With about five minutes left in the third quarter on Saturday, Youngstown State received the ball, ran three inconsequential plays that got them seven yards, and then punted the ball. This sequence took two minutes and 21 seconds of game time.
Here's the thing; I don't know how much the new clock rules are really impacting overall scores or even possessions per game. I do know that overmatched teams are doing their best to exploit them. The Michigan Wolverines (for example) absolutely dominated UNLV yesterday in just about every facet of the game, from the opening kickoff to the final whistle. No one who watched it could claim that Michigan did anything but whup ass the entire game. Final score? 35-7.
My point is this: don't rely on a final score as a primary metric of anything until offenses start to adjust to the new clock rules. Individual performances, growth among positional groups, and evolutions in playcalling might be harder to quantify than "the Buckeyes scored X amount of points", but right now those things are a hell of a lot more useful as a measure of how mad to be after a game.
Anyway, here's some tweets!
THE TEAM
Love who love and who hate. Thank you Jesus Christ
— Denzel Burke (@King10Burke) September 9, 2023
To God be the Glory! 2-0.
— Mark Pantoni (@markpantoni) September 9, 2023
I am only one,
— Brian Hartline (@brianhartline) September 9, 2023
But I am one.
I cant do everything,
But I can do something.
And that I can do,
I ought to do.
And what I ought to do,
By the grace of God, I shall do! #GoBucks
THE ALUMNI
Good work Denzel
— Johnnie L. Dixon III (@YoungKing_JD5) September 9, 2023
Denzel Burke is that dude!
— Chimdi Chekwa (@ChimChek) September 9, 2023
TreVeyon Henderson is running like hes been hearing all the chatter about Chip Traynum being RB1I love it. Competition breeds greatness.
— JAY RICHARDSON (@JayRichardson99) September 9, 2023
TD Buckeyes.
Great win for the @OhioStateFB!!
— Andy Katzenmoyer (@AndyKatzenmoyer) September 9, 2023
On to next week
Keep building week by week, name of the game. We will be just fine
— Adam Griffin (@yunggriffsays) September 9, 2023
WHO DOESN'T LOVE A GOOD QUAD SCRIPT OHIO?
This never gets old! pic.twitter.com/uXree4GRXL
— Jim Lachey (@JimLachey64) September 9, 2023
THE REST
The former Block O meets the Vest.
— Adam King (@AdamKing10TV) September 9, 2023
Hes rocking the vest with both the Buckeye logo and YSU logo.
Tressel told Kamm Babb when I grow up I want to be like you. pic.twitter.com/1H3XIAQAHP
Marvin Harrison Jr in the first half vs Youngstown State:
— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 9, 2023
7 REC
160 YDS
2 TDS pic.twitter.com/DQkZE5SAHE
Kyle McCord taking the time to sign autographs after his 3 TD day pic.twitter.com/zkllIoYMPW
— Justin Holbrock (@NBC4Justin) September 9, 2023
Girl Dads pic.twitter.com/rZGIcbSi5V
— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) September 9, 2023
TreVeyon x @TreVeyonH4 x @OhioStateFB
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 9, 2023
: @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/XyPGIgcjlW
https://t.co/Z1TS02WkPA pic.twitter.com/pXdnVECABZ
— Ramzy Nasrallah (@ramzy) September 9, 2023
.@JimTressel5 in the Welcome back Coach! pic.twitter.com/6ucy0BocsG
— Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) September 9, 2023
TreVeyon Henderson. Unlimited power. pic.twitter.com/xEmAnRhigY
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) September 9, 2023
Again
— Big Ten Football (@B1Gfootball) September 9, 2023
Kyle McCord finds Marvin Harrison Jr. for their second TD connection of the first quarter.
: @BigTenNetwork pic.twitter.com/pwmpJrhcZF
Saturday morning purchase bucks by a trillion pic.twitter.com/OnlQOdabRq
— Sam Blazer (@Sam_Blazer) September 9, 2023
Buckeyes pic.twitter.com/nHAkLQRvQW
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) September 9, 2023
Miyan Williams is lookin' fresh. pic.twitter.com/3m3GGcPnzZ
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) September 9, 2023
And that'll do it! The Hilltoppers are in town next week, so we'll see you then!
- #5 Ohio State 35, Youngstown State 7
- • Buckeyes Pull Away From Penguins 35-7
- • McCord Strengthens Standing as QB1
- • Have a (Brief) Day, Henderson
- • Tressel Represents OSU and YSU at Game
- • Ohio State Postgame • Youngstown State Postgame • Photos
- • Notebook • Social Reax • Five Things
