Akron Zips Vs Ohio State FULL GAME Aug 31,2024 | NCAA Men's College Football

meeting between the teams akan did win one back before the turn of that Century last meeting Ohio State won it 59 to7 tell you we've had a good ride together but coming back here together really feels it really does and seen a lot of old friends in the last three days Jaden Ballard's got it teed up Dante Jackson has it teed up Jaden Ballard back waiting for the buy so is this not the dynamic kickoff I still haven't figured that out no me neither there's a landing Zone down there we know that let's see if Ballard lets it land or gets a return and we're underway and it goes to Balor at about the four yd line and he found a little Avenue yeah at was off sides on the kickoff first and 10 from the 32 yd line for the Buckeyes the pitch trayon Henderson got a big opening right away picked up about nine on his first Carry as we take a look the Wayfair Trayvon picked up nine so second down and a yard three wide outs all go out with Tate the top man and they're going to throw it out wide receiver's green and the highly taled freshman drops his first one Jeremiah Smith in complete oh bet he hasn't dropped a pass since seventh grade what do you want to he hasn't dropped any in preseason I know that I know and it hit him in the hands and then the face mask and it brings up a third down to short there have been some yards on that one too yeah he was on his way I think probably what he was thinking he just forgot to take the ball along with him all right first look at that offensive line you know a year ago that's what the Buckeye fans wanted to see could we pick up these third and shorts and now we got whistles Flags Anderson wouldn't have gotten out of that carry y they're going to move back five yards and that'll change false start offense number four was never set in the formation 5yd penalty third down so the Freshman drops one and then yeah that's a that's a bit on the quarterback too you got to look to both sides of the formation make sure that everybody said doubt about it that wasn't Jeremiah Smith stood there stood there for a while then he put his hand down so a third down it's six now empty backfield now a chance for that award and right pass rush to get in there bring five Howard throws in and out of the hands of the intended receiver abuka broken up nicely yeah Paul Lewis came off the edge that was the hot receiver threw it to the right guy but the Buckeye offense makes about three mistakes on the first four plays Brian McCoy was right there to he actually got there early did he not that could have been a call of pass interference so it brings up a pting situation Maguire to kick ugly style made a good catch on that one too and they're going to have to let this one bounce and get out of the way it's going to roll dead around the 22 and a little scuffle at the end of the play so 58 seconds into the game and as Gary said about three Mistakes by the Buckeyes after a 41 yd punt coach Morehead his quarterback Ben Finley as we take a look at the Wayfair starting lineups and that is going to be now here in his third School running the show for the Zips of [Applause] akan off a play fake Finley's going to run with it nice run out around the 28 and uhoh absolutely this is on Davison Robinson and Finley still down I think it's Ono on isn't it number one yeah it was and bason yeah got him with his back yeah but he was sliding you got to give the quarterback when he starts to his slide no rethm like that after the play number number one 15 yd penalty the play is under for the review okay I don't think it's going to personally don't think it's going to be Target I don't either but I do agree with the penalty ever since Kenny picket made the fake slide and they call it nowadays down right The Defenders should know once they start the slide to slide Jean statar is with us as he is every game Jean we got an early one for you yeah we do Brad and I think what they're really looking at is when that quarterback as you has already said starts that slide by definition he does become defenseless then what they will look at now is is the contact in the head neck area as opposed with the crown of the helmet because he's a defenseless player if they deem that contact to be initiated to the head and neck then they will keep the targeting on and that's the shot we're looking at there the hit is the shoulder in the shoulder pad of Ohio State player into the shoulder area of the quarterback and not his head and neck that's what I'm sure they're looking at right now I almost thought he hit him with his back it were so far into the SL to me Genie scraped his head but he with you g we'll go ahead and get on a limb here on opening day and say that we think that's what it is I felt the same thing though Gary it looked to me like the initial force was a shoulder pad from the defender to the shoulder of the quarterback instead of the head and neck after reviewing the play there was no incid no contact to the runner's head and neck area therefore there is no foul for targeting however the late hit will still be in forced 15 yards from the end of the run with an auto automatic first down you know if anything like a scrape to the H should be so it gives a first down to the Zips was in the game yep second quarterback already the in we expected to see him but maybe not this early flares it out in the flat Simmons Jordan Simmons nice spin got out to the 47 maybe the 48 so Gary you were at practice the other day and you saw both these guys I did T is a very talented athlete he's still learning how to play quarterback transfer from Virginia Tech and as Joe Morehead said the competition was closer than I thought right throughout the spring and the fall we asked him that last night and he said yeah Taj pushed it to the Limit Ben won it for his leadership and they made him a captain but now the first series it's already taj's game to play at this point so what I'm thinking is perhaps the medical people are holding out R Finley excuse EXC me until they because it was a hitting that area make sure he's 100% if he's going to come back in there's a Wayfair lineup up front for the Zips that They Carried transferred from Michigan State the wide receivers now they face a third down at two a year ago they were 111th in the country in third down conversions they're obviously hoping to improve that starting today third down and two tight end goes under Center momentarily and now T just throws one out to the tight end n and Jake n's got a first down Joe Morehead crafted a really nice play right there and it is Finley's going to go in they have to be checked out I have no doubt about it now remember now akan is down to one quarterback that they really trained for this game how much do you run bulock he's their best running quarterback but he fees the only one you wonder if you want to let those Buckeye players tea off on your only quarterback so on the first series Ben is headed to the locker room Todd Bullock running the sh with a 12yd completion to his tight end in the first down and now he'll run it here yeah there we go with that theory well picked up three as we take a look at the Buckey defensively made sense as I started it though yeah that's true what a combo book in defensive ends Tu maloa and Sawyer Sunny Styles is playing the middle linebacker that would have been Cody Simon who's not playing today so he's wearing coach to player communication but they practiced that in case of a situation where one guy couldn't start in the other eye played High snap again and now bulock on the Run he's got a first down he's got more he buries his head yeah I thought Sawyer was going to get a hand on him and pull him down but that's the athleticism of Taj Bullock right there watch coming cleanly beats the tackle on the play but good athletic quarterback gets him the second secondary Denzel Burke was the guy that was on the end of that 12yd pickup remember is even though TD Bullock is inexperienced he gets the coach in his helmet all the way down to 15 seconds on the play clock so Joe Morhead with a lot of experience is able to help him out first down high snap this one too high Bullock's got to chase it down and cover it well that's the third High snap in a row it was now you don't blame him I'm not at all blaming him for falling on it cuz it looks easy up here but it was a pass play he could have thrown it away and saved the yardage on that play goes Che just shoots by him and I thought he could have easily thrown it cuz it was a pass play you know so now they had things 24 a loss of 14 remember Akon's playing with a new center in this game Tyler Williams is out they've had to switch around they move their guard over to Center this time he got it there clean but here comes the Russian there it goes to him Malo with his first sack of the season after seven a year ago and that's what Jim NOS challenged both Sawyer and two Mo can you win oneon-one I mean I can't scheme you all the time but can you get in there this time face D Shore and pretty easy All American and here he comes from the backside and set the Zips back to third down at 28 eight they're going the wrong direction after a couple first downs that snaps high again bulock screen pass out in the flat breaking tackles Bobby golden got some of that back and he got it to the 31 yd line and now it's decision time on whether they try a field goal they thought that maybe a 42 yd field goal would be the length the best length for their guy 42 and in so they're outside of that right now Caleb DS the transfer from Alabama the all SEC leading tackler in the SEC leading tackler for Bama missed that tackle might have got him in the zone to kick a field goal those extra four or five yards Garrison Smith's going to try one from 48 so the coach said 42 and in we're comfortable outside of that maybe not so much let's see if Garrison has something to say about it from 48 yds away yes he does have something to say about it the Zips Take the Lead now opening possession even though they lost their starting quarterback the number two let him down and they lost some yardage but that's a happy Coach right there a good way to start against the number two team in the country on the road they've made the mistakes and uh right now aan is going man we were worried but we can compete with these guys right so far and of course a big story akan losing their starting quarterback on this play mayanos coming in and it was not targeting but it was a personal foul and that led to the backup quarterback DOD Bullock coming in and leading them down on a 47 yd Drive 10 plays little over 5 minutes and they got a career-long field goal from Garrison Smith and the Buckey will get it for the second time Jaden Ballard Waits on Dante Jackson's kick this one off the side of his foot this might make the sideline nope he caught it on the Fly and it'll bring it out to 25 Ohio State let's take a look at their offense we haven't had a chance we've had a lot of things going on here offensively the two joshes on the edges frier and Simmons and Seth mclaughin the transfer center from Alabama quarterback wide receivers I should say and running backs auka the