3. Purdue
4. MSU
25. Illinois

I haven’t paid much attention to it but is the conference gonna be bad?

Will be out “4-6 weeks”. Big question is will he come back or shut it down.

Georgia has really leaned on him this year so it will be interesting to see what they look like without him.

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Fields sacked twice on first drive. JSN facing the Bengals.

It was nice to see Ohio State get off to a hot start in this one.

• I thought McCord was good today despite going just 16/28. There were a few dangerous throws on the run, but overall he played well. His receivers didn't help him too much as there were way too many drops.
• I especially liked the one deep ball to Xavier Johnson that wasn't caught.
• Tough day for Marv. Solid stat line but some uncharacteristic bobbles and drops.
• Offensive line took a step in the right direction (especially w/ run blocking), but Josh Fryar's whiff on that strip sack was a terrible look. I certainly still have some big concerns here.
• I think Dallan Hayden helped the line. I somewhat understand why they want to redshirt (could lose three backs), but he certainly seems to find the hole better than the other guys.
• I admittedly didn't watch Hayden much in pass protection so I'm not sure how he looked doing that.
• I especially liked some of the counters.
• I didn't mind the Devin Brown package at all. Obviously you can't fumble going into the end zone like that, though.
• Loved seeing Tate and Inniss get some action.
• Minor gripe with regard to leaving Marv in the game as long as they did.

• Simon > Chambers right now and I don't think it's particularly close.
• Eichenberg was solid. Nice bounce back after a few rough outings.
• Tyleik Williams stock is really on the rise.
• Overall the DL was great and took advantage of a bad (and injured) Purdue OL.
• The defense kinda fell asleep on that final first-half drive. A blatant hold on Mike Hall wasn't called (per usual) and I have no idea why JT was out for most of the drive. They were immediately better when he came back in and Purdue didn't get any points.
• I didn't notice any real problems in the secondary. Igbinosun gave up the score on the slant but whatever.
• Denzel Burke was great again and I really hope that injury isn't serious.
• Jermaine Mathews brings some serious energy to the field every time he's in the game. He's also a terror on special teams.
• Too many dumb penalties on special teams. The punt downed at the 2-yard line was great, but this performance isn't going to help Parker Fleming's public image.
• The Peacock picture quality was great. Everything else sucked. The broadcast missed multiple plays and the announcers had zero enthusiasm.

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I missed it live and didn't realize he got hurt until after the game. But found it and he did jump right back up. I can't really see what happened but that doesn't mean anything. Hopefully it's not serious and he's good to go against PSU. If not, Matthews can ball imo.

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The Baltimore native is rated as the nation's #5 corner and #31 overall prospect. Tim Walton continues to be very good at his job. Devin Sanchez, Mark Zackery, and Dorian Brew (who may end up at safety) are among the top remaining corner targets for 2025.

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IMO Sonny seems to better closer to the line whereas Hicks doesn’t seem to want to put his head in there to tackle people and may be better at pass coverage.

Please

Duke is solid.

ND is beat up, mentally down from that loss, & on the road.

Bad combo

FWIW ND is a 5.5 favorite.

According to ESPN Gameday via Pete Thamle

Purdue tomorrow, fwiw.

Week 7​

Tuesday, Oct. 10

Louisiana Tech at Middle Tennessee | 7 p.m. | CBSSN
Liberty at Jacksonville State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Coastal Carolina at Appalachian State | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2

Wednesday, Oct. 11

UTEP at Florida International | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Sam Houston at New Mexico State | 9 p.m. | CBSSN

Thursday, Oct. 12

West Virginia at Houston | 7 p.m. | FS1
SMU at East Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN

Friday, Oct. 13


Tulane at Memphis | 7 p.m. | ESPN
Fresno State at Utah State | 8 p.m. | CBSSN
Stanford at Colorado | 10 p.m. | ESPN

