Ohio State Notebook: Offensive line struggles; Howard excited about Penn State trip
Oct. 26—COLUMBUS — Ohio State's offensive line struggled against Nebraska in its first full game without left tackle Josh Simmons. Simmons suffered a season-ending injury during OSU's 32-31 loss to Oregon two weeks ago. Ohio State had only 285 yards of total offense on Saturday after averaging 503 yards a game in its first six games this season. The line struggled as a group and Simmons' ...
Ohio State football: 2014 national championship 10-year anniversary, OSU vs Penn State
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the 2014 national championship season, when the Ohio State football Buckeyes went 14-1 and captured the first College Football Playoff title. We'll relive that remarkable year by sharing the game stories from that campaign as they appeared in the pages of The Columbus Dispatch. Now up: Ohio State's overtime win over Penn State. ...
Ohio State loses an irreplaceable piece of its loaded offense for the season
After losing to Michigan in three consecutive seasons, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day went all-in this offseason, loading up his offense with talent and convincing his former boss Chip Kelly to leave UCLA to become his offensive coordinator in Columbus. Day added Ole Miss running back QuinShon Judkins through the transfer portal, got true freshman phenom wide receiver Jeremiah Smith up to speed immediately, and flipped quarterback Kyle McCord for Kansas State transfer Will Howard. Day even added former Alabama center Seth McLaughlin to bolster his offensive line, but the Buckeyes don’t have much of a contingency plan for losing their star left tackle.