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Game Thread Tulane @ Ohio State - 09/22/18, 3:30PM (BTN)

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OHIO STATE'S 49-6 WIN OVER TULANE IN 14 AMAZING GIFS

Ohio State wasn't tested in Urban Meyer's return to the sideline Saturday, racing out to a 42-6 halftime lead before going on to drop Tulane, 49-6.

Quarterback Dwayne Haskins was amazing again, finishing his one half of action 21-24 for 304 yards and five touchdowns. Again, that's just one half of work.

Parris Campbell finished with eight catches for 147 yards and two score (and lost part of his jersey), while the defense, playing without their best player, Nick Bosa, turned in 14 TFLs.

These 14 GIFs tell the story of the game. To view the GIFs, hover on desktop or touch on your mobile device. If you're having trouble viewing the GIFs, click the link under each image to view them in a new window.

We start on Ohio State's first drive. This GIF is only here because it's the first time we can remember someone taking a good pursuit angle on Parris Campbell.

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Campbell would find the end zone later on the drive as he hauled in this 14-yard pass from Dwayne Haskins. The touchdown capped a 9-play, 91-yard drive from the Buckeyes.

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Urban Meyer, how does it feel to be back on the field?

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Haskins was back in business right away, finding Terry McLaurin for this pretty 17-yard throw and catch for six.

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More Haskins from the first quarter, finding Campbell again – this time for a beautiful over the shoulder toss to put Ohio State up 21-0.

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This play didn't count because Ohio State was whistled for being offside, but Jeff Okudah is going to be special.

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Here's another look at the play.

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Here's a Tulane defender picking up a souvenir in the second quarter.

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…And Haskins finding a wide open Bin Victor seconds later to make it 28-0, Ohio State.

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Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...tates-49-6-win-over-tulane-in-14-amazing-gifs
 
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TULANE DEBRIEFING: CAMPBELL'S CAREER DAY, HASKINS DOMINATES AGAIN, AND BARON BROWNING STEPS UP

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It's a good day when your quarterback throws for 304 yards and give touchdowns in the first half, and your defense plays consistent ball all afternoon.

To be frank, Ohio State made big plays all day, and when you only allow six points, you're generally going to come out on top, and that's what the Buckeyes did.

It wasn't a blowout, but it was an Ohio State win, the Buckeyes are 3-0, and we'll take it.

Let's debrief.

THE SHORT STORY
Ohio State quickly jumped out to a 21-0 lead thanks to three Dwayne Haskins touchdown passes. After a Tulane score (after which the extra point attempt was blocked) the Buckeyes scored another 28 unanswered points to get to the game's final score of 49-6. Haskins sat out the second half as Tate Martell ran the show for the Buckeyes.

QUICK BREAKDOWNS
Offense

It seems as though two things happen every week: Dwayne Haskins dominates the competition, and one of his receivers has a big day. Well, both occurred again on Saturday as Haskins went 21-24 for 304 yards and five touchdowns in the first half and then promptly took a seat on the bench and became a spectator for the game's final two frames.

Parris Campbell was the receiver who enjoyed a lot of success in this one as he had eight receptions for a career high 147 yards and two touchdowns, including this deep ball beauty.



Campbell looked excellent all game running routes and especially with his hands (which we've seen has been a liability for him before) so this was definitely a positive game for Campbell all around.

Elsewhere, K.J. Hill caught four passes for 57 yards, and Austin Mack, Terry McLaurin, and Binjimen Victor caught touchdown passes. For Victor, it was his first touchdown grab of the season.

Mike Weber did leave the game with an injury and did not dress for the second half, but is expected to play next week.

Defense

Playing without both Nick Bosa and Robert Landers, Ohio State's defensive line was still effective as the Buckeyes ran up a whopping 14 tackles for loss to go with four sacks.

While the Buckeye defense did not force any turnovers, they were solid all game long, and the defensive backs showed some improvement. It will be interesting to see how the back-seven handles Penn State this week, assuming that Bosa will not make an improbable recovery before Saturday night.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...s-dominates-again-and-baron-browning-steps-up
 
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TULANE NOTEBOOK: MIKE WEBER AVOIDS SERIOUS INJURY, MICHAEL JORDAN AND AUSTIN MACK BOUNCE BACK AND URBAN MEYER REMEMBERS LATE OHIO STATE FAN

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Ohio State had a significant injury scare for the second week in a row in Saturday’s 49-6 win over Tulane.

