Sorry for the delay folks, it's been a crazy few days.
After Miami held OSU to a scoreless first quarter, OSU rallied back and we got our first glimpse of that quick strike offense. Also, that kid Braxton Miller can run.
Week 2's opponent is University of Central Florida and there's a lot of content for us to sink our teeth into.
This week's Skull Sessions
Meyer's second press conference of the season.
Ramzy also shared his reaction to the first game.
However, we don't know yet if we will enjoy the actual fruits of Meyer's methods as much as we enjoyed Tressel's. But we shouldn't be in too much of a hurry to find out.
Still, this first excursion proved to be quite the joyride; it accomplished the same required outcome that Tressel notched over 80% of the time during his tenure and 100% of the time in season openers.
But there was one notable, welcome difference: It was just a lot more fun to watch.
Kyle Rowland talked about the advent of using iPads to study game film.
Less than two hours after the conclusion of the Buckeyes’ 56-10 victory over Miami (Ohio), Fragel, a senior, was re-watching the game. He retraced those steps again Sunday morning, only this time Fragel watched Central Florida’s season-opener at Akron.
“I just wanted to look at a couple of things, so I was able to pull up my iPad,” Fragel said. “That was pretty neat. It’s the whole game. Then they also have cut-ups of blitz packages, different looks on defense and stuff like that.”
Finally, if you re-read Alex's recruiting news for the week, you may recognize a few names.
JT Barrett and Wichita Falls (TX) Rider made their debut on Friday, falling in a heart-breaker to Abilene Cooper by a score of 43-36. Barrett did his part to help his team, going 9/20 for 271 yards and 2 touchdowns through the air, while also running for 178 yards on 23 carries with 2 more scores. The passing percentage wasn't fantastic, but Barrett continues to show he is a big time playmaker.
Ezekiel Elliott was at it again, rushing for 157 yards and 3 touchdowns on 5 carries, while also hauling in an 89-yard touchdown pass, all in the first half, en route to Burroughs' 35-0 win over St. Louis (MO) Lutheran South
Darron Lee and New Albany fell to 0-2 on the season after a 23-20 overtime loss to Westerville Central. Lee had a much better performance in week two, going 7/14 for 140 yards and a touchdown at quarterback, while also returning a punt the distance of 51 yards for a score.
Jalin Marshall didn't have to do too much in Middletown's 31-0 win over Springfield. The senior star sat out the second half after throwing for 112 yards and 3 touchdowns, also rushing 10 times for 65 yards, in getting his team even to 1-1 on the season.
The game link and breakdowns will be posted on Saturday.
