Western Kentucky at Ohio State | Sept. 16, 2023 | B1G Football in 60
>>> XAVIER JOHNSON BACK TO RECEIVE FOR THE BUCKEYES. PUTTING OUT A LOT OF POINTS TODAY HERE AT THE HORSESHOE. OFF AND RUNNING, WESTERN KENTUCKY AND OHIO STATE. DAMIEN JOHNSON ON THE GOAL LINE FOR THE BUCKEYES. THEY WILL HAVE IT AROUND THE 25 YARD LINE. IT’S AN OPENING THROW. TO MARVIN HARRISON, JR. UP TOP. HE’S GOT 15 PLUS. IT’S A GAIN OF 16. FIRST DOWN BUCKEYES. TREVION HENDERSON WITH A COUPLE OF TOUCHDOWNS THIS YEAR AS WELL. HE’S CLOSE TO 2,000 ON THE GROUND FOR HIS BUCKEYE CAREER. IT’S CLOSER NOW DRIVEN DOWN AT THE 46. AFTER THE
GAIN OF 5. IT’S McCORD FLIP IT OUT WIDE. BUCKEYES INSIDE THE 35. TACKLE, 21 YARDS DOWN FIELD. >> THESE TWO ARE DIFFERENT. NO SURPRISE TO SEE. NO SURPRISE TO SEE THESE TWO RIGHT AWAY. HARRISON AND AMECKA AND THE PHYSICAL SIZE. THAT IS WHAT JUMPS OUT AT ME WITH ABOUKA. >> RECEIVERS FROM LAST YEAR. 15th IN THE NATION. 20 PLUS CATCHES. HE’S GOT ONE ALREADY. THERE’S A RUN FOR HENDERSON. A WIN AGAINST YOUNGSTOWN STATE LAST WEEK. ON PLAY ACTION. ROLLING TO HIS RIGHT. HE THROWS IT AND THE TIGHT END WHO ACTUALLY LOST A YARD. >> MAKE
WESTERN KENTUCKY FEEL YA. >> THROW THIS SIDE. INCOMPLETE OFF THE MARK FOR BLEMING AND JUST A MISS. >> WHEW. THIS IS A — YEAH.
ON THE OFFENSIVE LINE. THUMBS UP. >> VERY MUCH SO. >> WESTERN KENTUCKY WILL GET IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. THIS HIGH OCTANE OFFENSE. ELIJAH YOUNG BACK AND HE’LL COME FROM THE 2 AND RUN INTO SCARLET AND GRAY WITH A MARKER COMING IN AS WELL. >> Referee: HOLDING, RETURN TEAM NUMBER 92. HALF THE DISTANCE OF THE GOAL LINE. WESTERN KENTUCKY FOOTBALL. FIRST DOWN AND 10. >> FIRST PLAY, IT’S A RUN. DAVE ONIRVING POINT DEXTER HERE WITH INDIANA. MICHAEL PENNANT AS HIS QUARTERBACK. HERE’S THE OFFENSIVE LINE WHICH WILL CERTAINLY BE PRESSED BY OHIO STATE’S DEFENSIVE LINE. THE
SKILLED PLAYERS ARE ALL DANGEROUS, AL TALENTED. MALL LA KAY ORLEY. >> HE’S AN INTERESTING CAT. >> AUSTIN REED’S FIRST THROW IS ON TARGET. FAR SIDE. CRAIG BURT JR., THE COLUMBUS NATIVE IN HIS FIRST GAME IN THE HORSESHOE. BUCKEYES DEFENSE AND THESE DEFENSIVE ENDS NEED TO PILE UP SOME NUMBERS, DON’T YOU THINK? >> THIS IS A GAME FOR J.T. TO GET HOME. YOU CAN SEE OPEN EDGES. IKE EICHENBERG. >> THIS IS ORLEAN. INCOMPLETE. SHORT HOPPER. THE FIRST TOUCH TO THE LOCAL PRODUCT. THAT WAS A LITTLE OFF TARGET. JIM MOLD DOES HERE. HE RUSHES FOUR. REED ROLLING
AND BLOWING ACROSS HIS BODY. HE’S GOT A FIRST DOWN TO BLUE SMITH, FORMER BUCKEYE FOR ONE YEAR HAS HIS FIRST CATCH. THERE’S ANOTHER SCREEN. THIS ONE GOES TO THE FAR SIDE AND MALACHAI CORLEY. HE CALLED IT A NEW AGE OPTION TO US. HE FEELS SOME PRESSURE. POINTDEXTER. EICHENBERG. >> THE USC TRANSFER. >> NOT THERE. THAT’S ORLEY IN MOTION ON THIRD AND 2. TIME. REED GETS IT OUT DOWN THE SIDELINE. JOSTLING. INCOMPLETE. THE COVERAGE FOR JOSH PROCTOR BACK AND HEALTHY FOR THE BUCKEYES. GOT TO HAVE TWO YARDS. REED, LOADS UP, FIRES. INCOMPLETE. OHIO STATE TAKES OVER.
