After a five-game homestand to start the season, Ohio State will hit the road to face Michigan State in East Lansing. Ryan Day took to the radio waves to preview his team's matchup with the Spartans.On Miyan WilliamsDay said Ohio State's red zone play has been a strength this season. The Buckeyes ran several plays within the Rutgers 20-yard line and capitalized each time."That's why coaches say they'll look at the film before saying anything.
"Once we get up there, we make the hotel our home for the night," Day said of his team's plan once they arrive in East Lansing. "They're very talented." Day believes Michigan State will be"a good challenge" for the Buckeyes on Saturday and has stressed to his team that they need to be ready for a battle in East Lansing.Day said Ohio State's running backs need to run"north and south" in the red zone as opposed to"dancing around" before they hit the holes created by the offensive linemen.
Day said Ohio State "got a waiver for one of the captains to come with us" on the trip to East Lansing.Day said Michigan State's defense is talented at forcing fumbles and creating turnovers for opposing offenses. He said Ohio State's offense will need to focus on ball security to ensure they take care of the football.
Day said he and his coaches always ask recruits if"they can imagine running out of the tunnel" and seeing all of the Ohio State fans who have gathered in the stadium to watch them play in a game. Walton said Johnson and Brown will"grow in confidence" as they continue to receive opportunities in the Ohio State defense.Walton said he's felt right at home with Ohio State since he returned to the program in the offseason. Walton was a defensive back for John Cooper and the Buckeyes in the 90s."The quarterback is talented."
On watching the 2020 game at home due to COVID-19: “Lot of yelling at the TV, lot of pacing around. As the game got to the way it did there in the second half, I got to enjoy watching it.”
Then we shouldnt have made much about the Notre Dame game then. Or Wisconsin for that matter.
Coach Day: 'Most d̵r̵a̵m̵a̵t̵i̵c̵ ̵B̵a̵c̵h̵e̵l̵o̵r̵ ̵s̵e̵a̵s̵o̵n̵ ̵e̵v̵e̵r̵ skilled team we've played to date!' (Love the *coach speak*)
The JSN update sounds particularly damning.