Posts Tagged ‘Ohio State’

Ohio State beats Purdue 16-3

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

Ugly.

That’s what you call it when your only touchdown comes from your special teams.

Nothing against the special teams, who blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown. Or the defense, who held the Boilermakers to just 3 points. But the Buckeyes offense has to be able to manage more than 3 field goals if they want to have any shot at winning the Big Ten (not to mention, the chance to play for a national championship).

Speaking of national championship hopes, let’s see where Ohio State stands after this week: (more…)

Ohio State beats Wisconsin 20-17

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

This is how a National Championship team plays football.

On the road against a tough Wisconsin team, in a big game on prime time TV, the Buckeyes found a way to win. They looked really good early, then were down 10-7 at halftime. Even when they were trailing 17-13 with 6:31 left, the team kept their composure. They played like the game was theirs at the end. And it was. No matter how tough the Badger defense was after the Buckeyes’ first drive, this was Ohio State’s game. (more…)