The Cincinnati Reds, the team that many thought would repeat, and win the NL Central division once again, finished their season today. Unfortunately it ends with a loss, and even worse: it ends with a losing record.
The 2011 Reds will be remembered (well if they are remembered at all) as the underachieving team that did not live up to their expectations. The team that was supposed to win around 90 games, that only won 79. The team that started the season with a walk-off home run, were very good, then were in 1st place, then they were in 2nd, then 3rd, then 4th, then back to 3rd.
Florida is ranked 15th. Kentucky is not ranked, who do you think won?
It looks like the Gators won 48-10 as they are now 4-0, and Kentucky drops to an average 2-2.
John Brantley improved his passing to 752 yards and a 4-2 TD/INT. It's surprising that he only has 2 TD's over INT when he's with the Florida Gators and didn't even face a ranked team.
As for the Wildcats Morgan Newton at the QB spot has thrown 590 yards this season, along with 5 Touchdowns and 6 Interceptions.
6 INT's make you look like an average QB honestly, but I think since they faced better teams so far, I think that is pretty good, he threw only 2 interceptions in the game, no TD's.
Kentucky has now lost 25 strait games against the Gators. As UK fans we will have to say it again "next year is the year when we beat Florida and Tennessee". Well, we can hope.
Next Week they face a better team, the LSU Tigers. They are ranked #2 in the nation, behind Oklahoma.
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After a tough loss to Miami last week, the Buckeyes were trying to turn the page. Coach Fickell decided to start Freshman QB, Braxton Miller, rather than Senior, Joe Bauserman.
Braxton was very impressive. Not so much with his passing game, but his running game, and his ability to make things happen helped the Buckeyes get the win. The final score was 37-17, here is how it all happened.
With just under 8 and a half minutes to go in the 1st, Jordan Hall ran it in from 1 yard out, OSU was up 7-0. About 4 minutes later, Drew Basil kicked a 28 yard field goal, the score would be 10-0 at the end of the 1st quarter.
In the 2nd quarter, Braxton Miller connected with Devin Smith for a 32 yard touchdown, 17-0 the score.
The Buffaloes would get on the board when Toney Clemons caught and 11 yard touchdown pass from Tyler Hansen, it was now 17-7.
Later on, OSU had to punt the ball. The Buffalo player who was going to return the kick, dropped the ball. OSU picked it up and had about 15 seconds with the ball on the 6. Miller would run it to about the 1 yard line and call a timeout with 6 seconds left. It was decision time for Fickell. He decided to take the guaranteed points. Drew Basil kicked the field goal, Ohio State was up 20-7 at the half.
In the 3rd quarter Braxton Miller and Devin Smith hooked up for another scoring play. This one for 17 yards, the Bucks were up 27-7.
Colorado made it a little bit closer when Will Oliver kicked a long 47 yard field goal, it was now 27-10.
But OSU was able to answer back when Carlos Hyde took it to the house for a 5 yard run, it was 34-10 going into the 4th.
Early in the 4th Basil kicked a field goal to make it 37-10.
The Buffs would get a touchdown when Hansen connected with McCulloch for a 14 yard score to make it 37-17, and that's how she finished.
Braxton Miller was not great with his passing game, as a previously mentioned. He completed only 5 passes on 13 attempts, but 2 of those completions were for touchdowns, he threw for 83 yards. However, he did run the ball 17 times, good for 83 yards, one yard shy of Jordan Hall's game-leading 84 yards.
Devin Smith had 3 receptions for 64 yards, and 2 touchdowns.
The Bucks are now 3-1, and will host Michigan State next week.
Recently coming of a loss to the talented Hurricanes, the Buckeyes look to upgrade top 3-1 facing the Colorado Buffaloes. I predict the Buckeyes to win by 10-35 points. Miller will get the start, hopefully we can help him get better for when he is the starter next year, but Bauserman playing atleast 3 quarters could be the key thing for the Buckeyes to win. He is a better QB than most people give him credit for. Lets [Buckeyes fans] hope Bauserman and Miller do good so the Buckeyes will win. I see the Buckeyes moving up about 3 spots in the rankings after this game, they should win by at least 7.