>> WE MIGHT SEE A TOUCHDOWN IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF PLAYS FOR THE BUCKEYES. >> SEE IF THEY TAKE A SHOT HERE. >> OUT WIDE. MARVIN HARRISON JR., VERY MUCH LIKE A SPORTS CAR IN THE WAY HE RUNS SETS UP SECOND AND SHORT. >> PLAYING WITH HIS POPS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS OR WATCHING HIS POPS FROM THE BENCH WITH INDIANAPOLIS. HE IS 6’4″ BUT THEY MOVE EXACTLY THE SAME. >> HOW SO? >> JUST FROM THE HIPS DOWN. YOU KNOW, MARVIN JR. IS A LONG TORSO. 6’4″. I BET YOU IF THEY STOOD SIDE BY SIDE,
FROM THE HIPS DOWN THEY WOULD BE VERY SIMILAR, AND THEIR MOVEMENT AND SPEED IS THE SAME. >> ISN’T THAT AWESOME, THE WAY GENEALOGY WORKS. >> AND THEN YOU HAVE PEDIGREE. MAN, THESE BUCKEYE RECEIVERS ARE PROS. >> THIS IS THIRD AND 1. HENDERSON, THE TAILBACK AND HE DOES RUMMAGE FOR A FIRST DOWN. >> YOU WANT TO GET YOUR SUPERSTARS AS MEN TOUCHES AS YOU CAN. >> PLAY ACTION, McCORD. WANTS TO LET IT RIP INSTEAD. HE GOES DOWN. THE BALL IS OUT. WHEELER GOT THE HIT AND McCRAY IS ON TOP OF IT. IN MOTION. LOOKED LIKE HE
WANTED TOO FLIP IT THE OTHER WAY AND THAT GOT DERAILED. >> SECOND DOWN. WHISTLED HIGH AND WIDE, INCOMPLETE. THIRD AND 10 OFF THE TURNOVER. REED DOWN THE MIDDLE. GOT IT FOR CORLEY. IT’S A FIRST DOWN. INSIDE THE 40 YARD LINE. GAIN OF 17. >> CORLEY LED THE NATION LAST YEAR IN YARDAGE AFTER CATCH. HE SPLITS OUT OF THE BACKFIELD. REED ROLLS THAT DIRECTION. THROWS IT BACK AND HAS A CONNECTION. TIGHT END ON THE TACKLE AND GETS INSIDE THE 30. >> HE GOT BEAT. >> THROW IS INCOMPLETE. SECOND DOWN AND HIS QUARTERBACK SAID AS MUCH TO
US. CORLEY IS BIG. HE SNUCK IT ON THROUGH. THIRD DOWN. >> IT’S A RUN. IT’S STOPPED. HE’S HIT AT THE LINE. THAT’S PINATA JACKSON JUNIOR WHO BUSTS THROUGH. FOURTH DOWN AND A COUPLE. YOU WOULDN’T FIGURE THEY’RE KICKING A FIELD GOAL, WOULD YOU? >> I WOULDN’T THINK SO. >> EVERY PLAY THEY RUN HAS BEEN OUT OF SHOTGUN. FOURTH AND 2 IS THAT AS WELL FOR REED. >> REED WANTS IT HIMSELF. RIGHT UP THE ZIPPER AND A FIRST DOWN. >> OH, THIS IS A GOOD ONE. >> IT WAS BLUE SMITH, THE FORMER BUCKEYE. >> Referee: FIRST DOWN.
