Will Howard postgame interview | Ohio State vs. Western Michigan

It's ok. There will just from the outside will right over. No, no worries. It, it felt like just us watching that maybe there was, I don't know, more options on at your disposal if the playbook was a little bit more open than week one to week two, is that just the slow build up of an offense and being able to do more things as the week goes on, the year goes on. I, yeah, I think, you know, every week is different and, you know, our game plan going into this game was definitely different than last week. Um, you know, and, and I think, you know, the same could be said about, you know, whoever we play next Marshall. Um, you know, but, you know, I think, I don't, I don't think necessarily that we did anything different or anything new or tried to, like, open anything up. You know, I think we still had probably just as much in the first game, you know, it really also is just, you know, how the game's going and, you know, sometimes some of the more exotic stuff's working, you know, this game, we, we ran the ball really well and, you know, we were able to establish a really good run game. Um, you know, and that, that was great. Um, but yeah, II, I think part of it, yeah, you know, we're, we're evolving every week and we're, we're taking the things that work and the things that don't and, and learning from it and whatnot. Um, but yeah, I think, I think, I think we did a good job evolving and I think just overall, we just played cleaner, you know, to start the game over to the left, Rob All or Columbus Dispatch. Is there a limit to evolution? How good this offense can be? I mean, I don't, not sure there is, but I'm sure you'll find something. I really, I, I truly, I, I don't think there is, you know, I think, I think we played well tonight, but the thing is there's still some plays that we left out there, you know, um, still some, some plays that, you know, some meat we left on the bone, you know, and I think that's the exciting thing about this team is that, you know, we have so much talent and so many guys that are doing so many good things. Um, you know, but we, we still can build on it and grow and, and become a better team. And I think that's the exciting thing is that we're, we're never satisfied and what do you, what hurts more? The, the missed throw or the, or the made throw in terms of like, what, what do you remember coming out of a game like this? Oh, yeah, the missed throw 100%. Like the, that, that throw I under threw to Jeremiah, that's gonna, like, really hurt me for a little bit. But I mean, you know, I think I played a pretty clean game for the most part. But yeah, like coming out of a game like that, like those are the ones that sting and, and burn and, and that I remember and that I don't want to let happen again over to the right Dylan Davis de Delaware Gazette on Tuesday. You said that last week almost felt like an away game because of the newness of everything and doing everything for the first time. How more comfortable did you feel today on game day? I guess. How did you feel that materialized on the field? So much, so much more comfortable? Like I just felt settled in the routine of everything, you know, the routine was, was set and I knew what it was. I didn't, I didn't feel surprised by anything and I think, you know, the same could be said about a lot of us, you know, last week being new guys, quote unquote, even coach Kelly, you know, like there's some new coaches, you know, everyone's kind of figuring, you know, finding their, their way and, and find their feet, um, you know, but this week was, was a lot better because, you know, we got the same routine and it's great to get into a routine and know, you know, I'm a big routine person, whether it's day to day or on a game day or whatever. Like, I just like to have a routine and when, when you can settle into that routine and know what, what's, what to expect, what's coming. Like, it, it just settles your mind down a little bit and you, you don't have as many like jitters and, you know, I think, I think you saw that today. Second row left, Jeff Gilbert press pros. Um, what was it like getting to throw the ball the first four plays of the game? And what did that drive do for you guys? I mean, you just, you just kept going, going and never, never slowed down. What was the impact of that drive? I think it was good. I, you know, II, I like to get early completions and, you know, easy completions and I think we did a good job of getting me a couple of just easy completions, you know, and just letting, letting the guys, you know, let, just facilitate and getting the ball out of my hand. You know, I think the first one I probably could have just gave the Trey and, and let him run. But, um, you know, it's all, it's all, it's all good and, and, you know, I think I think we started off really fast, you know, got some, got some good plays. Um, and we're able to, we're able to move the ball down the field. Well, uh, over to the right, uh, Steven means cleveland.com. Well, I don't know how many completions you've ever had to start a game off like that, but you hit your 1st 10 as a quarterback when you get into a rhythm like that early. Like, how are you feeling out there? Are you in it? You know, do you feel like you can kind of not hit, hit anything at that point? You feel like you're in the zone, you know, especially when you get a couple of easy completions early. Um, you know, it just feels, it settles you down, you know, and you just feel like you're settled in, you know, it doesn't feel like, um, you know, you're guessing or anything. It just, you know, for me, I just get kind of get into a rhythm, you know, and, and, and once I make a couple of throws a couple of completions, you know, it, it just everything kind of matriculates and, and just, you know, it just, it feels good, uh, over to the right here Andy Backstrom letter Monroe. Yeah. Will you had your first rushing touchdown today? How did that feel? First of all? And then I think that was out of a heavy set, a lot of heavy sets today. Do you like that three tight ends, four tight ends. I love it, man. I love it. I love, I love getting in that heavy stuff and, and running the ball and especially because that usually means we're in either short yardage or in the red zone and we were in that a lot today, which is great. Um, and we made, made some