It no longer feels like a hot take to say Miyan Williams is Ohio State’s best running back.
Williams hasn’t just been Ohio State’s best running back this season, he’s been one of the best running backs in college football this year. TreVeyon Henderson remains great, too, but after Williams’ 189-yard, five-touchdown performance against Rutgers, we’ve become increasingly convinced the Cincinnatian is Ohio State’s RB1 right now.
That’s just one of many topics we cover on this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays as we also share our thoughts on Jesse Mirco’s run and the subsequent Ryan Day/Greg Schiano confrontation that got everyone talking, standout performances by Steele Chambers and Zach Harrison, Michigan State’s struggles going into this week’s game against Ohio State, the surprising firing of Paul Chryst and the mess that is the Big Ten West.
The rundown of the topics discussed on this week’s show:
- 0:16: Ohio State vs. Rutgers wasn’t the most thrilling game we’ve ever watched, but it was pretty much what we expected
- 1:16: The case for Miyan Williams being Ohio State’s best running back and one of the best running backs in the entire country
- 7:46: Why it’s dumb for anyone to be mad about Jesse Mirco running instead of punting – or running up the score in general
- 16:15: Steele Chambers and Tommy Eichenberg are thriving at linebacker
- 20:11: Zach Harrison shows he can be a difference-maker as a situational defensive tackle
- 24:04: Ohio State’s red zone play calling was a little weird, but you can’t complain about going 5-for-5
- 28:36: Should Ohio State be getting the backups more playing time in blowouts?
- 30:52: A look at what’s gone wrong for Michigan State as the Spartans have lost three straight games
- 35:37: Score predictions for Saturday’s game in East Lansing
- 38:29: We were shocked Wisconsin fired Paul Chryst so soon, but we understand why it happened
- 44:30: The Big Ten West is struggling, and the Big Ten is probably wishing it eliminated divisions before this season
- 47:50: Ohio State is now the betting favorite to win the national championship, but still third in the polls
- 53:14: A Clemson/USC swap in our College Football Playoff picks – and how Ohio State and Michigan could both make the CFP
- 57:07: Dan explains what his day covering an Ohio State football game is like
- 1:02:31: Why we expect Brice Sensabaugh to win the Ohio State basketball dunk contest this week
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