Oft criticized by the denizens of Eleven Warriors is the tendency of the Buckeyes  to fair catch punts inside their own ten yard line.

Cries of they should let the ball bounce into the end zone for a touch back followed by howls to fire Parker Fleming who appears to prefer the fair catch.

So as a fan with no life experience in football, who is correct? The fans or the coach? The following article leans towards the fair catch as being the best choice in that situation. 

https://www.thebiglead.com/posts/fielding-punts-inside-the-10-in-the-nfl-what-do-the-facts-show-01dxexz6xzg7#:~:text=The%20chances%20of%20a%20pitching%20wedge%20type%20punt,is%20around%20the%206%20to%207%20yard%20line.