leader of the group Jeremiah Smith the freshman's already made a drop and a penalty and they open up in a two- tight end set of C American Scott so here's their second offensive possession and now quinan Judkins the transfer from Old Miss in the back field with Will Howard first down at the 25 quinan on the play fake and the throw is incomplete dropped again could have been caught that was Carell Tate the defense for the Zips we talked about Gary Tu about their front four defensively got an all ma player and CJ nley Brian McCoy in the second level at linebacker their two-time captain and leading tackler Daran Lewis the leader the veteran of their secondary second down and 10 Howard looks across the middle and it's broken up again incomplete intended for junkins and the defensive staff of akan led by their defensive coordinator that's Tim tisar right there came from Oregon States so he's familiar with the Chip Kelly offense at UCLA also was the off defensive coordinator at Purdue back when Urban Meyer was running this Ohio State deal he's liking what his team has done here in the first yeah they're pretty and a minutes that front six they they're pretty tough third down and 10 for the Bucky Howard has time fires a strike and that one is caught by Jeremiah Smith his first reception and that draws Applause from the crowd knowing that he is the number one recruit a year ago you know after for pro you go to the button hook here yeah that's right Ohio State been running a button hook here since 1940 even Woody ran that yeah jip Chip Kelly with his new fangled offense and everybody that's ever watched a game here that's with age has gone I've seen that play before we told you that last time these two teams met Ohio State won 159 to7 but akan actually had the lead seven to nothing so they had the lead here too 3 nothing first first down for the buck guys dunkins and only got about a yard nice job getting over there defensively as Bruno do made the stop yeah you do a good job here you crease sideways you create a little bit of nowhere to cut back see nowhere to cut back Seth mclin does a good job on him but he pushes him far enough that he has nowhere to go good job by the nose tackle second down and 10 from the 37 Howard rolls to throw and a strike nice throw complete Uka with his first catch I'll tell you will Howard has been on target for all of his passes so far pick up a 19 this time you know the question was we know will Howard can run he can run the quarterback keep can he feed the ball to these wide receivers yes he can and a Mecca got open good enough that he put it right on him he's put them all on him so far hasn't he I like the way they're throwing it too they're not just not sitting them in the pocket they're making this akan team defend the edges with the quarterback as well their first play in akan territory and junkins got about a hard yard and a half yeah I think it was 54 Murphy again that made the good play inside he won Murphy winning those one-on ones one of the things that Joe Mo had talked to his players about is listen if you're interested in playing in the NFL putting some tape on against Ohio State wouldn't be a bad tape to show what you can do so far past the Midway point of the first quarter and the Zips in front second down and nine for the Buckeyes number 43 and now is a keeper by Howard with a lead block of dutkins and he falls near a first down this was more of a Kansas State type of play it is and I kind of also think back to when Ohio state had that running game going a little bit with JT Barrett okay I don't think he's in the Justin field speed or the Braxton Miller speed I know he's got that long speed those guys were quicker but I think back to that JT Barrett offense when that quarterback kept the defense just off balance enough to make that running game tough to stop and we've got a timeout as Brian McCoy a little bit shaken up we'll take a break check on Brian when we come back 541 to go first quarter akan on top Brian day and Chip Kelly they go back a long ways I mean a long ways they've worked together for years chip was Ryan day's offensive coordinator of the University of New Hampshire as we take a look at do project smarter presented by the Home Depot and you built since 20088 third down and one as a quarterback keeper that was going to be close that was the uh Philadelphia Eagles quarterback sneak right there wasn't it yeah let's take a look right down the line at least whether or not he's going to come back in the lineup we'll have to wait and see the next time they get a ball I would think that that's good news if you have a chance yeah otherwise you'd probably be in the locker room you wouldn't have your helmet I don't think either that's true first down Howard fires complete nice pitch and catch to Carell Tate as we get out of Jenny what we saw in that opening Series if starting quarterback Ben Finley went down it looked like he sustained an upper left shoulder injury he headed into the locker room after spending 2 minutes in the injury tent back out on the bench right now I'm told he is good to go guys and just so you know he grabbed his helmet before he even went into the locker room took it with him smart guy yeah very smart guy second down at four and quinch Judkins Bo nice pen solid defense solid def that was CJ Nunley again it was he's a Difference Maker CJ Nunley number 19 for akan playing that edge tough the block rangy and right here watch him bury himself in there beat the block gets in holds him off holds off Josh fire just enough you peek around and when the ball carries there throw him away and make the tackle really nice play third down and four Buckey just inside the Zips 29 yd line empty backfield Howard side steps the first man now throws on the run and throws a strike again this time Jeremiah Smith has a first down at the 20 so Buckeye fans are worried about that pass protection this time Josh frier is matched up again against none 42 I wonder if that wasn't a mistake by Ohio State's protection Buckey's right at the 20 yd line going to the end zone and out of bounds a abuka nice play over there by Delante golden Nelson to stay with him and kind of hip check him out of bounds yep got to get something in bounds first does his hand come down boy yeah they might look at this it I thought his right hand came down that's the fans are seeing that and that's what it looks like right there before anything else maybe his old his whole forearm might have come down wonder what jean thinks the ruling on the field on the previous play was that the runner came down out of bounds therefore the pass was incomplete that ruling is under further review he might have got his whole forearm down Jean what do you think just his hand that wouldn't count it needed to be a body part more than his hand yes Gary just like if he were running and he used that hand to keep himself off the ground right correct so yeah that would keep him up but as we watch this great angle here and see now does that wrist roll into the bottom of his forearm and in my opinion I think it is it's really really tight Tim OD day under the cover there a yard touchdown I feel like it's ear the season of one for one I got a streak going oh boy it is really early for you to say that you got a long way to go man after reviewing the play when the ball carrier came down the ball moved and did not maintain possession therefore the call of incomplete stands as called okay we got to look one more look at I didn't see that either I thought he had it the whole time maybe we were zeroing in too much on his arm I don't want to get a letter from Rosemont 13th play of the drive at any rate second down to 10 I mumbl with that so nobody would hear it I know I heard you quincha junkins carrying the pack with him for about four Dar and Le will bring him down I tell you quinan has seen nothing there's no space when he's carried the ball at [Music] all so at the three minute Mark if you would have told Joe Morehead you're going to have the lead but three minutes to go in the first quarter he said take it right now that could change momentarily we'll see only 24 rushing yards so far for the Buckeyes third down at six six-man Rush will Howard to the corner Smith got it touchdown his first and the first of the season for Ohio [Music] [Applause] State I tell you will Howard is on fire and he has not had a bad throw all game this is decent coverage by Joey Hunter almost a back shoulder throw I mean that's one of those if he comes to the bench and the aan coaches Go I mean you're kind of playing against a future Pro don't be so hard on yourself well so number Four's got his first touchdown catch as a buckeye of what will be many I'm sure Brian Harline the receivers coach giving a big hug over there and after dropping one in the first series and then a penalty on the first series yeah he made up for it he did and that was a pretty throw too by Will Howard he hasn't had a bad throw all game 16 yd touchdown toss and Jaden Fielding in for the point after [Applause] and extra point up and good when we see it okay right keep it secret I know that's a great tease Fielding set to kick off Bobby golden we just see it they need number 10 to do it okay Jordan Castleberry waiting on the kickoff and they'll let that one go out of the back of the end zone bring it out to the 25 5 yd line their first drive so that's where we are and Ben Finley's back on the field and so is number 12 so this is what you were going to say to have both quarterbacks on the field that's the little Winkle they got now there they fake it to Bullock and they throw it out in the flat to Kellum and Kell him some positive yardage really uh want to thank akan for letting me come in there on Wednesday a big work a yard to go from the 34 yd line Finley in the shotgun quick throw on the flat it's to TJ uh to bulock Taj Bullock was a nice catch cuz that was a pretty good chck there that he kind of put some mustard he did that's one of those you know that one if you don't throw that completely accurately there's no time for the receiver first down again so akan moving the ball on Ohio State bonded defense and remember the last Drive had that bad snap that really was the one that got him behind the chains too tight punch and now bulock reverses field to throw see and you got two quarterbacks playing pretty good together here Charles Kellum on the receiving end of that one we've seen three three plays of the package right we how many plays in the package do they have four than [Laughter] three look at this little bootle off the hand back here on this snap timee of possession virtually even Ohio state 17 plays this will be the 13th for akan Here Comes The Blitz picked up and then not picked up yeah that was CJ Hicks that time they had him momentarily but CJ blasted through it and he gets to the quarterback blacko Cody Simon could not play number 30 usually zero this year he's not playing CJ Hicks and sunny styles are the two quarter linebackers and this time can't go low you can't go low like that you you they'll run right by you Kell did and dicks ran right over the top of it that's a had Old Coach that's called a shoe duster that a you're not