THE PERTINENT INFO
When: Saturday, October 9, 2021
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH
TV: Noon // FOX
Announcers: Aaron Goldsmith, Brock Huard and Bruce Feldman
This will be seventh time Ohio State and Maryland (4–1) have faced each other in football. The Buckeyes hold a 6–0 advantage in the all-time series and are 3–0 when playing the Terrapins in the Shoe. Hopefully it will be 4–0 after Saturday.
Mike Locksley's team is coming off of a 51-14 thrashing from the hands of Iowa on Friday.
Below, you will find some interesting facts about the teams, key offensive player stats, coach information, and team stats compiled from personal notes and the Ohio State Media Guide.
THE LAST TIME...
- Maryland and the Buckeyes were scheduled to play the game was canceled.
- Ohio State played Maryland, the Buckeyes cruised to a 73-14 win in 2019.
- The Buckeyes played on October 9th was 2010. The team defeated Indiana, 38-10, in Ohio Stadium.
- The Scarlet and Gray lost the sixth game of the season was Oct. 8, 2011. No. 14 Nebraska came back from a 21-point second half deficit to defeat unranked Ohio State, 34-27.
ON THE HORIZON
- Chris Olave is a 100-yard receiving game away from tying Michael Jenkins for second place on Ohio State's all-time career list with ten 100-yard games.
- Olave needs 114 yards to surpass Doug Donley for 8th on the all-time receiving yards list.
- Olave is two catches away from passing Ted Ginn for 9th on the all-time receptions list.
- Olave is three touchdown catches away from tying Devin Smith (30) for second on the all-time career touchdown list.
- Garrett Wilson is one catch away from 100 for his career.
- Wilson needs 61 yards to pass Terry Glenn for 19th on the all-time receiving yards list.
- Jeremy Ruckert is tied with John Lumpkin for second on the all-time TE career list with 10 touchdown catches. Jake Stoneburner is first with 13.
LET'S GO STREAKING
- The Buckeyes have won 23 straight conference games (including three title game victories).
- Tyleik Williams has recorded a sack in three straight games.
- Ohio State has a pick-six in three consecutive games.
- Garrett Wilson has at least one catch in 26 straight games.
University of Maryland
GET TO KNOW MARYLAND
- Maryland is located in College Park, MD.
- The university was established in 1856.
- The Terrapins are in their 121st season of playing football.
- The school's nickname was originally Old Liners, but was switched to Terrapins in 1932 by the football coach, Harry "Curley" Byrd.
- Maryland football started playing against high school teams in 1890 and 1891. The team was officially established in 1892.
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Notable alumni are: Jim Henson (liked shoving his hands up the butts of puppets), David Simon (Created The Wire), Larry David (Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm), Boomer Esiason (QB for the Bengals), Ed Snider (owner of the Flyers), Kevin Plank (Under Armour founder), ESPN reporters Bonnie Bernstein, Tim Kurkjian and Scott Van Pelt*, Carl Bernstein (Watergate journalist), Connie Chung (Maury's wife), Gayle King (Oprah's...friend).
*Van Pelt attended, but did not graduate.
STRANGE MARYLAND LAWS
In Halethrope, you are not allowed to kiss somebody longer than one second.
Not sure if this is a good or a bad thing.
Oral sex is banned in the state – be it with a human or animal.
The Old Line State draws the line on oral pleasures. Always disturbing when a state feels the need to add animals to these decrees.
It is illegal to throw bales of hay from a second-story window within the city limits of Baltimore.
If you are on the third floor, or higher, you can gleefully chuck hay bales to your delight. At some point, Baltimore must have had a real problem with people throwing hay out of second-story windows.
You are not allowed to eat in the ocean.
This law says nothing about drinking, so it appears you can get inebriated in the ocean. Just don't have a sandwich while doing so.
TODAY'S TRIVIA QUESTIONS:
- When was the last time Ohio State scored 70 or more points?
- Who was the last Buckeye to rush for 5 touchdowns in a game?