AFTER THE BLAISE OVER, UNSPORTSMAN LIKE CONDUCT, OFFENSE NUMBER 5. THAT IS HIS FIRST OF THE BALL GAME. 15-YARD PENALTY. STILL FIRST DOWN, WESTERN KENTUCKY. >> THEY GET THE RESULT OF THE PLAY AND THEN MOVE BACK 15 YARDS. FIRST AND 10 OUTSIDE THE 30 FOR REED. LONG ENOUGH. OUT WIDE AND INCOMPLETE. SECOND DOWN COMING UP. HE WAS LOOKING FOR CORLEY AGAIN AND PROCTOR WANTS MORE ON THE COVERAGE. SECOND DOWN. ANOTHER SCREEN FOR WESTERN KENTUCKY AND IT’S ELIJAH YOUNG HOPPING TO THE 25. REED, LOOKING, THROWING. SIDELINE AND THE FLAG COMES DOWN BECAUSE THE HAT IS OFF FOR
THE NEAR SIDE OFFICIALS. THAT IS AN ILLEGAL TOUCH AND IT’S GOING TO COME BACK. >> OH. >> AND A GOOD CALL THERE BY WIERZINSKY, THE HEADLINESMAN AS LUKAS CARNARO WILL KICK. YOU BETTER BELIEVE REED’S GOING TO PRESENT THAT TO HIS RECEIVERS ON THE SIDELINE. THIS IS FROM 43. CARNARO, PERFECT ON THE YEAR. DIFFERENT SETTING. SAME RESULT. IT IS GOOD. WATCHING THIS BALL GAME IN COLUMBUS. ON THE RETURN FOR OHIO STATE. HE IS BOTTLED UP AND MET BY THE REST OF BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY. THAT WAS HENDERSON IN MOTION. THEY’LL RUN BE IT WITH THE ARIZONA STATE
TRANSFER AND GET IMMEDIATE GAIN ON FIRST DOWN. ALSO, OHIO STATE IS PLAYING NOTRE DAME NEXT WEEK. THEY HAVE TO FIND OUT ABOUT THEIR RUN GAME, OFFENSIVE LINE. LOW SNAP HERE. FIRST DOWN AND HE IS UPENDED BY ANTHONY JOHNSON JR. WHO TOOK HIM FOR A BIG OLD RIDE AND MAYBE A GYMNASTICS MEDAL. >> HE’S THE ONE THAT DOESN’T GET AS MUCH OF THE CONVERSATION BUT HE DOES SO MUCH OF THE DIRTY WORK. SO SOUND FUNDAMENTALLY. >> DAVIS TRYING TO SNEAK IN ONE MORE PLAY. HENDERSON LOOKING FOR TH >> SECOND DOWN OUT OF THE QUARTER BREAK AND
IT’S HENDERSON THIRD AND TWO FOR OHIO STATE. OHIO STATE 30%. HE’S GOT THE SIDELINE AND THEN SOME. INSIDE THE 35 YARD LINE, FIRST DOWN FOR OHIO STATE. >> HOLDING. OFFENSE NUMBER 32. 10 YARD PENALTY. >> HAD ABOUT 8 YARDS OF PLAY SO FAR IT’S TRAINING AND HE’S GOT THREE, SECOND AND 10. HERE THEY HAD HARRISON ON LONE. >> IT’S HARRISON AGAIN IN WIDE OPEN GRASS AND A FIRST DOWN FOR OHIO STATE. >> ALL-AMERICAN LAST YEAR. WEEK ONE FOR MARVIN HARRISON JR. CHANGE OF PLAY. LATE IN THE PLAY CLOCK. >> SALLY TELLS US, STRETCH. >> IT’S