going to get away with that one loss of [Music] eight good linebacker will just push his hands down and take you away and you are done it's a long conversion here third down at 15 from their own 34 Finley plants his foot throws it out and that one's too far in front of Kellum incomplete and they will have to putt it away yeah that time kinata Jackson and Mitchell Melton number 17 and 97 the number two defensive ends were in there applying the pressure you know you got the clock all week and actually they got Sawyer inside at the defensive tackle spot so that's kind of their hybrid rush in long distance but as a quarterback coming into this game you know all week had been get it out of your hand get it out of your hand if we get third and long let's not have a disaster their first incomplete pass forces a punt with 14 seconds to go Avery book and he'll kick it with the left foot and this one goes out of bounds way up at the let's wait and see uh 41 yd line not a good kick he slipped a little bit yeah maybe he should have used his right cuz that wasn't Mo pretty was it uh 25 just the folks in between Quarters off the field so that we can finish the quarter next just looking at the stats Tran Henderson only has one carry so far wouldn't be surprised they don't try to feed him the ball a little bit here as Gary said will Howard has been hot five out of his last six here is trayon Henderson and there goes trayon Henderson a first down run pick up about 15 before Darien Lewis knocked him out of bound this is just smart play calling you got a long season going you've got a lot of good football players that could be Stars you've got to continue to spread the ball and feed your stars 13 yd pickup for trayon Henderson ends the quarter yeah they him healthy and able to play so that was good Taj did a great uh job during the week preparing for the two QB stuff in addition to the backup back roll uh we've been fortunate to uh you know move the ball a little bit can't have snaps over the head can't blow assignments got to protect a little bit better uh and the defense is fighting her tails off so uh just like we said before the game we just keep you know one play at a time and move on to the next one control what you can control thank you coach yes man thank you J fight control mechuka on that 16 yd pass pick up from will Howard yeah that was one of those rpos from Chip Kelly almost invented the offense got it out there if you're going to play one-on-one and play off t yards why not give it to him first down at the zip 30 plenty of time for Howard this time his line holds up now he's got to scramble backward he's just going to get rid of this thing he'll bring up second down and 10 Joey Hunter was putting some heat on him had early time though plenty of time it's just a nice coverage by the Zips yeah this offensive line has been hearing about their lack of chance ship Championship material since the Missouri bowl game they added Seth mclin did a nice job in the middle number 656 they've inserted tagra shab try that shaba at Right Guard won that spot yeah 325 lbs good job on that one plenty of time good coverage straight ahead on the Run trayon picks up about three as we take a look at the first quarter numbers you know it's going to come a time when number 32 is going to get to the second level and then it's going to be goodbye but here it looks like a passing situation for will Howard nope it's going to be Henderson and he didn't break anything got about two tackling machine Ryan McCoy number 40 good to see him back in there sh up earlier so quick veteran player has seen a lot of football he just attacked that he was in the back field I wonder with that run play right there if they were thinking about going for it on fourth down they didn't gain a lot though well right now they got the offense out there at the 25 yd line on a fourth down and five could be an opportunity to try to draw akan off sides I'll tell you McCoy went out looked like he was hurt on the floor well he's been shaken up a couple of times just he keeps rocking guys making tackles fourth and five and they are going to go for it Howard throws wide side nice hit incomplete tried to nice play by Aman Greenwood yes tried to do a little rub on the play to get it outside mechuka but the tackle came I'll tell you what even if it would not have coughed it up no pick and even if it wouldn't have it would not have been for a first down and am meca's going to feel that for a while too this a great hit great timing on the hit and the Zips are going to take over on Downs hate those plays where your old play is determined by whether you forced to Fourth Down stop and take over the 25 yd line Finley on the give going to be a loss of a couple on the carry by Jordan [Applause] [Music] Simmons Ransom came up from the secondary to make the hit so it's second down and 12 both quarterbacks have played both quarterbacks are in there right now hasn't been a lot of wide receiver action today on the passing game so far there's Taj Bullock there's been Finley only a couple of yards apart and now he's trying to move Taj behind him pumps it to him and now fires sidearm and throws a strike and it's intercepted picked off by Denzel Burke Oh I thought the receiver had it and Burke just snatched it away from it I mean it was a good throw it was a quick throw it was thrown very sharply Adrien Norton number 15 breaks out yeah stole it from him he took it out of his hands yep I want I don't even know if that's an interception did he have possession and then is that no no he didn't he dropped the ball that's how he got it that's a steal not an interception I think it is an interception though cuz he never that was one of the things that Ohio State wanted to do a better job more turnovers turnovers they were bad last year forced turnovers I don't think on that play that Norton even had it so I think Burke is going to get an INT all big 10 performer making his 36th start and making an impact as that gives it back to the Buckeyes at the acuron 33 yd line trayon Henderson broke one tackle broke a second picks up 11 and another Buckeye first down yeah that that that looks like how Archie Griffin used to run you think you got him his feet used to shift so quick you go for his legs they're not there anymore watch this one guy's got a shot boom he's gone pick up of 11 now Howard thrown out trying to get to andon nice job defensively by Greenwood again yeah another kind of a pick play that didn't work that time Jeremiah Smith was trying to prick that time and it didn't work again Watch number four come inside for inis didn't happen and you beat the pick no play so a second down and 10 quinon Judkins now comes in at the tail back spot number one let's see if they bring pressure nope Howard Stands Tall down the middle just over the outstretched arms of intended receiver will Wills casmar the tight end yeah I I was wondered if there was on that one defensive coordinator tiar blitzed last time this he played man-to-man coverage pretty good matchup get your safety on a tight end had to be a perfect throw it was not I think it will would have let that one go just a half second sooner it's a completion you know I do but I still thought it was pretty good coverage oh it was definitely three wide outs to the right Judkins will flop over to the right of will Howard he rolls that way wanted to throw that way now comes back and fires to the end zone and out bounds well that's when you have a big quarterback Chief Kelly said you know he's got a little bit you know of a Ben rothberger Field big body hard to pull down with one hand this time two guys have a shot at him one two neither one of them is able to get him throws it away get the field goal try last time when they had a fourth down they decided to go for it not this time they'll try a 40 yard field goal Jaden Fielding was good last year 16 out of 20 another win for that akan defense No Doubt right was that that the fourth possession they've got three stops just one touchdown that's good defense so Fielding from 40 and he's got it so Ohio state has to settle for three and they only lead by seven on Thursday Columbus Blue Jacket star Johnny G and his brother Matthew were tragically killed in a bicycle accident in New Jersey earlier today a 100,000 fans here at Ohio stadium took part in a moment of silence to honor their memories guys the local community showing their love and support as well creating a memorial outside the team Arena can you have a more tragic story than Johnny hocky and his brother losing their lives on the eve of their sister's wedding cannot believe it I mean well to their families we send from CBS our condolences AB terrible terrible story Bobby Golden's going to let this go into the end zone Zips will come out to the 25 yd line with another offensive possession earlier in the week you and I were talking and I said okay what's akan got to do they're you know a big time Underdog against the number two team in the country you came up with this cool analogy and you shared it with Coach Morehead last night give it to us and he he kind of liked it he did I think he was going to use it with the team I think coach instead of looking at as one game and trying to beat you know this Ohio State team why don't we just wash away each quarter like a set in tennis you know if you get beat 6-1 in the first set set it away let's start over you're basically going to play four games against Ohio State can you win one out of the four hey 103 with 1123 to go in a half specifically on this drive though the defense has been out there a lot plays are starting to mount up against the defense I know you want to score just as important that defense needs a rest a couple two or three first downs for akan right now will really help in this football game we saw a little more two quarterback twist there on an option from Finley to bulock does feel like Ohio State are finding their sea legs here doesn't it on defense a little bit better than they were earlier for sure toy moolo is the guy that made the stop on Bullock no gain on that play So second down and 10 [Applause] Finley in the gun here comes a blitz they're trying to run through it and they will not be able to only about a yard gain as the Ohio State Defense closes in on that in 1894 btel College later became acuron they beat Ohio State 12 to6 back to the turn of the 19th century Beck's headcut and Arie will be with us later in the game third down and eight still trying to get something to their wide receivers or maybe their tight end Jake nle who just was in motion and set up on the left side Finley has to step away from pressure and can't get away from it and down he goes and this one's going to be Caleb DS up on the left side Finley has to step away from pressure and can't get away for bitt and down he goes and this one's going to be Caleb DS it is but jt2 MO is actually the one that put the pressure in forced Finley to move up 19 had to go back 10 yds to get ahead of steam going forward and probably got about a sixy return I'm telling you inis made a great play on that one that boom he's on the 15 early then will Howard got super hot including his 16-yard touchdown pass