Tag: football
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Ohio State – Penn State: Notes and Thoughts
Ohio State was doomed. After taking the ball with bad field position, they ran a 2nd down play out of the Wildcat formation where running back Jordan Hall took the snap, and went to hand off to senior running back Daniel Herron. The hand off was mishandled, the ball hit the ground, a Penn State…
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Penn State Scandal: the Biggest Sports Story Ever?
Last week, I was trying to think of where the Penn State scandal stacks up related to other major stories we have seen in the history of sports. After careful consideration, I think all other sports stories pale in comparison to what we have seen over the last week and a half. I can think…
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Ohio State – Purdue: Notes and Thoughts
I believed in him. Ohio State had struggled to move the ball with a passing game which was as bad as usual and a running game that was never able to get going. Despite all of that, late in the fourth quarter the Bucks took the ball in good field position, trailing by only six.…
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Ohio State – Wisconsin: notes and thoughts
Tension. The Buckeyes had played such a competitive first half until a muffed punt by junior Jordan Hall and an Ohio State penalty put OSU in poor field position. Suddenly, a half that looked like it was about to casually end with OSU running out the clock was given new meaning as Wisconsin used time…
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Ohio State – Illinois: Notes and Thoughts
It was unbelievable. For the whole game, the Ohio State offense had one play that was working: halfback lead draw. For the whole game, Illinois struggled to stop it. Earlier this season, when Ohio State completed a laughable four passes in a loss at Miami, I remember thinking, “Wow… Those are passing stats from the…
Josh Benner 