RB Isaiah Pead rushed for 167 yards, and had 2 TD's,
1 on the ground, and 1 in the air.
By: Coop
Everyone in the stadium was wearing black. The game was on National and 3D TV. Blackout game and national TV sure got the Bearcats, and their fans, pumped for the game against NC State.
Now they one thing that would make it better is if UC won. Last year the Wolfpack had their way with the 'Cats, but not this year.
Cincy's defense looked great, as did their offense. They ended up beat North Carolina State, 44-14. Here is how.
With just over 8 and a half minutes to go in the 1st, Isaiah Pead but UC on the board with a 2 yard score. 4 minutes later Zach Collaros can it in from 13 yards out, the score was 14-0 at the end of a quarter.
Collaros would get the next score as well. And once again, it was on the ground. This time it was a 10 yard run, Cincy up 21-0.
The Wolfpack got the ball with about 5 minutes to go before the half. UC had them in deep in their own territory, and it looked as if they could stop them as it was a 3rd down. But instead, Mike Glennon connected with T.J. Graham, he broke a tackle or two, then next thing you knew he was at the 40, the 50, the 20, the 10, the endzone. It was an 87 yard score, it was 21-7.
Cincinnati wanted to answer back before the half. They did so with a Tony Miliano field goal, a 26 yarder, that made it 24-7 going into the locker rooms.
The Bearcats scored first in the 2nd half when Miliano kicked a 48 yard field goal, that made it 27-7. On their next drive, Zach Collaros connected with Isaiah Pead, Pead took it to the house for a 25 yard score, 34-7.
NC State would had another long scoring play, when Glennon and Graham connected again, this one going for 49 yards, the score was now 34-14.
UC would answer back with a touchdown pass from Collaros to Thompkins, a 4 yard score, it was 41-14 at the end of 3.
Tony Miliano would kick a 22 yard field goal in the 4th, making it 44-14, and that's how she finished.
Zach Collaros had a good day, he went 25/34, good for 263 yards, 2 TD's, and 1 pick.
Pead rushed for 167 yards.
The defense is what looked the best though. Although Glennon passed for 334 yards, they looked pretty good. Especially against the rush. NC State's leading rusher was Underwood, who only had 6 yards. The defense had 6 sacks and 3 turnovers.
This was a tough pill to swall after UK's late rally wasn't enough to keep the winning streak vs the Cards alive. Kentucky started the game off well in the opening drive when Morgan Newton connected to Josh Clemons with a 38-yard pass but had to settle for a FG. Louisville would take the lead late in the 1st Quarter and never look back when QB Will Stein completed a 38-yard TD pass to Andrell Smith. Early in the 2nd Qtr, Stein left the game with a right shoulder injury and true freshman Teddy Bridgewater came in to replace him. Bridgewater played well despite inexperience throwing for 106 yards and two touchdown passes. Kentucky had an impressive 80 yard drive to end the 2nd Qtr that resulted in a 15-yard TD catch by LaRod King.
UK's offense showed some life in the 4th Qtr. The Cats on their opening possession of the 4th put together a 77-yard drive on 15 plays and scored on a 2-yard pass from Newton to E.J. Fields. The defense held Louisville to a 3 and out and got the ball back with 2:27 left on the clock. The Cats got to the 15 yard line but DeMarco Robinson fumbled inside the ten. Luckily UK could recover the ball back but wouldn't score as Newton's pass sailed out of bounds to end the game.
Louisville's running game was a major difference in the game while UK's was almost non-existant. Louisville rushed for 181 yards to UK's 35. The offensive line still continued to have struggles so far this year allowing 6 sacks for -41 yards. Newton attempted to run 13 times for -19 yards. Kentucky was able to convert for 21 first downs in the game. Why by no means was UK's passing great in terms of completion percentage, it showed progress in this game. Morgan Newton passed for 255 yards yards in this game and in the previous two games, he had 211 combined. UK's receivers caught 27 passes in the game. E.J. Fields impressed me with seven receptions for 57 yards and a TD pass. He emerged to give UK another WR target a long with LaRod King.
