He didn’t seem impressed with fan turnout or OSU’s players that opted out of a game they still managed to lose. I guess it being a 35 hour drive versus a 9-10 hour drive from SLT during a pandemic doesn’t impact attendance according to this guy lol, Ohioans hate SoCal weather at New Year’s lol.
For one thing, the Buckeyes were pouting after losing to Michigan in late November and not qualifying for the College Football Playoff.
By all rights, a kickoff return from a 5-foot-8, 170-pounder — and a Cam Rising 62-yard touchdown run from scrimmage two minutes later — should have buried the Buckeyes, who, not incidentally, were playing without their four best players — their two top receivers and their two top defenders — who opted to sit out this consolation bowl and save themselves for the NFL draft.
Stroud connected particularly well with Jaxon Smith-Njigba, a wideout who decided to play instead of sit and whose 347 receiving yards rank as the most ever in a bowl game. Any bowl game.
The only items left on the shelves were Ohio State T-shirts and gear.
