

Scoff at limited tenure and strength of schedule all you want, but I would also remind you that Jim Tressel lost an average of 2.2 games per season while in Columbus, and Urban Meyer fumbled away games he had no business losing (to inferior Big Ten opponents).ĭay got the Clemson monkey off OSU’s back, was a blown call away from beating them twice, has never lost to a non-TTUN Big Ten opponent, and is 15-5 against top-25 opponents. So here are some of the recent results everyone seems to be upset about:ĭay is 45-5 as the head coach of Ohio State, which gives him the highest current winning percentage of all active FBS football coaches. However, Buckeye Nation does not want to hear about ownership of costly errors or promises to get and be better. The game of football is played on a field and between two sidelines, not on paper. But talent alone does not dictate outcomes.
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OSU has a roster full of future NFL talent, far more than the roster up north. McCarthy and Donovan Edwards exist and were five-star recruits in their own right. And no, I do not need to be reminded that J.J. I say these things with confidence because the Buckeyes are/were the more talented team, and they still lost. Then, when cheeks got especially tight, the team lost its composure. The Buckeyes were out-coached, under-prepared, and failed to adjust accordingly. Now, I am not trying to make excuses for Ohio State and in particular, Ryan Day. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards.In Conversation Podcast: Gus Johnson tells Ohio State not to panic Hangout in the Holy Land Podcast: Pain *CLEM – Obed Ariri 47-yard field goal, 0:05. *OSU – Bob Atha 27-yard field goal, 12:08. *OSU – Ricky Johnson 46-yard run, 13:13. *IU – David Freud 30-yard field goal, 6:52. *MICH – Roosevelt Smith 11-yard pass from Rick Leach, 4:12. *MICH – Rodney Feaster 30-yard pass from Rick Leach, 0:09. *OSU – Bob Atha 29-yard field goal, 1:13. Skillings 61-yard interception return (en).Otha Watson recovered blocked punt in end zone (en).Charles 7-yard pass from Kalasmlki (en).dbr:Ohio_State–Penn_State_football_rivalry.

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