A TOSS. IT’S HENDERSON. THERE’S ANOTHER HURDLE. BRIAN HARDLINE IS THE HURDLER BY TRADE OVER ON THE SIDELINE. HENDERSON STARTING TO MAKE IT A HABIT. >> SOME OF THE WORLD CLASS HURDLERS, NOT BUILT BY 215. 5’10”. TO HAVE THAT KIND OF FLEXIBILITY WITH THAT MUSCLE MASS IN SIZE, THEY’RE JUST DIFFERENT. >> IT’S A RUN FOR IRVIN-POINTDEXTER. HE GETS SAWYER ON THE STOP. HERE THEY COME AGAIN. REED GETS IT AGAIN ON THE SIDELINE. >> Referee: PASS INTERFERENCE. AUTOMATIC FIRST DOWN. >> BURKE AND IT IS HANCOCK MIXING IN THERE. A LITTLE BIT OF NICHOL AS WELL. HUTCHINSON, AT
5’8″, NOT THERE. THESE ARE THE INDICATORS THEY LOOK FOR. THIS QB, ALL HE LOOKS FOR IS A ONE ON ONE AND HE’S GOING TO GET HIS GUYS OPPORTUNITIES. THERE’S NO RECEIVER THAT COMES BACK ON THIS ONE. GIVE ME A CHANCE. >> THIRD ROUND HERE. DROPPED IT IN BEAUTIFUL. MALL LA KAY CORLEY. >> INCOMPLETE FOR BURKE WHO IS A COLUMBUS NATIVE. IRVIN-POINTDEXTER. ON THE DECK. WES DORSEY OF WESTERN KENTUCKY LOOKED LIKE HE FELL ON TOP OF IT. DOWNFIELD TO COME UP WITH THE BALL. REED ON THE ROLL AND HE LIVES FOR SECOND DOWN. MOTION CORLEY ATTACKS
TO THE FORMATION. IT’S A RUN FOR REED STICKING THE END ZONE. HE WANTS TO BULL RIGHT INTO THAT SCARLET AND GRAY DEFENSE. C.J. HICKS GOT IN THERE. >> JOSH PROCTOR, THE ONE ON ONE AS WELL. >> LINEBACKERS, SAFETIES, THE POWER RUN AND THERE IS AT THE RIGHT SHOULDER. DO I NEED TO PROTECT IT? NO, I DON’T. I’M SMELLING GOAL LINE GOING AFTER. >> THIRD AND GOAL. TIME-OUT. >> WANTS THE BALL. HE THROWS. HE’S GOT CORLEY. IT IS A TOUCHDOWN! >> KENTUCKY. IT’S THERE. >> FOR REED. >> YOUR EYE ON THE BALL. >> THE COVERAGE AND
NOT GOING ANYWHERE. >> AND IT’S A SPACE. >> REALLY TRYING AHEAD. >> SUNLIGHT. >> SETTING IT. >> IN AND WILSON GETS BACK. SPUN AROUND. DOWN HE GOES. AND PLAYOFFS AND WIDE. OPEN. IS. >> AND FOR THE PLAY. >> WESTERN KENTUCKY TRYING TO FIND IT. THIRD DOWN CONVERSION. >> AND TAYVEN. >> LUNCHTIME. >> TOUCHDOWN, THE SECOND FOR FUOKA. >> AND THE SUCCESS THEY HAD. >> YOU WANT TO BUMP ME DOWN A COUPLE OF SPOGTS? I’LL LET YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT IT. >> 42-10 IS >> THE BALL COMES LOOSE. TYREKE WILLIAMS. EXTRA POINT IS GOOD.
