Knute Rockne (Notre Dame, 1918-30). Day wonโt have 10 years in yet as a head coach โ the NCAA threshold for best career winning percentage โ but simply topping Rockne at any point in a coaching career, much less 85 games into a career, is certainly significant.
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