- When was the last time the Buckeyes did not score 20 or more points in a game?
Answers at the bottom of today's article.
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| OFFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| CJ STROUD | 1,293 YDS // 13 TD // 3 INT | PASSING | TAULIA TAGOVAILOA | 1,497 YDS // 12 TD // 6 INT |
| TREVEYON HENDERSON | 510 YDS // 9.4YPC // 7 TD | RUSHING | TAYON FLEET-DAVIS | 331 YDS // 7.0 YPC // 4 TD |
| GARRETT WILSON | 462 YDS // 4 TD | RECEIVING | DONTAY DEMUS JR. | 507 YDS // 3 TD |
| DEFENSIVE LEADERS | ||||
| RONNIE HICKMAN | 44 | TACKLES | JORDAN MOSLEY | 24 |
| TYLEIK WILLIAMS | 4.0 | SACKS | SAM OKUAYINONU | 5.0 |
| RONNIE HICKMAN | 2 | INTERCEPTIONS | NICK CROSS // JAKORIAN BENNETT | 2 |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| GARRETT WILSON | 1.4 YPR | PUNT RETURNER | TARHEEB STILL | 4.6 |
| EMEKA EGBUKA | 27.3 YPR | KICKOFF RETURN | DONTAY DEMUS JR. | 19.0 |
| JESSE MIRCO | 44.1 | PUNTING | ANTHONY PECORELLA | 44.5 |
| 4 | EDGE | 6 | ||
THE COACHES
Ryan Day
- 27–3 (.900) at Ohio State
- 27–3 (.900) overall
Day's hometown is Manchester, NH. He attended Manchester High School and attended college at New Hampshire. Day has been in coaching for 20 years and is Ohio State's 25th head coach.
Over his three seasons as the Buckeyes' head coach, Ryan Day's teams have outscored their B1G opponents 874-310. That is an average victory of 46-16.
After 30 games with Day as head coach, Ohio State has put up a program record 1,378 points. Urban Meyer's teams had 1,254 points after 30 contests.
Mike Locksley
- 10–18 (.357) at Maryland (4th year)
- 12–44 (.214) overall as a college head coach (7th year)
- 5–17 (.227) against B1G opponents
As a child, Locksley lived in the inner-city of Washington D.C. He played safety and cornerback at Towson State and was named the Tigers' Defensive Player of the Year as a senior.
At the start of his coaching career, Locksley was an assistant for Towson state, Maryland, Florida and Illinois. He was on the Illini staff when they came to Columbus and upset the Buckeyes in 2007. In December of 2008, Locksley was named the head coach of New Mexico. The Lobos were 2-26 with him in control.
After being let go, Locksley returned to Maryland where he was named the interim head coach after Randy Edsall was fired the day after Ohio State beat the Terrapins in October of 2015. In March of 2016, Locksley was hired by Alabama as an offensive analyst and won a national championship with the Tide. He earned the Broyles Award after the 2018 season. In December of 2018, Locksley was named the 21st head coach of Maryland.
CLIFF CLAVEN'S LITTLE KNOWN FACTS CORNER
- 0.....wins for Maryland against Ohio State.
- 1.....regular season loss for Ryan Day.
- 2.....Buckeyes national rank in total offense.
- 3......Ohio State players from Maryland.
- 4......touchdown runs of 40+ yards for TreVeyon Henderson.
- 5......B1G Freshman of the Week Awards for Ohio State this season.
- 6......PBU for Denzel Burke.
- 7......players scored against Rutgers.
- 9.......plays of 50+ yards for the Bucks.
- 12.....tackles-for-loss by the Buckeyes' defense against Akron.
- 15.....the Buckeyes are 15-0 when starting the season against B1G foes.
- 18.....times Ohio State has finished a season with at least 11 wins.
- 20.....consecutive regular season Big Ten wins for the Buckeyes.
- 22.....games of 500+ yards of total offense with Day as head coach.
