Football

Since taking the helm of the program in 2019, head coach Ryan Day has energized his team with the mantras of “Fight” and “Tough Love,” looking to instill the values of resilience and physicality within his players. But the Buckeyes did not lean into their physicality and aggression nearly as Read More

For the second consecutive game, Ohio State allowed more than 500 yards of total offense and 40 points while getting gashed by explosive plays en route to another heartbreaking College Football Playoff loss to Georgia in the Peach Bowl.

As the Bulldogs racked up 533 yards, keyed by 15 plays Read More

Perhaps no single play impacted Ohio State’s loss to Georgia in the Peach Bowl more than the hit delivered to wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. late in the third quarter.

With the sophomore wideout streaking toward the back of the end zone, attempting to haul in a pass from quarterback Read More

Let me jump right into the first big disagreement that I’m sure many will have with this column. One play call doesn’t undo a whole game of schematic excellence, but allow me to take a moment to defend the decision to run at the Georgia 30-yard line with time winding Read More

In the immediate aftermath of Ohio State’s loss to Michigan on Nov. 26, Buckeye quarterback C.J. Stroud’s legacy was called into question.

In his two seasons as the starter, Stroud was 0-2 against the rival Wolverines and did not capture a conference title or even win the Big Ten East Read More

First things first. There’s no sugarcoating it: placekicker Noah Ruggles’ 50-yard boot missed, and it missed badly. A usually reliable kicker for Ohio State, Ruggles – who had connected on 17 of 19 before that fateful moment and 37 of 40 since arriving in Columbus prior to the 2021 season– Read More

What Worked Well

Nearly everything Ohio State did passing the ball – at least before star wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. had to leave the game with an injury – worked well against Georgia. Third-year quarterback C.J. Stroud finished 23 of 34 for 348 yards and four touchdowns while Harrison Read More

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day on the Buckeyes’ 42-41 loss to Georgia in the Peach Bowl: “Not much to start with other than the fact that I thought our team came out and swung and played hard in this game but came up short. It came down to one Read More

Andy Anders, BSB: My Buckeye Leaf goes to the defender who stood out most to me in the game for Ohio State, and that was linebacker Steele Chambers.
Chambers collected eight tackles, making plays from sideline to sideline against the Georgia offense. He teamed up with some defensive linemen for Read More

Stetson Bennett threw a 10-yard touchdown pass to Adonai Mitchell with 54 seconds left as No. 1 Georgia rallied from a 14-point deficit to defeat No. 4 Ohio State 42-41 in the College Football Playoff semifinal in the Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on Saturday.

Noah Ruggles missed Read More