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.