- 26.....consecutive games Garrett Wilson has had at least one reception.
- 32.....the Buckeyes average margin of victory against B1G opponents with Day as head coach.
- 33.....straight seasons ranked in the AP preseason Top 25.
- 35.....completions for C.J. Stroud against Oregon, second most in school history.
- 40.....the number of Big Ten titles the football team has won.
- 44.....tackles for Ronnie Hickman.
- 46.....returning lettermen are on the 2021 roster.
- 49.....years Archie Griffin's freshman single-game rushing record stood.
- 50.....Ohio State has scored 50+ points in ten games since 2019.
- 70.....yards TreVeyon Henerson blazed for his first touchdown.
- 71.....yards Miyan Williams rumbles to score the Buckeyes' first TD in 2021.
- 85.....yards Kyle McCord and Emeka Egbuka connected for against Akron, tied for the third longest pass play in Ohio State history.
- 89.....Consensus All-Americans.
- 99.....homecoming games for Ohio State.
- 100...this is the 100th season the Scarlet and Gray have played in Ohio Stadium.
- 132....number of years for Buckeye football.
- 152...the number of years The Ohio State University has been in the education business.
- 175...number of passing touchdowns since 2017 (Ryan Day's arrival).
- 270...rushing yards for TreVeyon Henderson against Tulsa, a freshman record.
- 455...victories for the Buckeyes in Ohio Stadium.
- 463...Ohio Stadium victories for the Buckeyes when including the 2010 season.
- 935...number of official wins for the program (we know it's actually 947).
- 939...times Ohio State has been ranked in the AP poll.
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| OFFENSE | ||||
| 45.0 | 4th | POINTS FOR | 32.6 | 45th |
| 217.2 | 23rd | RUSHING OFFENSE | 152.2 | 77th |
| 336.2 | 8th | PASSING OFFENSE | 317.4 | 13th |
| 553.4 | 2nd | TOTAL OFFENSE | 469.6 | 23rd |
| .552 | 3rd | 3rd DOWNS | .400 | 66th |
| .941 | 19th | RED ZONE | .750 | 104th |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| 21.2 | 42nd | POINTS ALLOWED | 21.6 | 46th |
| 146.4 | 77th | RUSH DEFENSE | 118.4 | 37th |
| 251.4 | 98th | PASS DEFENSE | 226.6 | 71st |
| 120.2 | 39th | PASS EFFICIENCY DEFENSE | 114.1 | 26th |
| 397.8 | 84th | TOTAL DEFENSE | 345.0 | 54th |
| .425 | 95th | 3rd DOWNS | .324 | 32nd |
| .824 | 70th | RED ZONE | .727 | 24th |
| SPECIAL TEAMS | ||||
| 1.6 | 122nd | PUNT RETURN | 4.8 | 99th |
| 22.3 | 48th | KICKOFF RETURN | 16.8 | 108th |
| 42.6 | 19th | NET PUNTING | 40.2 | 59th |
| MISCELLANEOUS | ||||
| +0.8 | 25th | TURNOVER MARGIN | -0.7 | 95th |
| 7.0 | 88th | PENALTIES | 8.0 | 97th |
| 11 | EDGE | 7 | ||
TODAY'S TRIVIA ANSWERS
When was the last time Ohio State scored 70 or more points?
Answer: On November 9, 2019 the Buckeyes beat Maryland, 73-14.
Who was the last Buckeye to rush for 5 touchdowns in a game?
Answer: Keith Byars scored five times against Illinois on November 2, 1984. Yes, the shoeless 67-yard touchdown run game.
When was the last time the Buckeyes did not score 20 or more points in a game?
Answer: September 9, 2017. Oklahoma beat Ohio State 31-16 in Columbus.
Did you know? The last time the Buckeyes faced an opponent outside of the Big Ten on the ninth of October was 1943. No. 18 Ohio State lost to No. 12 Great Lakes, 13-6 at Ross Field in North Chicago.
