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4 BUCKEYES SUSPENDED FOR SEASON OPENER AT VIRGINIA TECH

Posted: Jul 30, 2015 by . Filed under Blog Posts, Feature Articles | 76 Comments

Statement from the Ohio State Dept. of Athletics

July 30, 2015

Joey Bosa with Kenny Roda

Four individuals from the Ohio State University football team will miss the Buckeyes’ first game of the season, Sept. 7 at Virginia Tech, for violating Department of Athletics policy. The individuals involved are junior defensive end Joey Bosa, sophomore H-back Jalin Marshall, senior receiver Corey Smith and junior H-back Dontre Wilson.

KENNY’S KEYS FOR OHIO STATE TO BEAT MICHIGAN STATE

Posted: Nov 8, 2014 by . Filed under Blog Posts, Feature Articles | 43 Comments

JT Barrett and O-Line vs Maryland

1) Protect The Pigskin – No Turnovers! OSU is not good enough where they can cough up the football and give the Spartans extra possessions or a short field. So “Protect The Pigskin”!

2) Unplug The Pressure Cooker – If the Buckeyes can score early, maintain the lead  into the second half to take the crowd out of it, then they’ll have a chance late to win a close game.

3) Avoid Burnt Toast – OSU’s secondary can’t give up the deep ball and get burnt deep by Tony Lippett for long touchdowns. Lippett averages 21 yards per catch and has 9 touchdowns. QB- Connor Cook will look for him early and often and will test a secondary that he torched last season in the Big Ten Championship game.

4) Protect and Create – Urban Meyer’s offensive line must play it’s best game keeping J.T. Barrett clean and healthy while creating holes for Ezekiel Elliott, Jalin Marshall, Dontre Wilson and Curtis Samuel to run through.

5) Release and Create – When Tom Herman calls pass plays, OSU’s wide receivers must avoid getting jammed at the line of scrimmage, run precise routes and then create yards after the catch. It’s time for Michael Thomas, Dontre Wilson, Evan Spencer, Devin Smith and Jeff heuerman to make some big plays in the passing game against a quality opponent.

Urban Meyer In Game vs Navy

6) Watch For the Fake – Mark Dantonio likes to gamble on special teams, so Ohio State’s special teams coach, Urban Meyer must be ready anywhere on the field for Sparty reaching into their bag of tricks on punts, field goals or extra points.

 

PODCAST – INSTANT ANALYSIS – VIRGINIA TECH 35 OHIO STATE 21

Posted: Sep 7, 2014 by . Filed under Audio, Feature Articles, Podcasts | 32 Comments

My very candid thoughts on Ohio State’s third loss in their last four games dating back to last year, a 35-21 defeat at home against an unranked Virginia Tech team.

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BIG 10 THINGS I LEARNED FROM URBAN MEYER TODAY ABOUT THE 2014 BUCKEYES

Posted: Jul 28, 2014 by . Filed under Blog Posts, Feature Articles | 32 Comments

Urban Meyer Big Ten Media Day 2014 - 2

1) Quarterback Braxton Miller is 100% healthy and in the best shape of his life and ready to roll for his senior year after having off- season shoulder surgery.

2) The offensive line is his biggest concern after losing four starters from a year ago. The battles continue for a few starting spots.

3) After the O-Line, the secondary is next on the list of concerns for the 2014 Buckeyes. Meyer said they have totally blown up the secondary from a year ago and started from scratch with the help of new co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach Chris Ash.

4) The strength of this team will be its defensive line not only because of the stud players they have, but also the depth they have at those positions, and new defensive line coach Larry Johnson.

5) Meyer is expecting big things from his linebackers this year, calling it one his stronger groups based on chemistry and trust, the leadership of Josh Perry and Curtis Grant and some talented young players like Raekwon McMillan.

6) In order for his team to be a Big Ten Title contender, the trust and chemistry and development of some of the younger players will need to be there, as well as staying healthy.

7) Meyer feels that the Big Ten’s East Division is one of the toughest divisions in all of college football with Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Penn State, Indiana, Rutgers and Maryland.

8) I expect a larger and more impactful role from Dontre Wilson this year on offense after hearing Meyer talk about him today, saying he’s gained weight and is much stronger .

9) Even though Michigan State won the Big Ten Championship last year by beating the Buckeyes 34-24, Meyer still only sees one rival on Ohio State’s schedule and it’s “That Team Up North”. But in case you disagree with Urban, OSU plays at M.S.U. on November 8th at 8pm on ABC. The Michigan game is November 29th in Columbus this year, start time TBA.

10) Meyer is expecting the receiving core to take a major step forward and carry their own weight on par with the rest of the football team. Meyer said in his first year they didn’t, and last year they got much better, but he said he’ll be disappointed if that group doesn’t improve even more this year.