Hugh Freeze coached from a hospital bed in the coaches box, Tennessee got dunked on by Georgia State, and this poor punter is still stuck in the turf.
My goodness pic.twitter.com/VFpVZAb1ch
— Brooks Carter (@BrooksACarter) August 31, 2019
Our weird ass sport is back!
ICYMI
- Hey, Ohio State won the season opener.
- That was good, but it can still get better.
- The new-look Buckeye defense got results.
- The Boren family made a generous donation.
- Ryan Day gets the game ball after the win.
- Justin Fields makes history in his debut.
- Matthew Baldwin is eligible after all.
- Three key stats.
- Notebook.
- Quotebook.
- Social reax.
- Big Ten recap.
- Freshman tracker.
- Debriefing.
- Five things.
- Ohio State opens as 17-point favorite over Cincinnati.
Word of the Day: Aperiodic.
NOT BAD, NOT BAD. We're one game in, and folks, I'm beginning to think this Justin Fields thing is going to work out! Maybe I did award him the Heisman Trophy just a tad early, but that was one hell of a debut.
I mean, he's definitely no Alex Hornibrook, but PFF was still extremely high on him in his first start.
Justin Fields answered a LOT of questions yesterday with a strong showing in Week 1. pic.twitter.com/gOyldmMwo6
— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 1, 2019
So, when you remove dropped passes (there were two on two beautiful deep balls, on one of which he took a big hit) and passes thrown away, his completion percentage was 87 percent. I know it was only FAU, but that's still absurd. I don’t even think I’ve completed 87 percent of my
And y'all were worried about his arm...
My only concern at this point is keeping him alive and well, because after Saturday, that seems like it could be a legitimate issue. And I ain't talking about quarterback runs, if you catch my drift.
GIVETH, AND TAKETH AWAY. It may have been a fantastic weekend for the current Ohio State quarterback, but holy hell was it a bad weekend to be a former Buckeye quarterback.
Four former Ohio State quarterbacks – Terrelle Pryor, Braxton Miller, Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett – were all cut within a 24-hour span this weekend.
Chargers told QB Cardale Jones that they are releasing him, per league source. Jones played well this summer and is expected to find another home soon.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 31, 2019
Two more cuts for the #Jaguars: Former #Bama CB Saivion Smith and playmaking WR Terrelle Pryor are also being released, sources say. https://t.co/iwY85VKdL1
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 30, 2019
#Browns items of note:
— Marc Sessler (@MarcSessler) August 31, 2019
- Austin Seibert wins the kicking battle
- Traded for ex-Packers G Justin McCray and ex-Titans WR Taywan Taylor
- Punter Jamie Scottish Hammer Gillan beats out Britton Colquitt
- TE Seth DeValve, WR Braxton Miller and hero Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi cut free https://t.co/8OFwHC2W0y
For the record, I take full blame for this for writing last week about how four former Ohio State quarterbacks were probably going to make NFL rosters. But hey, at least Dwayne is safe!
As a Bengals fan, consider this my one desperate plea for my very bad favorite football team to consider adding one of these gentlemen to the roster, which currently features an undrafted rookie at the top of the depth chart.
I mean, they're going to be terrible anyway, they may as well sell be terrible while selling some crispy Braxton Miller Bengals jerseys.
MADE FOR TELEVISION. Urban Meyer is so good, he was doing preemptive analysis on Justin Fields' 51-yard touchdown about an hour before it even happened.
It's almost as if Urban Meyer knows a thing or two about @OhioStateFB's offense pic.twitter.com/M6oyZN4EyU
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 1, 2019
For those who missed Meyer's debut on Fox's morning show, it went extremely well, and he told an absolutely fascinating story from his days at Utah when he and his staff accidentally invented the run-pass option because of a missed blocking assignment by a wide receiver.
It's all about the Run-Pass Option in college football these days.
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) August 31, 2019
@OSUCoachMeyer breaks the system down in detail. Trust us, you'll want to watch this. pic.twitter.com/U7LjYog4Wz
I'll tell you what, I know where I'll be spending my 11 a.m.s on Saturday. As much as I loved GameDay when I was a kid, I don't need to see a helplessly hoary Lee Corso don any more anthropomorphic animal heads, bless his heart.
“TRASH IN TRASH.” I never thought I'd be exceptionally excited about a trashcan, but isn't this about the most beautiful thing your eyes have seen today? Can you think of a better use for a gigantic Block M?
600 lbs. of trash – isn't that just another way to describe Michigan's secondary last November? Did Chris Olave just score again?
TIP THE CAP TO CARROT TOP. I blasted Carrot Top with my online words last week, but it looks Orange Botox Richard Simmons is getting the last laugh because somehow that weird dude picked the score of the game exactly correct.
From the Columbus Dispatch:
Carrot Top
COMEDIAN
1989 FLORIDA ATLANTIC GRADUATE
Ohio State 45, Florida Atlantic 21
This is an easy one. As an alumnus of “THE” FAU, I predict a major upset. The so-called school in Ohio that I’ve never heard of is spotting us 27½ points. Feeling a little cocky, are we? Remember I said this: I don’t think you’re going to win by more than 24.
I mean, comedy pretty clearly ain't his thing, especially if what I just read was supposed to be humorous (I think it was?), so maybe he should take his talents to Vegas and give sports handicapping a shot.
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