and now he's missed his last four and this is quinan junkins out to the 30 yd line Akon's defense have been good today Gary they really have I mean let's give them a lot of credit they were away from blocks a good start for them in this game's got a first down on a quick throw and catch here's some more of that defense led by Brian McCoy and company and they have made it tough on the buck guys yep got inside that pick pass two pick passes kind of did not work it is not I don't think bad throws I don't I haven't seen really a bad throw from will Howard all game had a couple of drops in there and a couple away you know couple batted down first down here at the 41 quinan big opening off the left side and junkins goes for 12 or 13 before Paul Lewis brings him down you're seeing what the Southeastern Conference off for two years getting into space quick feet great power quinan 2700 plus yards and 31 touchdowns in those two years at Old Miss before the trans field for a defensive injury and we got a guy down and that is Nathan Kango a defensive tackle Kango is one of those four inside guys they're counting on Kango senior 285 pounder and going to head to the sideline at least for a snap or two coach Morehead there to check out it coming on the left side right here he's going to kind of got rolled up on a little bit maybe so he'll sit out Buckey's back in akan territory at the 47 yd line toss sweep junkins buries his head and got a couple out of that looked like he could have actually lost yardage but stayed with it Damon David made the tackle watch over here it's going to be the quick toss Jos Simmons the left tackle is going to try to get out there rushing yards for the Buckeyes minus rushing yardage for akan so far in this first half they're going to keep it on the ground this time they go wide Trion Henderson brought himself down planted that foot and you saw a little bit of the rubber come up from the turf our old friend Seth mclin transfer watch that center right here he's going to get a pull out from this side watch his athleticism comes out gets around the [Music] corner second and three quick throw auko get a flag down as he's got the first down still going inside the 30 but let's see what the penalty marker is about I think it was because they snapped it while we were doing a replay I think that should be a penalty that's 5 yards I'm pretty sure exactly illegal formation more than four in the back field offense 5yd penalty from the previous spot still third down yeah let's go back we're going to now get time right take a look at the finish of that play by Seth mclin one of the four key transfers playing Center comes around the corner uh pretty good yeah just kind of push that's enough that's enough that's plenty when you got trayon Henderson I always feel like like Jason Kel's watching me you know make the podcast like you don't know anything about they need to have you on that show exactly Cleveland Heights this is the area third down and eight Blitz coming on Howard has time delivers a strike and that one's to Tate and Carell Tate's got a first down miss this is how you pick up the blitz okay watch trayon Henderson okay watch number 3 remember the low block before uhhuh watch this oh that's not a low block no that's how you pick up the Blitz and he even excited himself after reaction hit that guy I'm going to tell you every NFL team will see that play and go he can do that too 16 yd pickup will Howard looking for more now he's going to deal it with his legs Howard will Howard down to the 10 yd line should be first and goal this guy's going to be dangerous this will Howard is going to be dangerous telling you 240 lbs you know I I honestly felt I know the great success Ohio state has had but I kind of felt like in the last couple years and understand good quarterback play you go with it but and great receivers but I really thought they missed that quarterback run part of the game a little bit and boy does he bring it back 19 yd pickup it is first and goal right at the 10 yd line you talked about Ben rothberger I saw Josh Allen right there Absolutely I'll go with that one's the give trayon got about a yard out of it Ben is going Ben Ben goes I I only made like 181 19 million Jos at 50 million I could have done that for 50 milli absolutely we're under 5 minutes in the quarter Ohio State just a touchdown lead but looking for more right here just remember you know Ben rothberger was a Mac quarterback obviously akan in the Mac second and goal at the nine three wide outs to the left the play fake the throw on the slant is a strike to Jeremiah Smith touchdown Ohio State can't do anything about that aan zips n called to a strike nothing more needs to be said watch it coming from the top of the screen bit of traffic too and watch this [Music] throw man he almost stuck it in his face now he might have dropped his first pass he hasn't dropped the two touchdowns number one receiver recruit in the country you can kind of see why I think so extra point is up and good he's got that size that feel of a Julio Jones type Aiden feeling set to kick away see if akan can get anything in the final 4 and a half minutes of this quarter just to add to their three points well let's take another look at the touchdown yeah get a feel for how good that throw was this time comes right off the edge of number four illegal numbering there were two players numbered 22 on the kicking team that 5y penalty be added to the end of the kick first down there's the penalty well I'd penalize him 40 yards I Can't Stand double numbers it's just me I went I only got five yards for a replay you want 40 yeah yeah I do there's the possessions akan got a field goal on their first possession and they're going in the wrong direction right now since then well you know I mean they are facing what some people think is the most talented defense in the college football it is possible if the players that are eligible to turn pro 10 of the 11 players could turn pro on defense and be drafted only Caleb DS is not eligible that's only cuz he he's a sophomore exactly there's one of them Jack Sawyer he's a load on the Left End L mooa likewise on the other [Applause] end sidearm throw complete broken tackle and finally they get something to the wide receiver that's Bobby golden first down Zips you know after you intercept the pass then zel buros I'm going for another one he thought he could beat the ball there misjudged it by a half an inch and does gets the spin-off for the big play they had 36 yards in total offense before that play which picked up 19 I will have to say akan has not really slowed the game down I thought they would I thought they'd be snapping it a little bit slower in this clock to give that defense a little bit more rest Joe told us yesterday we're going to RP all off the bus hasn't been necessarily the case either although Here Comes one and that's going to be the Run option part as Finley gets about four and we're under four minutes to play what defense we talked about it Ty Williams Ty hamilt Sawyer got the pressure off the edge and then stayed with it enough to be part of the tackle Sawyer was a high school quarterback has put on 35 PBS to play defensive man Bley quick throw and that's a one hopper [Applause] incomplete egos was in coverage on by Bobby golden it's third down at five now remember the Zips get the ball to start the third quarter yeah they would love to get this thing down past the two-minute timeout which is coming up in a minute 25 seconds and I'm sure college football fans you probably watched 15 games already you know about the two-minute timeout that is new this year right now the Zips are thinking about getting a first down here's Sunny Styles got his nose in there safety linebacker today right in this area great Blitzer Finley has to throw quick as there was pressure coming and he got the five yards he got six to Jordan Simmons well you could see why in this college football Ben Finley was recruited he's kind of gone cross country twice yeah you I grew up in what Arizona went all the way East to North Carolina State went all the way back to Cal and now he's in the middle of the country and it taking a hit too his brother of course was an played in the NFL for a time then was 3 years at NC State just one at cow and if you missed it he was shaken up in the opening drive of the ball game went to the locker room first the tent then the locker room came back coach Morehead said they deemed him ready to go and he's looked pretty good right here no cobweb so far and this is a knb shoulder throw it didn't get there I kind of like the call though you know they've been knocking down a lot of those curls and quick passes kind of when I believe it was a hitch and go yeah hitch and go great defense that time by Davis andos Jack was bringing the heat again Watch number 33 number 51 he's kind of owning them isn't he he looks like our new NFL today guy to me looks like JJ Watts yeah well that's a good he'd love that comparison yeah I suppose 130 he he'd take TJ Watts yeah either either watt any of the [Applause] Watts that's complete little bit of an opening for Simmons short of the first down by a couple and the clock stops at 2 minutes at the end of the second and fourth quarters the [Applause] ball so we might have one more play here third down at two fans trying to get their defense to make a stop both quarterbacks in again doaj Bullock Ben Finley in the gun bulock over here on the near side and now in motion little stop and gets under Center and did we get to the two-minute Mark I think Joe uh Morhead called timeout akan their first of the half please reset the game clock to 2 minutes 2 seconds he did he was playing the game clock remember Joe Morhead has you know the experience as a play caller he knews I think he knows what he was doing he's smiling at himself anyway I don't know he might be second guessing himself right now tell you the truth well he's going to be able to talk things over about a third and two can't take all those timeouts with you that's what Dean Smith did for all those years at North Carolina he kept pocketing those things you you can only use them each [Music] game Tuesday night 9 Eastern go beyond the grid iron with CBS Sports Network as our crew of experts bring you highlights and insights on inside college football Brad nestler Gary Danielson Jenny Dell Jean stator at the Horseshoe a muggy day in Columbus Ohio where the Buckeyes lead 17-3 202 Taj bulock gets under Center they go with the play they were going to run and I don't know I think he got it I know either it's close it was one of those fake plays one of those Tom Brady plays he was turning around Ben Ben Finley was looking at the bench like what do I do what do I do and then they ran the sneak watch quarterback Finley Finley's going what do I do I'll just tie is under Center let him do it so we're at the two-minute timeout the question is whether he got the first down or not we'll have plenty of time to talk about it and measure it I guess cuz that's where we are they Ohio state has plenty of time to put another touchdown on the board no doubt so they were almost a half yard short yeah are they going to go shotgun