After taking a hit along Tulane’s sideline at the end of a run in the second quarter of Saturday’s game, Ohio State running back Mike Weber landed awkwardly and immediately began favoring his right foot. After limping his way across the field, Weber did not return to the game, and was no longer wearing his pads when the Buckeyes came out of the locker room for the second half.

Following Saturday’s game, however, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said he expects Weber to be back on the field for next week’s game at Penn State.

“Mike Weber has a little strain on his foot,” Meyer said. “He should be fine for next week.”

Outside of Weber, the Buckeyes didn’t have any other injuries on Saturday, and have had very few injuries through their first four games of the season – with the major exception of Nick Bosa, who underwent surgery for a core muscle injury on Thursday. Starting defensive tackle Robert Landers was also held out of Saturday’s game with an undisclosed injury, but like Weber, he’s expected to be able to play against Penn State, too.

With Weber out of the game, Demario McCall – who had previously been moved to H-back/slot receiver – saw his first playing time at running back this season in Saturday’s game, carrying the ball four times for 26 yards and catching two passes for 36 yards. True freshman running back Master Teague also saw playing time in the fourth quarter, carrying the ball six times for 25 yards. Fellow true freshman running back Brian Snead, who did not make the trip to TCU for disciplinary reasons, did not play again Saturday.

MACK BOUNCES BACK
Perhaps no Ohio State player drew more criticism for his performance in last week’s 40-28 win over TCU than wide receiver Austin Mack, who dropped four passes and also committed a holding penalty in the eventual win over the Horned Frogs.

On Saturday, though, Mack had no trouble catching the throws that came his way, snagging three receptions for 32 yards, including a spinning 14-yard catch in the end zone.

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While Mack didn’t see nearly as many throws come his way against Tulane as he did against TCU – in part because Parris Campbell was Dwayne Haskins’ target of choice for much of the first half, and in part because Mack and the rest of the starters didn’t play as much in the second half – he took advantage of the opportunities he had against the Green Wave.

Mack said he tried to put his struggles against the Horned Frogs behind him as quickly as he could so that he could focus on playing better this weekend.

“We went over film Sunday, and then I put it behind me,” Mack said. “I know I’m a great player, and I know I can do better than how I performed, and there’s a lot of football left this season.”

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...n-and-austin-mack-bounce-back-and-urban-meyer
 
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Football: No. 4 Ohio State dominates Tulane 49-6 in Urban Meyer’s return

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As Urban Meyer walked through Ohio Stadium for the first time since returning from his three-game suspension, the focus began to shift back to football.

While all the headlines were on the head coach’s first game back on the sidelines, and with No. 10 Penn State coming up next week, No. 4 Ohio State left no doubt on the field, outplaying an undermatched Tulane team from start to finish in a 49-6 victory.

Haskins said it was great to have Meyer back on the sidelines.

“We missed not having him there the first of the year,” Haskins said. “Being with him before we go out on the field together, the excitement he brings, the energy he brings, it was definitely missed.”

Ohio State outgained Tulane 570-256 in total yards, most of which came through the air.

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins throwing for 304 yards and five touchdowns in the first half, and tied for the third most 300-yard games in school history after only his fourth start.

Haskins said he wants to show how good this Ohio State offense can be.

“I just want to show how dangerous this offense is,” Haskins said. “With me at the helm a lot of plays can be made.”

Nearly half of Haskins’ production came through redshirt senior wide receiver Parris Campbell, who tallied 147 yards and two touchdowns on eight catches.

Haskins found Campbell early and often in Ohio State’s 43-point win over the Green Wave. With a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, Haskins, with plenty of time in the pocket, found a streaking Campbell, placing the ball perfectly over his shoulder. Though the redshirt senior receiver bobbled the catch, he came up with it in bounds, giving Ohio State a 21-0 lead.

Ohio State would not give up that lead for the remainder of the game.



Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/09/...dominates-tulane-49-6-in-urban-meyers-return/
 
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Stock Market Report: The Dwayne Train needs no brakes

Can anyone slow down this Buckeye offense?

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Another game, another blowout win, another stunning performance from Ohio State’s offense. After several years of offensive struggles going back to 2015, performances like this one— no matter how many times they happen— will never stop being enjoyable to watch.

After taking care of business last week against TCU, No. 4 Ohio State returned home to a final tune-up game before the Big Ten season starts in earnest next week, as Willie Fritz and Tulane came to town. We knew coming into the game that Ohio State had a big advantage, and we expected a big win.

