Ohio State is hopeful Donovan Jackson and Cody Simon will return against Western Michigan while Joe McGuire had a “much better week of practice” than Nick McLarty at punter.
Ohio State’s offense scored touchdowns on only two of its first six possessions against Akron but finished strong, which Ryan Day attributed to playing looser in the second half.
Jeremiah Smith predicted the location of his first Ohio State touchdown months ago while touring Ohio Stadium with some of his former South Florida Express teammates.
Ryan Day said Saturday that Jeremiah Smith is “built different” and the freshman phenom put that on display with a 92-yard, two-touchdown performance in his Ohio State debut.
It took a little longer than expected for Ohio State to pull away, but the Buckeyes still earned a blowout win in their season opener, defeating Akron 52-6.
There's no quelling the excitement around Jeremiah Smith now as he and the Buckeyes' havoc-wreaking defense stood out during a down-then-up day offensively against Akron.
Ryan Day says Ohio State's offense got rolling as its interior offensive line settled in and that Will Howard showed "poise" and mostly good decision-making.