here they are or so far [Applause] [Music] both quarterbacks are out there you see Taj Bullock to the left of your screen there number 12 but it's been Finley in the shotgun on Fourth and inches and now they shift receivers around send Bobby golden in motion and Taj bulock they're going to try this again this time they're going to try an option no he's going to keep it but he got it needed about a half yard and got about a yard and a half they got a nice little package don't they with both quarterbacks in the game they just about everything he just can as an offensive coordinator and Joe B down and a possibility of adding points they get a little more they already got a field goal of 48 yards well they have not been able to run the ball all day I mean they're negative yardage running the ball including sacks Finley has to run for his life again throws on the run and nice throw but it's incomplete I think hand he did I think he got his hand on it NES he laid out it just at the end I think this thing could have been completed it was Poke that was there but he was sliding out of bounds yeah he might have been out of bounds but that's still a nice play you know Finley's got some good Quicks and he needs them 10th play of the drive trying to at least get in field goal range they're about 12 yds away from that right now judging by their previous field goal in the first quarter play clock down to five here comes a blitz Finley gets rid of it in a hurry got it out complete and Israel poke GS second throws over the top of his tight end Jake n and now it's Fourth and five from right there I think Tu m m took that play away defensive end dropped right into the throwing pass that time and I think that's what took it away left side right here see if he doesn't just give away yes he undercut the receiver nice call by Jim nolles defensive coordinator for Ohio State and now a huge play here for the Zips and the Ohio State Defense it would have been 52 yard field goal attempt I I think they're going to try to draw him off sides here and then punt the ball here they go Finley has to roll to his left it's going to be a tough throw and he goes out at the line of scrimmage and he is holding his ribs or his shoulder that left shoulder left side of the I tell you you had the tight end wide open for a touchdown came off it a little bit quick been scrambled all day but watch right here watch him wide open look at so he's been tough to hang in there but now will Howard's got a chance deep out is too high incomplete intended for Jeremiah Smith [Applause] [Music] we'll have to wait and see in the third quarter if it's a two quarterback system still for those guys 58 seconds Ohio State's got all their timeouts they've got Trayvon Henderson in the backfield and full compliment of receivers in including the tight end G Scott throw wide side complete Jeremiah Smith comes out of bounds and stops things with 55 seconds this is where the veteran experience of will Howard is being counted on coming in remember Kyle McCord last year played first year playing was in a lot of big games will Howard has played I think he had 28 starts in Kansas State at the 38 yd line third down and seven got bua and Smith both to his left he wanted to go that way Blitz coming and he sidearms it to trayon Henderson better get on the ball it might be a fumble and Henderson does right now akan should take a timeout they're going to punt and they're letting the clock go I agree with you little second so for sure yeah he was I think he thought it was a pass you know give him the benefit of Doubt right but they had to have lost about 8 seconds there so we got 37 seconds a punt coming up fourth down at 17 it was a weird looking play because of the angle Howard threw it from rush off the edge that time really changed the play force will Howard out and obviously it was a lateral yep he was across he was across about the 31 and the ball landed right about at the 29 and A2 yeah Ohio State very fortunate to come up with this ball yeah trayon Henderson hung with it yep so now it's Joe Maguire to putt and Noel roach is back deep yeah if they've got a block I'd be going for it a big shift for Ohio State to that right side for him to kick it that way fair catch called for by roach at the 21 yd line so they've got one timeout after a 51 yd punt at a half minute to go and out for all the agony shows on his face yeah I I wonder if this is worth it right here this got to be a screen or a [Music] draw Ohio state has three timeouts so you got to get it oh wow and a throw out in the flat pick up of about two for Jarvis rush and that might do it and they're just hoping Ohio State and Ryan day doesn't call time out Jo Morehead takes the headset off I think you Ohio state has shown some things especially in will Howard but I will say this akan has to love where they are they came to play man you bet they have to be proud if you're an Aur fan you have happy bot is not really able to run the ball when you got two All-American type tailbacks so far anyway as we start with Ben Finley running a quarterback draw I don't think that's my first choice but that's Joe morehead's First Choice guy that's banged up and he takes off might be wrong but I think it was just a pass called nobody was open and he had to run he took a shot from Ransom at the end of it and right in the shoulder been one of the major coaching points for Ohio State as Ransom tried to punch the ball over that's the one area that the Ohio State Defense has circled they need more turnovers remember Finley's left shoulder was the initial problem and he took he just took a right cross from Ransom on that one sidearm throw he got hit got it out the Bullock that's that run pass stuff that isn't so fun sometimes no not when you're getting drilled by Design nobody blocks Sawyer so you got to get rid of this and you got to get rid of it okay two plays in Ransom and then Sawyer I don't like the feel of Finley that's the offense Joe Moran runs the RPO offense that's how quick you have to be and that's how much you get hit he's gotten decked twice once on a run once on a sidearm pass attempt they're down at six Ohio State almost jumped offs side here comes the heat again he took another shot and a flag down the completion let's see and Ben Finley's picking himself off the turf again that's three for three this is a tough dude right here let's see what the flag is I mean this time Sawyer hit him with that shoulder he was running top speed when he hit him Tim OD day as our referee oh oh man oh man offside Defense number 44 was in the neutral zone at the snap 5yd penalty third down watch him top of the screen watch him jump just before and doesn't get back thought they had that motion to Moo out and and and then Sawyer says okay whether it's offside or not I'm going to take I'll take it shot number 51 dcoin Thomas having a rough start here the captain one of the captains of the defense Jack Sawyer he is bringing the wood to the quarterback every time he gets a chance I didn't think it was a first down was it no it wasn't third yeah they moved the the chains moved down they had to bring them back so they'll reset those they're down at six NS they're down at one after the penalty yeah this is the fourth play though and he's gotten hit on every play every play and that's where he was short of the first out perfect look from our sideline Camp empty backfield except Bullock was going to join the back field and now we got whistles in motion on akan apparently we're going to go right back to where we were third down is six if I had something to say I might try to guess but I have no idea what's going on the previous play is under further review for the spot of the ball all right we can show them show them our replay but it's a 5 yard penalty they just have to go mark five yards off from the last they're not taking the completion okay so it's a yard shy Jean what are we looking at here well you know I'm going to take an educated guess and think that they may have thought that there was forward progress there and he was driven by backward clearly see that the receiver after yeah after he possesses this nle he takes himself back behind the line to gain before the defender engages with him so he doesn't get that extra yardage where the reception was initially made because he wasn't driven back from that point is what I'm assuming they're doing with the guys right okay yeah he just barely touches him he's already past the 35 yard [Music] line this is new if he could have possibly gone just straight out of bounds but he was getting helped out of bounds here's a call after reviewing the play the ruling on the field stands it is third down Aon right so they take the penalty if it would have been a completion they would have taken the play past the past the first down yes now it's third down and one where we saw him go out of [Music] bounds after the penalty I think Finley's going it's not me running the quarterback sneak I hope not yeah I think everything hurts right now on him Bullock is out there as well no he's not Bullock went back out he was on the field for a moment Jordan Simmons in the back field now we got some confusion again a is called their first time out of the half and a whole not of nothing going on but maybe something will happen after this timeout akan takes their first of the second half there's no ises there our eyes might be telling us something different though guys okay third down in a yard and I don't think so going to be fourth down and a half yard Jordan Simmons trying to fight his way to the first down mark an interesting call for Joe Morhead [Music] at your own 35 you're playing the number two team in the country got down at about a foot I think it'd be a bad message to your team that has a bunch of games left to say we're going to punt [Music] it four with the inches still surprised that t Bullock is not in the game now he was a couple of plays ago he is in there now in the slot on the left side unless he becomes in motion he's not going to be much a part of this play unless they just lob one to him Simmons this time he got it so they needed inches they got about a yard yeah I thought I thought this was a reasonable call a message to your team is these guys are good let's see if we can pick it up yep Caleb DS was in there to make the play sniffing around but just a half a second L fresh set of downs for the Zips trailing by two touchdowns [Applause] even though they have the microphones in the helmet for the quarterback the rest of the team is still looking over for the play everybody still for the most part using signals even with that addition this year and that's not going to work that loses a yard or so take a look at our game Trends so much yeah I think uh Joe Joe not an issue to Jen he might be a bit off I think so too I've been saying that for quarter since the first series actually and that means Taj Bullock number 12 down to his play much like the first series the swing pass out in the flat nice game by Jordan Simmons out to the 40 yeah he on that keeper on third down he got hit again and he goes I got nothing coach right now I mean tough is tough but I I can't feel the right side of