>> LET’S CATCH UP. THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME. >> THIS CROWD, WESTERN KENTUCKY. >> IT SHOULD BE NUMBER ONE CROWD. THE NATIONAL TITLE IN 2002. IN THE EARLY STAGES. IT WOULD ONLY RUN IT. PRESENTED PLAYS ON THIRD DOWN. >> YOU WANT TO. WESTERN KENTUCKY. >> NINE GAMES. INTIMIDATING. HASN’T HAD ENOUGH OF THEM. >> SOPHOMORE. THROWING 16 PASSES. >> HIS JOBS ARE DONE. DIFFERENT. THEY MAY HAVE A PACKAGE OF PLAYS. IN THE FINAL 15 MINUTES, JUST LET IT RIP. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE PERFECT. JUST GO PLAY RIGHT NOW. >> HERE’S BROWN THROWING OUT WIDE. HE
GETS DRAGGED DOWN AT MIDFIELD BY WEBBER. >> SOMETIMES YOU REMOVE THAT COMPETITION. TALKING ABOUT IT FOR McCORD, IT FREES YOU UP, YOU CAN DO THE SAME, NO BACKUP. THE SAME FOR DEVON BROWN HERE. THIS WILL BE A COOL OPPORTUNITY FOR HIM. >> JUST GO PLAY. >> THAT’S RIGHT. >>> DEVIN BROWN IN AT QUARTERBACK. THIS IS A RUN FOR MAYA WILLIAMS. IT WILL BE FOURTH DOWN AND RUN. NOT TRYING TO RUB IT IN OR ANYTHING, BUT YOU’VE GOT A BACKUP QUARTERBACK IN THESE REPS, YOU’LL PROBABLY GO FOR THIS. >> YES. >> AT TIGHT END. RUN IN
BACK OF HIM. WILLIAMS, A FIRST DOWN. >> WELL, LOOK, THE 33 IS THERE FOR A VERY GOOD REASON. HE SAYS SAMMY BEAU IS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL QUARTERBACKS. HE WARES IT AS A TRIBUTE. >> I LOVE THAT HE LOVES IT. THE GO FOR IT. RYAN DAY LOVED IT. WHAT DO YOU THINK? IF YOU’RE ALL IN, I’M ALL IN. IT ACTUALLY FITS HIS STYLE AN AWFUL LOT. >> YOU DO? >> HE JUST IS A SCRAPPER. HE’S A RUNNER AND HE’S A COMPETITOR. >> DEVIN BROWN SETS UP TO FIRE. HE DOES NEAR SIDE AND THAT’S THE FRESHMAN,
TATE, GOING FOR A TRIP. THAT’S DAVION WILLIAMS WITH A HIT. >> THIS IS A GAIN OF THREE. >> PLAY FAKE FOR BROWN. PUNT AND A GO. DOWN THE SIDELINE. TATE, RIGHT THERE! >> WELL, THAT’S A STRONG BALL. >> YEAH, THAT IS THE BEST BALL I’VE SEEN HIM THROW ALL SEASON LONG. THIS IS GOING TO BE A LITTLE DOUBLE MOVE. WE HAVE SEEN THESE HILLTOPER DBs OUTSIDE. BIG ISSUES. THIS IS PERFECTLY THROWN. THIS IS OUT RIGHT AS HE’S COMING OUT OF HIS BREAK. I SAID TO YOU, MAN, SOMETIMES YOU, TOO, CAN BE FREED UP. IF YOU’RE
NOT IN THE COMPETITION, DON’T TRY TO DO EVERYTHING RIGHT AND PERFECT, YOU CAN FLOURISH. THAT WAS PRETTY FOOTBALL RIGHT THERE. >> THAT’S A YOUNG MAN CELEBRATING HIS VERY FIRST TOUCHDOWN. TRUE FRESHMAN. CAR FELL IN — CARNELL TATE. YOUNG IS THERE TO RECEIVE. HE WILL WAVE IT OFF. BRONSON BERRA IN TO PLAY QUARTERBACK FOR WESTERN KENTUCKY. >> THE THROW AND IT’S TIPPED IN THE AIR RIGHT BACK TO BARRON. SECOND DOWN. >> Referee: THIRD CHALLENGE. >> HARDLINE DID SAY TO US THE EXPECTATION IS NOT THAT THEY WILL PLAY AS FRESHMEN. THEY’LL HAVE TIME TO LEARN FROM THE
