LOS ANGELES — All week long leading up to the Rose Bowl, Ohio State football players talked about how a win over Utah would go a long way toward getting the bad taste out of their mouths from November’s loss to Michigan. After a thrilling 48-45 win over Utah in the “Granddaddy’s” final seconds, the …
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LOS ANGELES – Sometimes you don’t know you’re watching history in the making until it’s all over and you take a step back and the picture becomes perfectly clear. Other times, however, it is clear from the outset. Saturday was the latter. Ohio State sophomore wide receiver Smith-Njigba caught 15 passes for 347 yards and …
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If there’s such a thing as the Rose Bowl no one wanted, this was it for Ohio State. The Buckeyes got waxed by their rivals to close the regular season and that already prompted an upcoming change at defensive coordinator. Several key players opted out of the game — a decision I respect and understand …
PASADENA, Calif. — Ohio State sophomore wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba is now the sole owner of the Buckeyes’ single season records for receptions and receiving yards, as well as the record for most receiving yards in a single game. Smith-Njigba set the new record on a 50-yard reception on a second-quarter drive in Saturday’s Rose …
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LOS ANGELES — It was already known that Ohio State would be without four starters for today’s Rose Bowl, as receivers Chris Olave, Garrett Wilson, left tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere, and defensive tackle Haskell Garrett had previously announced they were opting out of the game, but you can now add a few other starters to the …
LOS ANGELES — And a sophomore shall lead them. Coming into this season, the expectations at wide receiver for the Buckeyes were that Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave would lead the passing game and that sophomore Jaxon Smith-Njigba would be a nice third option for new quarterback CJ Stroud. Well, as far as third options …
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LOS ANGELES – Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham held their final press conference on Friday as the Rose Bowl looms just one day away. Both coaches answered questions about their respective squads and how they will fare against each other on Saturday. The highlights of everything that was …
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They say styles make fights and this year’s Rose Bowl will be yet another example of that. So much of the talk about this game has been Utah’s offense against Ohio State’s defense because of the way the Buckeyes were pushed around against a similarly physical Michigan Wolverine offense. Very little of the talk about …
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The Rose Bowl is now two days away, so it’s time to get out some bold predictions. Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman take their weekly bold predictions show live as they make predictions about CJ Stroud, Julian Fleming, Kourt Williams, Tommy Eichenberg, Emeka Egbuka, the Ohio State running game, the defense, and much, much more. …
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LOS ANGELES — Utah will be facing the nation’s top scoring offense when they take the field against Ohio State in the Rose Bowl on Saturday. The Buckeyes are scoring 45.5 points per game this season and have the ability to pour the points on like insults at a celebrity roast. Only four teams have …
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Wednesday was Day Three of media availabilities at The Rose Bowl, as the Ohio State offense and Utah defense took center stage? What did everybody have to say? In this edition of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr break it down, paying special attention to the situation at receiver for the Buckeyes. …
LOS ANGELES – Sometimes fate intervenes. Ohio State fans certainly remember when class of 2020 cornerback Clark Philips committed to the Buckeyes in June of 2019 as the highest-rated member of the Ohio State recruiting class on the defensive side of the ball. That euphoria lasted just shy of six months as early National Signing …
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LOS ANGELES — If at first you don’t succeed, try tackling again. That’s what the Ohio State defense will be doing on Saturday in the 2022 Rose Bowl against a Utah offense that is about as physical as a short-tempered bouncer in the angriest bar on the block. The Utes are as comfortable playing three …
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CARSON, Calif. – There were sunny skies in Southern California on Tuesday morning as both the Buckeyes and the Utah Utes went through their own practices offsite in preparation for the New Year’s Day Rose Bowl game. As other bowl games have faced sudden and disappointing cancellations it has been all systems go for the …
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