my body [Music] right third down at six Taj bullick looking at the side line for the call three wide receivers here to the near side all his throws so far have been short this one's going to be a keeper and he's close he might have it first down at a time every time you make a first down you take another three minutes off the clock inside Ty Williams that time just dusted his block and was there but you know little too much quickness for him on that play bulock showed so Todd's doing it with his legs and his arm to a certain extent on that first quarter drive there has not been a lot of wide receiver action for the Zips [Applause] today this time Simons trying to take it wide and that's going nowhere Ty Williams again number 91 of those tandems inside he and Tai Hamilton number 15 on the other [Applause] end hook with that left foot got a pretty good punt this time inis at the five first guy missed Enis on the putt return all the way out to about the 38 yd line good looking return Charles Kellum brought him down or he might have been Off to the Races Brandon inis from Hollywood Florida five-star player letter it as a true freshman you get the feeling when you're at Ohio State you're a receiver anytime you have a chance to get the ball you take your chances he got it on a 52 yd Punt and took it 36 yds the other [Music] way again Daredevil goes back makes the play he's trying to show it but he looked on halfing I wonder if I think it's all coming back I think so and that's why he slapped his sides of his helmet his hands this close to Ohio State this is only a warning there is no yardage foul we'll say this though nesson might not have counted but the coach has noticed it and he'll get another chance to get the ball so the warning was to P any play I wanted I was in there I couldn't make that out they also got hand signals for I can't hear or I got nothing here goes dunkins for the first time with a nice run pick up of about 12 or 13 for good shot and I think if you're going forward what would Chip Kelly like to accomplish in the second half I think it's run the ball better than they did in the first half one of the problems for the Ohio State offense a year ago they only rushed the ball for 139 yds a game was their average they like about 50 more than that probably at least Howard airing it out got a man Smith has got it inside the five Jeremiah Smith making a name for himself in his first appearance he wanted most and qu John junkins I think got it across the line didn't he not they said touchdown touchdown Ohio [Applause] [Music] State Chip's going I like to play before that but I'll take that two yard touchdown run first year since 2018 Ryan day has not been calling the plays first he signed Bill O'Brien he signed at Boston he drop down and then stretching it out to cap that drive of three plays in a hurry of 60 yards extra point coming up from Jaden [Music] Fielding just about the Midway point of the third quarter as Ohio State's going to run it out to a three touchdown lead with the extra point and it's up and good 24- three the concentration of Jeremiah Smith yeah spotters in the booth and he caught it again that's one of those plays where their guy is better than our guy right I mean that's can't be unhappy even a closer look by our truck watch this one that's a beauty right there look at that well they said he was the number one recruit in the country and yep that he might be something extra special and looks like he's off to a good start Jenny yeah the hype is real he came in with such high expectations and he made a name for himself the first true fetman to be named an iron Buck Eye that honors players who exhibit unquestionable dedication toughness and Leadership during offseason workouts and he broke the black stripe tradition record that was established by Ern Ben Meyer back in 2012 so Buckeye newcomers they practice with a black stripe on their helmet and they have to removed once the players prove themselves his removal was just after four practices a new record guys almost an interception there as Jarvis Rush had that one skip off his hands bigman ocean almost had his hands on the interception Rush should have had it that was a good throw by bulock yeah now it's one of those plays remember this uh defense it's been the story of this year for Jim noes we need more turnovers last year an 11- win team only forced four 11 turnovers all year four fumble recoveries and seven interceptions they think they need at least 15 to 18 saw Ben Finley on the sideline even with the pads off he can barely move around and uh the agony of the hits he's taken from the Ohio State Defense today what he keeps reaching for is is Stern them and ribs to me it's not so much the shoulder your be had broken ribs it's the worst you can't breathe you can't sleep you can't do anything and he's wearing a flack jacket too yeah it went right through the Flack Tross exactly it can stop a bullet not a defensive end good point third down and 10 Taj wck Jeremiah Smith has almost as much receiving yardage as the Zips offense does today and he's going to take off quarterback draw and hit from behind and the ball is out Ohio State's got it and it's Ransom down the sideline touchdown Ohio State lean Ransom on a scoop and score N I think it was hero canoe number 93 that stripped the ball just when you were talking about impact plays on defense and what the defensive coordinator was looking for he just got one he did and that popped it out and it was scooped up and Ranson races to the End Zone he's got a convoy with him no problem forced turnovers that becomes contagious once it starts it can really build through the whole season so just that quickly we went from 17 to3 to about to be 31-3 in a hurry kick is up and good Midway Point third quarter number two team of the country starting to show why they are coming up with big plays on both offens later fumble by Bullock and the scoop and score by the goio state defense and now what do you do the rpos aren't going to work anymore uh-uh you got a quarterback that's not really a down the field thrower but that's what you're using now because the other guy the starter and remember they're playing with that Cody their normal play caller a middle linebacker and they have missed him but they have covered for him well he'll be back and ready to go hopefully in the next [Music] game and there's Ransom making another [Music] tackle just no big chunk plays for the akan offense today no and it's it's something that they struggled with all last season as they only had three three games last year as a team that they rushed for more than 100 yards so they struggled running the ball against Mid-American Conference teams you saw there just 10 yd plus plays they only up five today here's Bullock trying to Scamper for a first down he's going to come up short and be third down at about four Sunny Styles who is the guy that's making the defensive calls with the coach to player T communication that Jenny was talking about he made the [Music] stop there's a Green Dot on the back of his helmet that's the indicator third down at [Applause] four under six and a half to go third [Applause] quarter bulock sidearms and got it to his tight end new this might be the biggest play of the day for the offense Jake n down the sideline before he's knocked out of bounds there's bust on this one manto man coverage from your safety you're attacking the line of scrimmage you have to play manto Man coverage stay with your keys both the corner and the safety get nosy up in the mine of scrimmage to stop the run nobody covers the tight end and a pick up at 29 that is the longest play of the day for akan got it out to the Ohio State 40 three wide outs here to the near [Applause] side T Bullock in the back field with Charles Kellum up motion and it's going to be first and 15 false start offense number 58 5yd penalty first down we talked to Joe Morehead yesterday in our meeting and you know talking about just learning how to win and how to close things out the most losses by three points or fewer last season they had four games they lost three overtime games including a four overtime game to Indiana yeah Miss Chip Shot field goal yeah and I think I mentioned earlier they've lost 10 one score games in the last two years well this isn't a one-score game anymore but it was for a good portion of the first half and Bullock broke a tackle got past the the Umpire and now he goes down on his own and he's going to jump up I thought maybe he hurt himself see with the running back they were going for the quarterback they didn't believe they figured my tackles my linebackers will stop that they were just zooming in on number 10 well earlier a 48 yd field goal by Garrison Smith they're going to give him a crack here from 49 which would be again his career long as he stares at the uprights and the kick out the way got it two nice kick that Pass to Jake n down the sideline which was a 26 29 yd pick up and Ohio State will let this one go as well hits the end zone to bring it out to the 25 and it'll give us a chance to remind you CBS has more college football coming your way tonight with you big 10 which is which is what we'll have for you all season long right here on CBS at 3:30 Eastern Time trayon Henderson in the clear picked up 12 on the swing pass so it's been a little bit tough running the football but if you get it space to E A jkin or number 32 you're probably going to have a positive [Music] play trayon who had his best year back in 21 almost 1300 yds in here he goes Henderson down the sideline and Toes out of bounds he's got another first down so trayon was not healthy all season last year but if he stays the onew punch one of the benefits of getting quinan Judkins is you might be able to keep this guy healthy all year as well that's the new model at running back you know it's not the Archie Griffin Carri the ball 35 times a game that's right and he picked up 29 on that one down to the 42 y line and that's will Howard swing pass other way trayon stiff arm made one guy Miss knocked out of bounds another positive play as Ohio State's offense cooking right here with 245 remaining in the quarter you know one of the things trayon showed he can run he showed his catch some balls he showed some other stuff today too he's part of our Smash and dash is what we called him there's what they've done so far and junkins got that two-yard touchdown draon n putting some numbers together here here as a receiver and on the ground today so that's the one-w punch for Ohio State second down at [Music] four stopped up well by that aine defense winshine got two out of that a lot of Pride for those young those uh defensive front six for akan they played good defense all last year for this aan ZIP football team Gary's been saying the front six if you haven't noticed it's a 4-25 defense so there that's not the front seven in their case but these guys have a lot of Pride and they played like crazy today only we only gave up 335 yards a game for a team that only won two games and jins has the first down and there's some of the smash they're proba last year Nas If you look at the stats really closely their red zone defense was just