Just like they did against Oregon State and Rutgers, Ohio State delivered on those expectations, blowing Tulane out of the water from the very start of the game, on the way to 49-6 victory, putting Ohio State at 4-0 as they get ready to head to Happy Valley next week.

While the lofty final score accurately depicts how much of a blowout this game was, it’s really hard to quantify just how dominant Ohio State’s starters were in the first half. Dwayne Haskins put on one of the best performances I’ve ever seen from a Buckeye quarterback, launching five touchdowns on 21-24 passing and 304 yards. He did that in five possessions. Enjoy him now, Buckeye fans, because he’s not long for college football.

With such a great performance from the whole team, there are plenty of Buckeye stocks rising in this week’s stock report. Without any further adieu, let’s get right into the stock market report.

Blue-chip stocks
Dwayne Haskins, Heisman contender: With a performance like that, Dwayne Haskins will somehow be making the weekly stock market report for the fourth straight week, and, at this point, I think that we can just mark him down on the blue-chip stocks list every single week. He’s a superstar, and he seems to get better every single week.

This week we will change things up a little bit though. Haskins is excellent, and we know that, but the college football world as a whole doesn’t seem to have really taken notice yet. It’s time for that to change. With a primetime game already under his belt, and another coming against Penn State, Dwayne Haskins is about the take charge of the 2018 Heisman race.

Urban Meyer, game manager: Earlier in this week, Urban Meyer said during the Big Ten teleconference that after Ryan Day and Kevin Wilson did such a great job with the offense that he’d be trusting them with it moving forward. He also said that he’d be more of a “game manager” the rest of the season, leaving the play-calling decisions up to his assistants on both sides of the ball.

While I’m not sure if I believe this fully— and could see Urban taking over if a game is close late, especially in an environment like Happy Valley next week— the early returns are encouraging. The offense looked the same against Tulane as it did in the three games of Urban’s suspension, and that’s the way it should be. Let Dwayne Haskins work, and leave the running to the running backs.

The defensive line depth: There were plenty of people very worried about Ohio State’s defensive line when Nick Bosa was announced as being out indefinitely following surgery for a core injury. While the concerns were certainly valid, I really don’t think they’re necessary anymore.

With Bosa out, his primary backup, Jonathon Cooper, another former five-star recruit, picked up the slack, and while he didn’t have a big day on the statline, he did more than enough to force Tulane quarterback Jonathan Banks into tough situations. Behind Cooper and Chase Young, four year vet Jashon Cornell, and freshman duo Tyreke Smith and Tyler Friday all had great showings, and Friday picked up his first career sack. The Buckeyes are in good hands, with or without their star.

Solid investments
Jeffrey Okudah, CB: Of the top corners on this team, the one that has had the roughest start to this season has probably been Okudah. The Texas native hasn’t been bad by any means, but the game hasn’t really slowed down for him yet, and he’s been burnt a couple of times early this season.

While Okudah did give up one big completion today, I think it was his most complete game yet. He had two near interceptions, including one that he actually came down with, only to have it called back because a lineman was offsides on the play. Okudah’s coverage skills seem to be improving with each passing week, and it seems like he’s the next star cornerback in a long line of star cornerbacks at Ohio State.

Parris Campbell, WR: After a couple weeks of being used mostly as a short yardage, drag route and screen receiver, Parris Capbell finally busted through today, in a huge way. While he still did most of his work in the underneath game, Campbell had his best game of the season, picking up 147 yards on eight receptions.

Campbell also found the endzone twice, including a phenomenal over the shoulder catch on a beautiful lob from Dwayne Haskins. Campbell bobbled it a bit, but after spending the entire season working on catching deep passes, Parris was able to pull it in for the score. If he’s finally put it all together, and can be a threat downfield, the Big Ten should watch out.

Entire article: https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2...arket-report-the-dwayne-train-needs-no-brakes
 
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FIVE THINGS: BUCKEYES LOOK SWELL IN BLOWOUT OF GREEN WAVE

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Urban Meyer's triumphant return to the sideline saw Ohio State improve to 4-0 on the season following a 49-6 thumping of the Tulane Green Wave.

The Buckeyes improved to 24-2 in the month of September and 41-3 in home games under Meyer.

Scoring touchdowns on its first six possessions, Ohio State built a 42-6 lead at intermission and played reserves in the second half.

Ohio State now gets set to take its perfect record on the road to face Penn State in primetime next Saturday night but before we go all-in on the Nittany Lions, here are Five Things from the dismantling of Tulane.

