College football: Ohio State should focus on the small picture
So, who does a rematch favor? Is it the team that won the first time because those players can draw confidence from their earlier success or is it the team that lost because it is inspired by the pain of its earlier defeat? Will Ohio State’s 38-7 win over...
Ohio State football: Breakout year raises Okudah’s profile
COLUMBUS — On national signing day in February 2017, Urban Meyer called Ohio State’s football recruiting class for that year “exceptional.” That assessment has been proved to be absolutely correct with players in the 2017 class like Chase...
College football: Ohio State focused on rematch with Wisconsin
COLUMBUS — Ryan Day talked about “getting to the finish line” more than once when he previewed Ohio State’s match-up with Wisconsin in the Big Ten championship game Saturday night in Indianapolis. But the finish line he was referring to was...
College football: Ohio State streaks past Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The numbers keep growing, much to Ohio State’s delight and much to Michigan’s dismay. Ohio State’s 56-27 win over Michigan on Saturday was the Buckeyes’ eighth in a row in the Big Ten’s preeminent football...
Ohio State quarterback Fields has the amazement factor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A noted evaluator of quarterback talent once told Ohio State football coach Ryan Day to “mortgage the house” to get quarterback Justin Fields. Saturday, Fields owned the house. The Big House, that is. Ohio State’s sophomore...
Buckeyes stomp rival Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – It never gets old. It never gets too repetitive. Ohio State extended its winning streak over archrival Michigan to eight years in a row and 15 wins in the last 16 seasons with its 56-27 win against the Wolverines on Saturday. Justin Fields...
College football: Ohio State’s dominance of rivalry built by recruiting
Before Bo Schembechler’s first season as Michigan’s football coach in 1969, he posted a sign in the locker room that said, “Those who stay will be champions.” He knew what he was talking about. Michigan pulled off one of the biggest upsets in...
College football: Ohio State’s Olave needs no introduction this year
COLUMBUS — Former Ohio State football coach Earle Bruce preached that Michigan games defined a team or a player or a coach. Ohio State’s 62-39 win over Michigan last year didn’t define Chris Olave but it certainly was an extraordinary introduction...
College football: Ohio State passes test
COLUMBUS — With each blowout the question began to be asked more and more. How would Ohio State react to dealing with adversity? What would the Buckeyes do if they found themselves in a close game after winning 10 straight games by margins that ranged from 24...
College football: Fields’ running essential in Ohio State win
COLUMBUS — Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields running the ball was a major part of Ohio State’s game plan in its 28-17 win over Penn on Saturday. But the loudest cheer for a run by the sophomore quarterback might have come for a run that wasn’t one...