infurious their red zone defense was 123rd in the country yeah that falls in the inferior categ yeah it does [Laughter] and they gave up 43 touchdowns in 12 games that's not too good either so they had some stats that kind of fool you but when you give up touchdowns and you give up Red Zone scores that's part of their problem a year ago other than that they were pretty good they were 32nd in the country in total yardage defense and today they played as hard as they can against uh being out man but guys like McCoy the two-time captain Brian McCoy there's the numbers on the Aur defense so they have improved pretty dramatically yeah if they stay healthy I mean it this is when coming out of this game okay you don't get a win but if you stay healthy that's a win play action oh it's a good penalty though yeah would have been a touchdown to [Applause] abuka Hey cuz if you don't get the grab here this is a touchdown yeah Joey Hunter grabs him and abuka is going to get his touchdown of the day pass interference Defense number six 15yd penalty from the previous spot automatic first down by the way all the I've heard a lot of people my buddies go you know I think the NFL should use the college rule of just the penalty why they don't do it is because it'll take those beautiful touchdown throws those DBS will be grabbing anytime you get close to a touchdown in the NFL yeah no doubt you get 10 pis a game we got enough of those to start with James peoples in the back field or just a second play he's going to flush out to the top of your screen Howard comes down the other way went right back to this near side this time to Bryson Rogers his first catch will Howard hasn't had a ton of pressure on him throwing the ball but one of the question marks was how accurate could this guy be he seems plenty accurate to me right I mean there's no reason why he can't and whatever CH Chip Kelly calls he cannot run the offense as designed as you saw Will looked at the sideline as he put his palms up that means I can't hear anything yep the other one is tell me in my helmet again so they told him by way of signals what they wanted here at second down and one at the four yd line they wanted peoples to score touchdown Ohio State and I tell you a lot of people talking about James people that he had did a great job and really grown on this staff some of Ohio State observers have been comparing him with his speed to JK JK Dobbins in the past you can see that burst right drive for this Ohio State number one offense and that means we might see Devin Brown at quarterback we'll wait and see long drive little over three and A2 minutes extra point up and good so the Buckey started slowly in this game let's say with try Henderson part of that last drive to get James peoples the four yd score now we're at 38-6 yeah the Ohio State's rolling in players and akine is just running out of gas that's you know what I'm thinking that the hair day back in that day was Way hair die was way better though didn't we didn't have to do that it took out all those chemicals after can't get that same look anymore oh anyway it's been a nice run that was fun yeah you know everybody talks about you know this great backfield for All State it is a great backfield they had a pretty good backfield back in that day for Ohio State I know Eddie how about Eddie George and Rober Smith okay yeah Kirby had a good one to throw to as you saw and Joey Galloway right Cory Stringer on the team Dan Wilkerson on that team Dan Ohio state has always had that's what we were getting at we were kind of around here for 3 days and people say might be the most talented Ohio State team ever and we go yeah you should have seen them back in the day they were pretty good then too right quick throw out short game as Davis made the catch I had a a bucket Bucky teammate at play Ohio State pretty funny guy and it was a joke okay just we start out there okay talking about that $20 million nil that's been out there about this Ohio State team and he said God back in my day was only 2 million I know who you're talking to too we won't say anything that's a good line though we whe got two third down at six for akan and they do not have an nil Collective Joe Morad told us yesterday they got guys that want to play football and they played really hard today they're just outmatched as everybody expected them to be but first half they made Ohio State earn everything false start offense number 55 5yd penalty third down it would have been fun to see if Ben Finley wouldn't have gotten hurt because I really like the two quarterback that he had good plan didn't he yeah and if they would have able to sustain that the whole game without Ben getting hurt it would have been fun to watch because some of the plays were pretty unique and we hope Ben's okay to play the next time they're in action I don't know it's going to be kind of a long week I think this kind of roll back for this team 10 guys that could have gone into the NFL decided to come back for Ohio State I think they took a look at what happened at Michigan when they recommitted after that loss to TCU to come back and win and that's what Ohio state has come back this year and now they're swarming the quarterback yeah and and these are all backup guys coming in now for Ohio State y Jackson was one of the first guys there yeah number 97 he would be a starter almost anywhere in college football playing behind two seniors and there's there yep yep they got the moves the veteran and the younger guys kind of all started just during Bowl practice when Jack Sawyer and Cory Simon both committed to coming back and then it was a domino effect like every two days it seemed like one of these guys that could have been playing on Sunday said I'm coming back too I'm coming back too and let's win the Big 10 let's beat Michigan let's get a ring let's get a Natty whatever it's going to be n oneop at the 40 and he's got I thought he had some room but a nice job down there by roach to make the tackle on the Special Teams little over 12 minutes to go at the Horseshoe black guys 38-6 pass that statue well I'll tell you what uh what I really want him to think of is uh the fact that I played on some great teams at toio State University I want to think of my teammates opening up holes uh for me making it possible for me to win uh two highman trophies uh but most importantly I want them to remember the fact that those teams never lost in this Stadium got to love that now I got to ask you a question some trivia here okay what do you have in common with Bob Hope Woody Hayes and Jack Nicholas well we all dotted the eye that's right what did you think of that honor it was fantastic I was uh really surprised when they asked me uh to do it because it's such a great honor and uh you know when I got out there it was outstanding be something I'll never ever ever ever forget all right it was over 50 years ago when you got your first of your two Heisman Trophies can you share with us a favorite memory a favorite game moment well my favorite game moment was uh my second game of my freshman year and the reason that it's uh one of my favorites because I thought I'd never get into the game being a Freshman and they put me in the game in the middle of the first quarter and ended up with 239 yards which at the time was no House State rushing record so that is uh my favorite moment really in all of football showing them a thing or two out there all right before we let you go you mean so much to this community there's a lot of people that have been able to show your their support and love for you what is your message to Buckey fans out there right now my message Buckey fans keep the faith we've got a great program we've got a great coach and uh good things are going to happen for the Buckey this year it was a complete honor thank you so much for taking the time guys back to you now you can spell it g r i FF i n CL ass that's Arie Griffin always talking team yep first down Howard fires complete got it to Tate open field Tate's gone touchdown Buckey Carnell takes and a third touchdown pass for will Howard this one from 34 yds nice easy little Cur route again go down about 12 to 15 deliver the ball on time and good things will happen go down about 12 15 turn around boom now yards after catch and this is where these Elite athletes from Ohio State the akan players are good but these guys have more speed Carnell was not even touched after he made that catch and the yards after that Gary was talking about cing just a short drive took a couple of minutes four plays it was nice of Archie to talk to Jenny and get done just before out of gas right [Applause] yep it's actually 10 to three in the second quarter and they were hanging in and then their quarterback who played through a lot of pain even into the second half out [Music] now and the turnover tire for the defense for the Zips is just leaning against pit crew wall over there they haven't had a chance to use it it's the touchdown it double says the touch Tire too it's like a spare tire that from the Rubber City that it's cool yeah it's cool salute that area that they're from absolutely akan so proud of what they produced their area of AIO High good year has been our blimp today giving us our aerial shots and it is from Aon [Applause] today so another chance for the offense if they can get something going here 10 minutes remaining Ohio State so a win over the Ohio State plays the other four yeah Iowa Penn State Oregon and Michigan that's more than all the other kind of contenders [Applause] do you saw Michigan State in that first five they did not look very good in they opener if you're wondering why Ryan day you know doesn't have that big opponent remember the last two years it was Notre Dame in 2021 it was Oregon they played a Cincinnati team that they beat but that team won 11 games then Ryan's kind of as a head coach I think heran Meyer was suspended that Day in 2018 they beat TCU and then the two games against Oklahoma the flont plant the flag game for Baker they should have played Washington that was scheduled but they dropped it when Washington came into the conference that's why they don't have one of those big name opponents well Ryan's going to go to 57 and8 which is the third best winning percentage for a guy that's coached over 50 games in his career and the other names on that list is he probably just ass soon you wouldn't mention who they are but Walter Camp and new rockney are the other two guys that have a only have a better winning percentage there it is uh that's pretty strong he's going to be 57 and 8 he's going to be 55 and four in non bowl games yeah there's the one number I know there's the one number for sure I mean this a team again you know two years ago in the deao National championship game their field goal away you know they they believe they'd have beat obviously TCU the way Georgia did in that game and then three straight losses to Michigan so this is just the start of what is expected to be a huge year for these fans and this team and Scarlett and gray and they're off to a good start a little bit sloppy early and that happens in first games a lot you know if you were going to take all the stories that could