OLD NO. 7
Dwayne Haskins, ladies and gentlemen.

In his fourth career start, Haskins ho-hummed his way to 21 completions in 24 attempts for 304 yards and five touchdowns.

That ridiculous 87.5% completion rate upped his season average to 75.7% and he has 16 touchdown tosses against one interception and 1,194 yards, or 298.5 per game. For perspective, Troy Smith holds the school's single-season completion rate record with a 65.3% mark in his 2006 Heisman Trophy campaign. Haskins is also making a run at Joe Germaine's single-season record or 277.5 passing yards per game.

Haskins made it four-straight games with at least 20 completions which is a record under Meyer at Ohio State. J.T. Barrett had three-straight games of at least 20 completions once each in 2017 and 2016. Haskins' next 20-completion game this year would also tie Barrett for the most games in the Meyer era of at least 20 completions in a single-season (5 in both 2017 and 2016).

Obviously, Haskins will face a much stiffer test next Saturday night in Happy Valley against a Penn State pass defense yielding 173.3 yards per game. But the way he's looked through the first four outings, it feels like the aerial attack will be tough to stop no matter the opponent.

IN THE ZONE SIX
Salute to Brian Hartline's unit, once again.

For the fourth-straight game, a different receiver led the team as Parris Campbell went bonkers with a career-best eight catches for 147 yards and a pair of scores (14, 37).

Campbell's huge day followed K.J. Hill's six-catch, 95-yard, two touchdown outing versus TCU, Johnnie Dixon's four grabs for 89 yards and a pair of scores against Rutgers and Terry McLaurin's four-reception, 121-yard outing with two trips to the endzone against Oregon State in the season opener.

Credit Austin Mack as well for his three-catch, 32-yard day on four targets featuring an acrobatic 14-yard touchdown grab after a four-drop night against the Horned Frogs. Dude is fine. I still say he has the best hands on the team or else he's right behind Hill.

And how about the downfield blocking today? Hartline's troops did work on the outside highlighted by Terry McLaurin, Binjimen Victor, Johnnie Dixon and C.J. Saunders, with Campbell often the benefactor as he leveraged key blocks to chew up YAC.

IT WAS ALL YELLOW
Welp, Ohio State still sucks at not committing penalties.

The Buckeyes came into the game ranked 84th in the country in penalties per game at 7.3 and pushed their tally to an even 8.0 per outing (105th nationally) after 10 flags for 89 yards against the Green Wave.

Left guard Malcolm Pridgeon committed, unofficially, his fourth penalty of the year which was also his third holding flag in four games.

Rashod Berry was flagged for a pair of holding penalties and now has, by my count, four penalties on the season also including three for holding.

Jake Hausman and Justin Hilliard both picked up unsportsmanlike conduct flags giving Ohio State four of those on the young season. The Buckeyes also have six false starts to date.

The mountain of miscues have yet to cost Ohio State a game but another 10 flags on the road in Happy Valley would be an ill-advised strategy.

DEEP PENETRATION
Once again, Ohio State's defense, the defensive line in particular, set up shop in the offensive backfield, creating havoc all game long for Tulane's run-heavy attack.

The Green Wave actually managed to reach 100 yards rushing but on just 2.4 per attempt which even included a 38-yard burst from Corey Dauphine as the Buckeyes amassed four sacks and 14 tackles for loss, good for a 60-yard haircut to Tulane's net.

A blast from the past, Dante Booker did work in mop up duty with 3.0 TFL while the defensive line came up with 5.5 TFL led by Dre'Mont Jones' 1.5 and Tyler Friday's first collegiate sack.

The starting defensive front, attempting to replace Nick Bosa and Robert Landers, played just a half and should have Landers back for Penn State. The group will need to come up big next week considering the back seven's struggles to eliminate big plays. Containing Penn State's Trace McSorley and Miles Sanders starts up front with Chase Young, Jones, Landers and Jonathon Cooper.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-buckeyes-look-swell-in-blowout-of-green-wave
 
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FIVE THINGS: BUCKEYES LOOK SWELL IN BLOWOUT OF GREEN WAVE

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Urban Meyer's triumphant return to the sideline saw Ohio State improve to 4-0 on the season following a 49-6 thumping of the Tulane Green Wave.

The Buckeyes improved to 24-2 in the month of September and 41-3 in home games under Meyer.

Scoring touchdowns on its first six possessions, Ohio State built a 42-6 lead at intermission and played reserves in the second half.