OTHER GUYS. >> OH, BOY. BARRON GETS ABSOLUTELY MAULED. WHAT IS IT? IS IT THE FOOTWORK AS WE SEE THIS CAVING IN ON BARRON. >> IT’S THE OPPOSITE OF THIS. THAT’S A NO FUN PLACE TO BE AS MELTON GETS HOME WITH THE SACK AS WELL. PRETTY COOL. HE’S GOING TO ADD ONE TO HIS LEDGER >>> WHEN THE BUCKEYES AND WOLVERINES GET TOGETHER AFTER A 1-2 RECORD IN THREE GAMES UNDER RYAN DAY, IT’S ABOUT 7. SINCE 2017 WHEN RYAN DAY GOT HERE AS THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR, 49 GAMES OF 500 PLUS. THEY ARE JUST ABOUT 70 YARDS AWAY
FROM 600. >> ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT THE 50 GUYS IN THE NFL. THERE ARE CORNERBACKS, RUNNING BACKS, WIDE RECEIVERS, TIGHT ENDS, EVERY ONE OF THEM THAT YOU HAVE DEVELOPED. THIS IS A NIGHTMARE FOR DEFENSIVE COORDINATORS TO PREPARE FOR. >> USE THE SHORT SIDE QUITE A BIT IN THE RUNNING GAME. WE’VE SEEN THAT A LOOT TODAY. >> OUTSIDE. YOU’RE RIGHT. IT’S BEEN SOME OF THE THROW GAMES ON THE FIELD. GETTING AFTER SOME OF THE PERIMETER. SOME OF THAT STRETCH EITHER TOSS OR STRETCH INTO THE BOUNDARIES. TWO DEFENSIVE LINEMEN TYPICALLY ON THE FIELD.
HE WANTED TO SEE HIS GUYS GET AFTER THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. >> BROWN WHEELING OUT OF THE POCKET. DIDN’T GO DOWN. BROWN ROLLING. FAKES A THROW AND HE’LL JUST TAKE IT OUT OF BOUNDS. >> WE GOT SOME NAMES. >> AFTER THAT, I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE ROAD AHEAD. CALL THAT A TEASE IN TELEVISION. BROWN TO THROW AND IT IS TIPPED AND IT’S ACTUALLY INTERCEPTED. PICKED OFF BY WHEELER. >> THIS IS WHEN A TEASE GOES BAD. WHEELER MAKES A BIG PLAY. >> WHEELER IS ABLE TO COME DOWN WITH IT. >> A LOT
OF TRANSFERS ON THE TEAM. BEEN IN THE PROGRAM FOR YEAR TWO NOW. STILL A DANGEROUS GROUP. A TREMENDOUS OFFENSE. IN CONFERENCE PLAY FOR WESTERN KENTUCKY. SECOND DOWN COMING UP. IT’S A DELAYED TEASE. LIKE ONE OF THOSE TIME RELEASE CAPSULES. OHIO STATE AGAINST NOTRE DAME AND LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE. HOW WOULD YOU COMPARE THIS OHIO STATE TEAM TO PREVIOUS YEARS AND THIS SCHEDULE? >> THREE TAKE AWAYS. I’VE DONE IT A BUNCH. >> I’M GOING TO ALMOST SAY AN IOWA LIKE DISCIPLINE. THAT’S A BIG PLIMT. >> I WILL PLAY SO DISCIPLINED. TO ME THAT THAT GIVES YOU
QUITE A BIT. >> THAT’S INTERCEPTED AND IT’S GOING THE OTHER WAY. WHY NOT ONE MORE PICK 6 FOR THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES BEFORE WE GET INTO THE THICK OF THE SCHEDULE? >> WELCOME TO THE BUCKEYE PARTY, FRESHMEN. >> RIGHT? THERE’S NOT EVEN THE INTENT. YOU GET BEAT IN PRACTICE OVER AND OVER AGAIN, IT’S AN OFFENSIVE MINDED TEAM THAT’S VERY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO. >> WHEN I’M TRYING TO DEFEND WILSON, WESTERN KENTUCKY GOING TO THE THIRD QUARTERBACK. >> THAT’S CAYDEN BE LCA M. >> AND WHOSE POPS IS THE STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH. >> STRENGTH IS
