Marcus Williamson is out here offering an important reminder and a generous helping hand.
I know suicide prevention month is over but its an issue real close to my heart. If anyone is struggling PLEASE dont hesitate to reach out to me. It can be easy to forget how special life can be but I promise you your life matters and youre LOVED
— Marcus Williamson (@WW_Marcus) October 6, 2020
Spread the love, y'all.
Word of the Day: Buoyant.
SEVYN MIC'D UP. Sevyn Banks was already quickly shooting up my power rankings of most entertaining players, and a mic'd up practice session sure didn't hurt his case.
It's never a bad day when @SevynBanks gets on the mic #GoBuckeyes pic.twitter.com/ic6ODEMXg6
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 5, 2020
I pray Kerry Coombs calls him Six the rest of his career. Make him earn the extra number.
MEYER KNOWS BEST. Urban Meyer may not be coaching football these days, but I'd say he's still got a pretty good feel for what coaches want and need.
And with the NCAA's evolving stance on player name, image and likeness, Meyer foresees a need for someone to figure out what the hell to do about that from a team standpoint, so he's made a business partnership with Altius Sports Partners, who will do just that.
Meyer, who will be the coaching consultant, predicted extraordinary demand for Altius’ services. Coaches’ time and attention in 2020 has been totally consumed by the pandemic, social justice causes and uncertainty around the 2020 season itself, Meyer said, so few of them have given full consideration to what NIL rights might mean.
The kind of guidance and expertise that Altius promises could provide its clients with a leg up in recruiting the top athletes who might be in position to benefit from NIL the most, the coach said.
“Universities will adapt, everyone will adapt,” Meyer said. “But I know a coach is going to want help in this space. He’s going to want to know what other people are doing. The biggest thing is what the NCAA compliance is going to look like. … This is going to be very chaotic for quite a while.”
I'll say this – for all the talk that existed about Meyer moving back into coaching after leaving Ohio State, I don't think there's a bone in his body that wants to back in coaching if it means dealing with this, the transfer portal, navigating social issues or anything else in the changing college football landscape.
Nobody is more happily retired.
CONTEXT MATTERS. Quincy Avery wants to play a game. Based purely on stats, choose the best quarterback out of this trio.
QB1
— quincy_avery (@Quincy_Avery) October 5, 2020
82 for 138 59.4%
792 Yards
3 TDS
4 Ints
QB2
89 for 146 61.0%
939 Yards
4 TDS
3 Ints
QB3
91 of 149 61.1%
889 Yards
2 TDS
5 Ints
Which QB would you prefer?
As you might imagine, the quarterback with the objectively better numbers out of this group is Dwayne Haskins, who is also the only quarterback in this group whose job appears to be in jeopardy.
QB1) Sam Darnold
QB2) Dwayne Haskins
QB3) Daniel Jones
Makes you think, for sure.
BILLION DOLLAR RECRUITING GRAPHIC. I'm nothing close to a blue-chip football teen – in both age and general athletic ability, regretfully – but if I was, I'm pretty sure this recruiting graphic would have me committing on the spot.
#BOOM22 pic.twitter.com/beOqkGwQdb
— Xavier X Nwankpa (@xaviernwankpa01) October 5, 2020
That is a lot of money in one recruiting graphic. Point made.
FANS IN STANDS? It doesn't seem like Buckeyes are going to have fans in the stands this year, but it looks like Ohio's other teams will.
The Ohio Department of Health is allowing the Cleveland Browns to double the number of spectators allowed at games at FirstEnergy Stadium, to 12,000.
The stadium has a capacity of 67,895.
Lance Himes, the department’s interim director, outlined in an email sent late Monday afternoon that in addition to the 12,000 spectator limit, the following will be required:
- Additional seating sections and concourse walkways will be opened to accommodate more spectators while ensuring that six-foot social distancing protocols are maintained.
- Spectators will be directed to enter the stadium using the designated entrance that is closest to their assigned seat.
- Spectators will be grouped in “pods” of predominantly 2-4 people with no grouping larger than 6 individuals who are all members of the same party/group.
- Will follow the same operating standards and plans outlined in the original Cleveland Browns' Responsible Restart Plan.
- Will coordinate/cooperate with Cleveland Department of Public Health to allow its representative(s) to be onsite during each game to assess compliance, how the team’s spectator plan worked and whether any modifications are needed.
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On Sept. 5, Gov. Mike DeWine approved variances to the state’s public health orders for the Browns and Cincinnati Bengals.
Maybe the Big Ten will relax its stance and we will have some fans in the stands after all? I mean, with all that's happened this offseason, I'm a now very much a "never say never" kind of guy.
SONG OF THE DAY. "Always Like This" by Bombay Bicycle Club.
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