Ohio State now gets set to take its perfect record on the road to face Penn State in primetime next Saturday night but before we go all-in on the Nittany Lions, here are Five Things from the dismantling of Tulane.

OLD NO. 7
Dwayne Haskins, ladies and gentlemen.

In his fourth career start, Haskins ho-hummed his way to 21 completions in 24 attempts for 304 yards and five touchdowns.

That ridiculous 87.5% completion rate upped his season average to 75.7% and he has 16 touchdown tosses against one interception and 1,194 yards, or 298.5 per game. For perspective, Troy Smith holds the school's single-season completion rate record with a 65.3% mark in his 2006 Heisman Trophy campaign. Haskins is also making a run at Joe Germaine's single-season record or 277.5 passing yards per game.

Haskins made it four-straight games with at least 20 completions which is a record under Meyer at Ohio State. J.T. Barrett had three-straight games of at least 20 completions once each in 2017 and 2016. Haskins' next 20-completion game this year would also tie Barrett for the most games in the Meyer era of at least 20 completions in a single-season (5 in both 2017 and 2016).

Obviously, Haskins will face a much stiffer test next Saturday night in Happy Valley against a Penn State pass defense yielding 173.3 yards per game. But the way he's looked through the first four outings, it feels like the aerial attack will be tough to stop no matter the opponent.

IN THE ZONE SIX
Salute to Brian Hartline's unit, once again.

For the fourth-straight game, a different receiver led the team as Parris Campbell went bonkers with a career-best eight catches for 147 yards and a pair of scores (14, 37).

Campbell's huge day followed K.J. Hill's six-catch, 95-yard, two touchdown outing versus TCU, Johnnie Dixon's four grabs for 89 yards and a pair of scores against Rutgers and Terry McLaurin's four-reception, 121-yard outing with two trips to the endzone against Oregon State in the season opener.

Credit Austin Mack as well for his three-catch, 32-yard day on four targets featuring an acrobatic 14-yard touchdown grab after a four-drop night against the Horned Frogs. Dude is fine. I still say he has the best hands on the team or else he's right behind Hill.

And how about the downfield blocking today? Hartline's troops did work on the outside highlighted by Terry McLaurin, Binjimen Victor, Johnnie Dixon and C.J. Saunders, with Campbell often the benefactor as he leveraged key blocks to chew up YAC.

IT WAS ALL YELLOW
Welp, Ohio State still sucks at not committing penalties.

The Buckeyes came into the game ranked 84th in the country in penalties per game at 7.3 and pushed their tally to an even 8.0 per outing (105th nationally) after 10 flags for 89 yards against the Green Wave.

Left guard Malcolm Pridgeon committed, unofficially, his fourth penalty of the year which was also his third holding flag in four games.

Rashod Berry was flagged for a pair of holding penalties and now has, by my count, four penalties on the season also including three for holding.

Jake Hausman and Justin Hilliard both picked up unsportsmanlike conduct flags giving Ohio State four of those on the young season. The Buckeyes also have six false starts to date.

The mountain of miscues have yet to cost Ohio State a game but another 10 flags on the road in Happy Valley would be an ill-advised strategy.

DEEP PENETRATION
Once again, Ohio State's defense, the defensive line in particular, set up shop in the offensive backfield, creating havoc all game long for Tulane's run-heavy attack.

The Green Wave actually managed to reach 100 yards rushing but on just 2.4 per attempt which even included a 38-yard burst from Corey Dauphine as the Buckeyes amassed four sacks and 14 tackles for loss, good for a 60-yard haircut to Tulane's net.

A blast from the past, Dante Booker did work in mop up duty with 3.0 TFL while the defensive line came up with 5.5 TFL led by Dre'Mont Jones' 1.5 and Tyler Friday's first collegiate sack.

The starting defensive front, attempting to replace Nick Bosa and Robert Landers, played just a half and should have Landers back for Penn State. The group will need to come up big next week considering the back seven's struggles to eliminate big plays. Containing Penn State's Trace McSorley and Miles Sanders starts up front with Chase Young, Jones, Landers and Jonathon Cooper.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...-buckeyes-look-swell-in-blowout-of-green-wave
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Deep Penetration?
 