GREAT. >> GETS A SACK. BORING COMES IN. >> GOSH, IT WAS SO GOOD ALL DAY. >> YOU HAD IT EVERY TIME. >> AS AROUND OVER ARCHING DAY, IT’S OVER ARCHING. WE HAVE TO BE MORE VIOLENT. WE HAVE TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TEAM WE GO BACK TO PLAYING HARD. >> IN ALL PHASES, OFFENSE, DEFENSE, SPECIAL TEAMS. >> I’LL ADD THE FOURTH PHASE. WHAT DO YOU CALL THOSE THINGS? >> HUMAN PINBALL. >> I HONESTLY THOUGHT I WANTED TO DO THAT WHEN I SAW IT. AFTER WATCHING THAT IN PERSON, I DON’T THINK I COULD
DO THAT. >> YOU JUST ASK TYSON HILL. IF THIS OHIO STATE TEAM IMPROVES EVERY WEEK, CAN THEY BEAT MICHIGAN? WILL THEY BEAT MICHIGAN? STILL A TALL TASK BUT I WOULD SAY YES. >> BALLARD HIGH STEPPING DOWN THE SIDELINE. >> JOHNSON ON THE RUN. MATCH UP NOTRE DAME AND OHIO STATE FROM 30,000 FEET. >> I MEAN, I THINK IT’S GOT TO BE DARN CLOSE TO A PICKUP COMING IN. MAYBE THE HOMETOWN TEAM IS FAVORED BY A FIELD GOAL. I DON’T KNOW HOW YOU CAN LOOK AT THE TEAMS, ROSTERS, METRICS, EVERYTHING ELSE. THE BIG KEY, KIND OF
LIKE A MATCH-UP TODAY. YOU HAD A SIX-YEAR QUARTERBACK. PLAYED NINE YEARS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL. HE’S BEEN THROUGH A LOT. SO MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY TOUGH. I THINK THEY’VE COMPLEMENTED THE TEAM. HE WAS THE PIECE THEY NEEDED. >> THEY’RE BIG, TALL, STRONG. HE COULD HAVE GONE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES. ALABAMA WOULD HAVE LOVED HAVING HIM. HE ENDED UP AT A PRETTY GOOD FIT. THAT IS GOING TO BE A HEAVY WEIGHT BATTLE. >> I RAN INTO MARCUS FREEMAN AND HE WAS ECSTATIC. MEGAWATT SMILE ABOUT SAM HARTMAN AND WHAT HE CAN MEAN FOR THE TOGETHERNESS OF THIS PROGRAM
THAT HASN’T HAD THAT AMAZING SEASON YET IN HIS TENURE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. THAT’S THE WAY YOU WANT GAMES TO BE. YOU WANT TO REMEMBER THEY WON AND BE REALLY NOTHING IN YOUR MEMORY BANK. >> THEN YOU GET GREAT ONE IF YOU’RE OHIO STATE TODAY. YOU PUT 63 ON THE BOARD. YOU POUND THIS OPPONENT PHYSICALLY. FRESHMEN GET ON THE BOARD AND SCORE AND IT’S BUILD, BUILD, BUILD. YOU CELEBRATE IT LIKE HECK TONIGHT AND THEN IT WILL ALL BE ABOUT THE GUYS UP IN SOUTH BEND NEXT WEEK. >> OHIO STATE HAS BEEN GOING NORTH IN
A MAJOR WAY IN THIS GAME TODAY. FIRST DOWN AND THAT WILL DO IT. SO THE BUCKEYES HAD A LOT OF QUESTIONS. THEY ANSWERED SOME OF THEM AND THEY DID IT WITH BIG PLAYS ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE. THEY STILL HAVE NOT LOST TO A NONPOWER FIVE TEAM IN THREE YEARS. >> I THOUGHT WE TOOK A STEP. TOOK A STEP IN DIFFERENT AREAS. WE’LL GET ON THE FILM AND FIGURE OUT WHERE WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN TERMS OF WHERE WE PLAYED. I THOUGHT WE FOOLED AROUND,
PLAYS WITH VIOLENCE. DEFENSE, THIS IS A TEAM THAT WILL SPREAD YOU OUT AND MAKE YOU WORK. WE RAN AROUND, TACKLED FOR SOME FUMB