Saturday, Oct. 14

No. 1 Georgia at Vanderbilt | 12 p.m. | CBS
Indiana at No. 2 Michigan | 12 p.m. | FOX
No. 3 Ohio State at Purdue | 12 p.m. | Peacock
Syracuse at No. 4 Florida State | 12 p.m. | ABC
Arkansas at No. 11 Alabama | 12 p.m. | ESPN
Michigan State at Rutgers | 12 p.m.
Iowa State at Cincinnati | 12 p.m. | FS1
Temple at North Texas | 12 p.m. | ESPNU
Georgia Southern at James Madison | 12 p.m. | ESPN2
Kent State at Eastern Michigan | 12 p.m. | CBSSN
Sacred Heart at Yale | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Princeton at Brown | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
San Diego at Marist | 12 p.m. | ESPN+
Howard at Harvard | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Bucknell at Cornell | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Dartmouth at Colgate | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Georgetown at Lehigh | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
St. Thomas (Minn.) at Drake | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Furman at Samford | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Tennessee Tech at South Carolina State | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Penn at Columbia | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Navy at Charlotte | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
VMI at The Citadel | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Toledo at Ball State | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Gardner-Webb at Austin Peay | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
North Dakota State at North Dakota | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Youngstown State at South Dakota | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Morehead State at Valparaiso | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Cal at No. 16 Utah | 3 p.m. | Pac-12 Network
Indiana State at Illinois State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Alabama A&M at Grambling | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Alabama State at Jackson State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Tarleton State at Eastern Kentucky | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Sacramento State at Northern Colorado | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Southern Illinois at Murray State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
UNI at South Dakota State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Illinois at Southeast Missouri State | 3 p.m. | ESPN+
UMass at No. 6 Penn State | 3:30 p.m. | Big Ten Network
No. 8 Oregon at No. 7 Washington | 3:30 p.m. | ABC
Texas A&M at No. 19 Tennessee | 3:30 p.m. | CBS
No. 23 Kansas at Oklahoma State | 3:30 p.m. | FS1
Troy at Army | 3:30 p.m. | CBSSN
Florida at South Carolina | 3:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Wake Forest at Virginia Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ACC Network
BYU at TCU | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN
Florida Atlantic at South Florida | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN2
Akron at Central Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Bowling Green at Buffalo | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Illinois at Maryland | 3:30 p.m. | NBC
Miami (Ohio) at Western Michigan | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Wofford at East Tennessee State | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Iowa at Wisconsin | 4 p.m. | FOX
Ohio at Northern Illinois | 4 p.m. | ESPNU
North Alabama at Abilene Christian | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Portland State at Northern Arizona | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Missouri State at Western Illinois | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Lamar at SE Louisiana | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Robert Morris at Bryant | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Northwestern State at Nicholls | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Lindenwood at Charleston Southern | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Chattanooga at Mercer | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
UNLV at Nevada | 5 p.m. | Mountain West Network
Stephen F. Austin at Central Arkansas | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Texas A&M-Commerce at UIW | 5 p.m. | ESPN+
Norfolk State at Tennessee State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
Eastern Washington at Idaho State | 6 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 14 Louisville at Pitt | 6:30 p.m. | CW Network
Marshall at Georgia State | 7 p.m. | ESPN2
UL Monroe at Texas State | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Wyoming at Air Force | 7 p.m. | CBSSN
Kansas State at Texas Tech | 7 p.m. | FS1
Prairie View A&M at Houston Christian | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Arizona at No. 19 Washington State | 7 p.m. | Pac-12 Networks
Auburn at No. 22 LSU | 7 p.m. | ESPN
No. 10 USC at No. 21 Notre Dame | 7:30 p.m. | NBC/Peacock
No. 25 Miami (Fla.) at No. 12 North Carolina | 7:30 p.m. | ABC
Missouri at No. 24 Kentucky | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network
No. 18 UCLA at No. 15 Oregon State | 8 p.m. | FOX
NC State at No. 17 Duke | 8 p.m. | ACC Network
UAB at UTSA | 8 p.m. | ESPNU
Cal Poly at Montana State | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
UC Davis at Weber State | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Boise State at Colorado State | 9:45 p.m. | FS1
Montana at Idaho | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN2
San Diego State at Hawai'i | 11 p.m. | CBSSN

Hello. Ohio State plays Maryland today. Ryan Day doesn't like Mike Locksley. Maryland has a good offense but hasn't played anyone. @Birm has been comparing Taulia to Josh Allen, Peyton Manning, and Jalen Hurts. My prediction is Ohio State 47, Maryland 23.

I heard you can watch this in 4K on the FOX Sports app. I got rid of the Youtube TV package that has 4K, so I'm gonna see if it is in fact available (for free) on the FOX app.

Questionable
Henderson, Treveyon
McKenzie, Jaden

Out
Baudo, Nolan
Caffey, Timothy
Egbuka, Emeka
Grayes, Kyion
Herbstreit, Zak
Royer, Joe
Smith, Will
Stocksdale, Reis
Williams II, Kourt
Williams, Miyan

In Escanaba, MI! GO BUCKS!!!!!!!! O-H!

In some of the discussion about next year, people add something like “….and we’ll add someone from the portal”. Like that’s easy or we’ve had recent success. The recent transfers have been pretty mid. McAllister was a unique situation because he was Knowels guy and knew the system, but it’s certainly debatable whether he deserved the snaps he got. And how things work out one year can impact your portal recruiting the next. Tywone Malone and Ja’had Carter not getting a whiff of the field is now a data point that will be considered. The Buckeyes will probably never guarantee playing time, but there are schools with the same NIL resources that will. Point is that it’s not certain and maybe even unlikely that experienced help is on the way.

Left ankle was taped up again for practice tonight, but McCord simply said he was “all good.” No excuses made or anything about the deep throws, but I think it’s at least worth mentioning it’s the plant ankle and it may have played some small part in that or perhaps some of the decisions in the pocket.

Big Ten will have 9 Friday Games in 2024, I understand TV money is crucial for schools but really is the money worth it? All our Big games are at Noon now, which makes it tough for recruits to come to our games when they live out of state. And between 3 networks, probably soon to have games on Paramount Plus and Peacock. I just see TV slowly changing college football. For better or worse the TV networks are controlling the sport.