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Not to take away anything from Dwayne, better WRs make good QBs look good. Great WRs make good QBs look greater. Believe that the WRs are helping make Dwayne extraordinary. Keep it up. tOSU has 6 excellent receivers, which is two more than most defenses can field good DBs. Might go to explain why there is a different WR doing great things each week. Great problem for the O to have. Lost in all this, is the second (and third) team D held mostly the first team Tulane to a shut-out in the second half. Believe that is a good portent of things to come, and it gave our DBs some growth. The LBs on second team (Booker and Hilliard) seemed to play better than the 1's ahead of them. Better seasoning perhaps? I've thought that the LBs were confused and hesitant about where to go and when to go there. A reader responded that they were over-aggressive, and I concede that that is also part of the problem. The DL is so bloody aggressive that there is some spaces (and usually some by-passed OL in those spaces) that compounds the problem. How is Terjada's development coming? I penciled him in for playing time, but hasn't happened yet. Feel he's the MLB of the future, can anyone help clear the fog away? Go Bucks, and turn the 'white-out' yellow with their tears next week!
 
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The Grumpy Old Buckeye: OSU vs. Tulane

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Welcome back, my friends, to the grump that never ends. If you don’t yet know about the Grumpy Old Buckeye, this column is the voice of negativity, even when things are generally pretty great. I’ll point out the things from each game that make me want to walk out onto my lawn in my bathrobe and yell at these darn kids today. This week we’re talking Ohio State vs. Tulane.

Don’t Let Them Do You Like That!
Tuf Borland is an Ohio State linebacker. That conjures up images of the toughest, most hardnosed guys ever to don the Scarlet & Gray. As such, it was disappointing to watch Borland face the stiffarm of justice from Darius Bradwell on Ohio State’s second play of the game on defense. It’s hard to imagine Chris Spielman, Andy Katzenmoyer, A.J. Hawk, or James Laurinaitis allowing a Tulane player to do that to them.

Running on Empty
Where are the big chunk plays in the run game? In fact, where are the blocks that can help spring guys like J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber into the second level? I thought this would be the week the Buckeyes showcase the ground game in order to prepare for Penn State. However, the Buckeyes only managed a measly 155 rushing yards and no OSU back went over 55 yards on the ground. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy watching Dwayne Haskins and Zone 6 carving up defenses. But it’s a little concerning that the slobs up front couldn’t knock the mighty Green Wave off the ball and I miss seeing Weber and Dobbins running freely through the secondary.

So Much Laundry
It started with two different holds on the opening kickoff and the penalties just kept going. There was an intentional grounding wiped out by a defensive hold and a holding call on a PAT as well, although Das Boot still made the extra point from 10 yards further back – barely. An offside on Jashon Cornell wiped out a beautiful Jeffrey Okudah interception. Two plays later, Damon Arnette committed a pass interference penalty as the sloppy play continued. The flags (and hats) just kept flying from there and if you bought a gallon of milk just before the game, I’m sorry to tell you it expired before halftime with all the referee huddles. In all, Ohio State was called for 10 penalties for 89 yards – 69 of those yards came in the first half.

Gotta Work on Slants
The defense was susceptible to slant passes and that helped Terren Encelade and company rack up some yards. A bit more dynamic receiving corps may have taken a couple of those the distance. Ohio State will need to find an answer for the slant pass.

Entire article: https://theozone.net/2018/09/the-grumpy-old-buckeye-osu-vs-tulane/
 
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Not to take away anything from Dwayne, better WRs make good QBs look good. Great WRs make good QBs look greater. Believe that the WRs are helping make Dwayne extraordinary. Keep it up. tOSU has 6 excellent receivers, which is two more than most defenses can field good DBs. Might go to explain why there is a different WR doing great things each week. Great problem for the O to have. Lost in all this, is the second (and third) team D held mostly the first team Tulane to a shut-out in the second half. Believe that is a good portent of things to come, and it gave our DBs some growth. The LBs on second team (Booker and Hilliard) seemed to play better than the 1's ahead of them. Better seasoning perhaps? I've thought that the LBs were confused and hesitant about where to go and when to go there. A reader responded that they were over-aggressive, and I concede that that is also part of the problem. The DL is so bloody aggressive that there is some spaces (and usually some by-passed OL in those spaces) that compounds the problem. How is Terjada's development coming? I penciled him in for playing time, but hasn't happened yet. Feel he's the MLB of the future, can anyone help clear the fog away? Go Bucks, and turn the 'white-out' yellow with their tears next week!
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Not that you don't have something to say that might be worthy here, but good god almighty. This is like taking a bite out of a good blue chunk of well aged cheese. My god please use paragraph indentations or something of the sort. If you don't have well aged wine (red), or commas, this is gibberish.
 
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