A statement from my lawyer: My client, DJ Byrnes, saw @thekeyplay Friday night in the Short North. Mr. Byrnes did not buy anything for @thekeyplay. The last my client saw of Mr. Play, he was being shoved into a cab by gentlemen clad in Virginia Tech gear. That is all.
With that out of the way, here are non-OSU games on my radar today:
| Time (ET) | Matchup | Favorite | TV | Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | AKRON at PENN STATE | PSU (-14) | ESPN2 | WatchESPN |
| 12:00 PM | No. 24 MISSOURI at TOLEDO | MIZZOU (-4) | ESPN | WatchESPN |
| 3:30 PM | BALL STATE at IOWA | IOWA (-20) | ESPN | WatchESPN |
| 3:30 PM | No. 14 USC at No. 13 STANFORD | STAN (-3) | ESPN2 | WatchESPN |
| 6:30 PM | No. 8 MICHIGAN STATE at No. 3 OREGON | ORG (-12½) | FOX | FOX Sports GO |
| 7:30 PM | MICHIGAN at No. 16 NOTRE DAME | ND (-3½) | NBC | NBC Sports |
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. Everybody knows Virginia Tech is on tap. I interacted with some of Tech's fanbase last night. They're amicable enough people, but they're on the wrong side of history.
Here's the pertinent info:
- Maks' Virginia Tech preview.
- Jones' film study of the Hokies.
- The Round Table.
- Ohio Stadium's new southeast tunnel looks phenomenal.
- The list of visiting prospects.
Additional gameday reads:
- Virginia Tech's offensive coordinator was once hired by Urban Meyer to coach Tim Tebow.
- How Virginia Tech can attack Urban Meyer's spread.
- Kirk Barton says it's on OSU's offensive line to win this game.
- Tech's defense rolls into Columbus with a special plan.
BREAKING BAD: CLASSIC SHOW. Despite Braxton Miller being sidelined for the year, Ohio State is still the one that knocks:
JIM TRESSEL: STILL BALLIN'. Here's a picture of Jim Tressel getting a bucket of ice water dumped on him:
And here's Ramzy with the walk-off:
THOSE WMDs. Tony Ma will bet you $600k he can get your kid into college... A tour of abandoned ruins behind the Iron Curtain... One of the largest beasts to roam the earth unearthed in Argentina... Murder's unusual sentence... NFL food is crazy.