good plays, but I always say, you know, it's great to throw a touchdown. It feels awesome. It's a, you know, it's a great feeling, but there's nothing quite like running a touchdown and, and, and feeling the crowd and, and celebrating with your teammates in the end zone, like there's no feeling like that and it was pretty awesome. Uh, over to the right Joey Kaufman, Columbus Dispatch will coach coach, they mentioned that he thought your timing was, was better with some of the guys this way like Jeremiah and that sets when your timing is better. It helps set up some of those bigger plays. What do you think maybe contributed to that? And just the overall time with you guys, I think, you know, I think we were just settled in from the start and I think the way that we started kind of helped us get into a rhythm faster. And I think, you know, when I'm on time, you know, when my, my feet are moving, you know, even a couple of plays at night, you know, there plays where my feet, you know, kind of go dead and I may, you know, not, not be as accurate on, on that throw and there's, there's, you know, some certain, certain things that I, you know, I know I need to keep working on but, you know, I think that we were able to get into a quick rhythm and get a couple of completions and, and, uh, you know, from there you just, you're able to settle in and, and kind of kind of let things happen. Stefan Krajniak cleveland.com. What's it kind of like from your perspective having, you know, two running backs like Trayvon and Quins shaw and kind of take us through what, what their relationship is like kind of from, from your eyes. Yeah, it's, it's pretty cool, man. It's, uh, you know, sometimes it's funny, I don't even know which one of them is out there on the field until I like, look to my room like, oh, shoot Qs out here. Oh, it's, you know, like whoever it, it, they're so interchangeable. It, it's unbelievable. Like, and the, the coolest thing about those two is that there's zero like ego, anything like those two are like probably each other, like they're very tight and I know that they get along super well. Like those two, like just kind of embody what this culture is about, you know, and how they, how they work together. They don't care who gets all the, you know, the rushes or who scores a touchdown or who, you know, obviously tonight they, they both did and did a great job. Um, and our O line, I mean, o line played outstanding today. I thought, I thought they, they stepped up and, and really, really played well and move those guys off the line. Um, but it's cool, man. It, it, when, when you got two running backs like that, they're pretty interchangeable and have a really good relationship. It's and are as talented at those as those two are. I mean, they're both freaks like it's pretty fun. Uh Two more questions, Bill Rabinowitz, Columbus dispatch question obviously last week. Uh you have played fine but not like the breakout he had tonight. What stands out the most to you about his talent and maybe just the way, I mean, you both are obviously first year players here um about his adjustment here. Yeah, I think, you know, me and Q, we, we the same could be said about Seth and, and K Will Kasma and you know, Caleb came in a little later, but that was kind of the group that I came in with, you know, it was Q, it was Will Kasma, it was Seth. You know, those were kind of the guys that were initially there when we first got there. So we, we definitely bonded pretty quickly and the two of us, you know, I think we get along really, really well. I love Q. He's, he's my guy man and, and I think he, he said he settled in too this week, you know, he, he finally kind of was like, all right, you know, I'm, I'm, I'm comfortable and, and did his thing, you know, and I think you guys saw some of the elusiveness that he has and, and, and the ability to break tackles. I think the thing that makes him and Trey both so dangerous is that they're not only fast and quick, but they're strong man and they're gonna not run over guys, they're gonna, you know, run around them, run through them like they, they both are, are super like multifaceted and I think you were able to see that tonight. They, they, they both had a very good game and final questions. Tim May letter mon roll up a little bit on the, with, with Quinn when he plants his foot and goes, I mean, what's it like to watch that at field level if you follow my? Yeah, it's, uh, it's fun. It's, it's like watching a highlight tape like on the field. It's pretty cool. Like, you know, when I, when I, when I saw Jeremiah catch that ball and the safety fell down, I was like, he's gone, it's a touchdown like there's no question. And then, you know, when Q goes out there on that speed option, that should have been a touchdown, but I'm, I'm not gonna talk about that. But, um, you know, on that one, like he puts his foot in the ground and I mean, he like there's no doubt in my mind those guys are gonna score, you know, like they, they, the guys like that man, they just find a way to score and Q is so much like that, you know, he's just, he, he, you know, he's gonna, he's gonna go out there and make some, make some special plays. Uh the deep one to Jeremiah and then the one to Jelani, you know what I mean? Uh, is that just a matter of trying to be too fine, uh, you know, from your advantage? I think, you know, just, I'm trying to place it, yeah, just, just not, not just letting it rip, you know, I think sometimes that can be my problem a little bit if I'm just trying to be too perfect and especially on deep balls, you know, if I just let it, I think the one to Jelani, I think I was, you know, I was trying to, trying to layer the ball and put it over top and, and not get it, you know, get it over the linebackers, but I just got to know that, you know, the linebackers are up and I, you know, I can just put it on them, but, you know, I think overall, you know, there, there's, we played a good game, you know, I'm, I'm very satisfied with how it went, but, you know, I think the, the overwhelming message is that there was still meat on the bone and that, you know, we, we feel good about it, but, you know, there's still so much to improve on and, and I'm excited to get into the film and look at what we do well, but most importantly, what we didn't do well and what we can improve on. Well, thank you very much. Thank you all go bucks.