have happened in this game Let's suppose that offensive line came out blew out e okay and just they ran the ball for 350 like back in the old you know bow and Woody days where they in Archie in Archie you got it run the ball anytime they want okay as Dodge Bullock Runs Out of Bounds that would have been nice but I think the best thing and then he just got solid again in the second half you he's got a nice tight delivery he weighs 240 lbs you know he runs as coach said 22 mph they said everybody in our backfield quarterbacks included runs at least 22 mph they don't use 40 times anymore they tell you how many miles per hour they run nice play out in the flat by Germaine Matthews one of the backups getting some time yeah with this secondary you know when you have the two corners that a lot of people think knowm and Denzel Burke they feel that arguably could be the best tandem of Corners in the country at least you have to bring them into the conversation and Simpson hun have to wait their turn those guys are salivated to get on the field and then the safeties aren't too bad Caleb DS and Ransom had a scoop and score today so their secondary is pretty solid and the guys behind them as Gary said itch into play and show what they can do another rugby punt by the left footer this guy wants the ball at the five yeah in wants to return stuff and he's got another nice return better than good but another flag down so he's doing his thing all he can do is run the punts back he can't block for himself and can't block in the [Music] back I'm going with this will not be a bench warning on this one this is a for sure Block in the back 56 yd Punt and a 27 yd return that we think is during the return holding return team number 22 half the distance to the goal from the spot of the foul first down time out on the field 7113 remaining in the ball game the buck look like that howon like look like that next week no not for long anyway and that means we've got the number two quarterback Deon Brown in at the controls number 33 and there was a battle last year with K McCord with this guy to see who's going to be the starter and then when we did the Indiana game it was mcord and I think Deon or played like two snaps or something like that Devon started that bowl game against Missouri that was a rough game for Ohio State guys didn't play he was sacked four times I looked at his stats he was 16 for 28 two touchdowns you know they've got the number one offensive line still in the game for him though and peoples who scored a touchdown earlier close to a first down all the starters are up there up front [Music] this will be the 25th straight season opening win for Ohio State got a flag down this is where you want to see that illegal snap offense number 56 5 yard penalty third down uhoh Seth mlin that's one thing he didn't want to hear no he'd been perfect all game we saw him have a few troubles and little double clutch Maybe I didn't see it there it is there it is he thought he heard a clap that time that's you know new quarterback in the game he saw he heard it Cadence is a little different claps a little yeah that's understandable maybe um Devon has softer hands they're down at six round to throw and delivers complete that should be good enough for a first down to Jaden Ballard that right to the line and from our AT&T F line cam this one should come right into your face yep nice catch nice reach and the turn just enough right there good look can almost read the ink on his left leg so first down Buckey as we under six minutes peoples only a couple for James and it was CJ nley who's not giving up in on the stop along with Murphy I think the Zips defense is going to give some ma team some fits this year absolutely if they stay healthy and they've rolled some of their guys in by the way this is just not you know six guys that's it you got to give defensive coordinator a lot of credit for this kind of group the way they play it's you know call it a 335 or call it a 4-2 I think it's basically a 4-2 [Music] peoples again had almost 2,000 yards as a High School junior so he comes highly touted too along with the guys that we already talked about the veterans and trayon Henderson and quinon Judkins and now the third string tailback getting some work yeah we're kind of used to this right I mean when you get invited to play at Ohio State you bring some credentials right he's got 21 yards and a touchdown out his five carries so he'll go home Happy anytime score a touchdown and then get to play a lot and here he goes almost broke through there but lost the ball at the end but he covered it himself peoples true freshman out of San Antonio 510 about 200 at that type of move the spin and the balance remember he he I he might even heard the interview with Archie that he ran for 200 something yards as a freshman peoples on the right team I mean Quin John junkins had a big year as a true freshman these guys are ready Young Sam Williams Dixon now and at the tail back spot here's a play fake Dev Brown is going to air it long man out there no flag yet there's not going to be one J Ballard the intended receiver and by the way when Ohio state was able to make that one first down and get off the goal line Ohio state has substituted at an offensive line and a little more to the middle of the field and that might have been a touchdown that was the number one rule that your old partner used to just preach every time I talk to him Bob greasy goes you never want to throw a post putt beyond the outside of a post to a receiver awesome across that field oh they call it a post for a reason down the middle where the post is yep got to get that ball in front of him I willing to do that he can play on my team third and six Deon Brown throws the out too far out in to Ballard again and it's fourth [Applause] down so we haven't seen a lot of punting from Ohio State today the guy we thought was going to actually be the putter asked coach day about at the meeting the other day Nick Mardy would have been the biggest putter in the country it's 67255 and he said he just hasn't had that great a week of practice so we're going to go with Joe Maguire and Joe's done a nice job on the couple that he's had fourth down here he could feel the TV cameras coming on yeah there's pressure and fair catch taken around the 23 yd line so Akon's got a couple of timeouts to work with and 310 to go in the game next Saturday 3:30 Eastern that's right for the folks that have that good chili uh cooking right outside our trucks I'll see you next Saturday in the pregame can't wait to go back really hope we get to visit all those friends we had back there yep coach ference will be oh yeah along with us be on a sideline yeah he's going to be a good spot on the sideline with us and in our meetings yeah he has this weekend off if you miss that little one game suspension thing so we're down to a third quarterback Braden ragal and he's going to flare oh he flared it right into the and it's intercepted picked off on the Fly running down as Gabe powers for another defensive [Applause] touchdown endrick Houston I think's the guy that got a hand on it and then Powers did the [Applause] [Music] rest so the turnovers and the big impact plays on defense that Ohio State's been looking for they got one here from their backup guys yeah backup quarter and it snapped off the helmet of the offensive lineman I believe in front of him got to bring that ball up a little higher and that's what caused the play G powers with the pick six score in the [Applause] shoe and the extra man that ran out there made it a 12-man defense yeah didn't need McCoy back out there I think that's who the late edition was watch it skim off the helmet of the Ohio State defensive ENT yep edrick Houston got that's a way to use your head edrick exactly then power great concentration for the sophomore out of Maryville Ohio and he's going man I'm I'm I'm looking at the scoreboard while I'm scoring watching myself run that's right is that dream about playing in the stadium get one of those so the extra Point's going to be a little farther out by Jaden Fielding no problem same result you can see some of the folks have headed for air conditioning but a lot of them stuck around to see gay for another defensive touchdown for the buck guys shoulder sternum or whatever and and that Ohio game just to say how key it is akan has lost six in a row against Ohio and 15 of the last 16 that's the key game on their schedule they're the guy that they need back hopefully they'll get him back don't know if I've seen a quarterback play tougher than he did today and as as long and as many hits as he took I don't know if I've seen one take that many hits in such a short span of time yeah no kiding that first series of the third quarter was pretty rough so Akon will come out to the 25 and we're assuming that we'll see ruga again has thrown one pass and it went the wrong way as Gary said you got to get a little air under that you don't getting the corner and getting about five is Maris Williams seeing some action in the zip [Music] backfield don't forget zook and the guys coming up college football postgame show in a couple of minutes they're counting them [Music] out oh those last few get tough this is going to be the 53 games now a streak of 53 games that Ohio state is not lost to a team from Ohio they did get tied way back in the day 1924 but other than that and this being their 25th straight home opening win last time they lost a home opener was a 99 to Miami the Hurricanes did they win today against Florida I didn't see the last score anyway two minutes left ragos going to fake the hand off and they go inside and nice defensive Play No Gain on the play we're talking about upcoming games and just the Big 10 that'll be fun to do y a game you would normally only see on January 1st in Pasadena exactly and the Zips just keep it on the ground here as we're going to wind down the last minute you know I I I know there's a lot of pressure on Ohio State and feels good to win these games we talked about it but when you won 11 games or plus now don't count the co year 11 straight years the biggest upset in college football would be if Ohio state does not make the playoffs and of course there's 12 teams in this year [Applause] akan played their hearts out and still the emotions of the day get to you yeah they should be proud they get they gotten better I believe they'll be better after this game seems like they've stayed relatively healthy we'll see about their quarterback Brandon inis gets his hands on this I hope there's no blocks in the back cuz oh he's going to call fair catch never mind back at the 13 yd line yeah I think that was on orders that time nobody even tried to block for fun game this is a game that pressure really was never there after maybe a quarter and a half but you know we've seen a lot of football they'll be one or and now Deon Brown's going to kneel down and that will do it as the Buckeyes are going to win it 52-6 here at home good start to the season good start for that guy for sure will [Applause] Howard and Joe morehead's Zips will have better days if they can stay healthy the OB you don't have the dep that Ohio state does