Final Score U of L 24 UK 17
Kentucky will open SEC conference play next weekend vs the Florida Gators Saturday at 7 PM.
CLEVELAND -- Bruce Gradkowski looked up field and couldn't believe his eyes. There was nothing, just green grass and rookie receiver A.J. Green.
With a sudden snap, the Bengals had fooled Cleveland's defense, leaving them flat-footed and out of position. Now, it was up to Cincinnati's backup quarterback to complete the sneaky trick. "I said, 'Oh my gosh, you gotta be kidding me,'" Gradkowski said.
The Browns were just as shocked. Gradkowski caught Cleveland's defense still in the huddle and quickly lobbed a 41-yard touchdown pass to Green in the fourth quarter, giving the whatever-it-takes Bengals a stunning 27-17 win Sunday over the Browns to spoil a sloppy debut in Cleveland's first game under coach Pat Shurmur. "The play is designed to catch them napping," said Bengals running backCedric Benson, who put the Browns away with a 39-yard TD run in the final minutes. "We caught them napping." Green, who hadn't caught a pass all game, was left uncovered by the Browns, who were still huddled up when the Bengals lined up.After taking the shotgun snap, Gradkowski, on in relief of injured rookie starterAndy Dalton, looked toward a wide-open Green streaking down the right side.Green felt as if he was dreaming."I thought, 'Ball, please get down and into my hands,'" the speedy first-round pick said. "It's one of the slowest balls I've ever seen. It was one of the toughest catches I've ever had because I had so long to think about it. It took forever to get to me."Green hauled it in and sprinted untouched into the end zone to shock the Browns and their fans. Cleveland fell to 1-12 in season openers since 1999.Shurmur isn't convinced what the Bengals did was legal.
"They quick-snapped us," Shurmur said. "I'll have to watch the tape, but it's my understanding they changed personnel, lined up and then quick-snapped. There's rules that go along with that, so we'll see. My understanding is when the offense changes personnel, the defense is allowed to do so as well and have time to do it." The play was equally surprising for the Bengals, who jumped in celebration at the improbable TD. This was the kind of play that usually happens to them. "We just got lucky," said center Kyle Cook. "I think they knew they screwed up. We just called it at the right time." Browns cornerback Sheldon Brown thought the Bengals got away with one."We were still in the defensive huddle when they snapped the ball," he said. "It happened so fast, all I know there was a lot of people running wide open down the field."Colt McCoy threw two TD passes for the Browns, who were disorganized for much of Shurmur's first game. Cleveland committed 11 penalties -- 10 in the first half -- but the Browns' biggest offense was not being ready while protecting a 17-13 lead in the fourth quarter.Cornerback Joe Haden, who had kept Green without a catch for more than 50 minutes and batted away five passes, was out of position and couldn't catch Green."We weren't ready," Haden said. "Everybody was scrambling. Everybody was standing in the middle looking at D'Qwell {Jackson) trying to figure out what the call was. We never got one and when we heard everybody screaming, they were already lined up and we just started running."Benson, who recently served jail time on an assault charge, finished with 121 yards on 25 carries. Mike Nugent kicked field goals of 24 and 47 yards for Cincinnati.Considered by some to be the NFL's worst team, and with veteran quarterback Carson Palmer sitting out in a standoff with ownership, the Bengals somehow won their first opener since 2007. And they did it with Gradkowski, their third-string QB, who pulled one over on the Browns."Every once in a while you lose a game that makes you feel sick to your stomach," Browns linebacker Scott Fujita said. "This is definitely one of those games."Dalton was hit by Browns rookie defensive tackle Phil Taylor on Cincinnati's final offensive play in the first half. Dalton, trying to become only the fifth rookie since 1970 to win his debut on the road, finished 10 of 15 for 81 yards. He hopes to play next week at Denver.Shurmur's first quarter as a head coach couldn't have gone much worse as the Browns were called for six penalties, gained 3 yards rushing and were badly outplayed.Afterward, a red-faced Shurmur didn't hold back when assessing his team's disappointing outing."A season full of mistakes in the first quarter," Shurmur said. "No excuses. I don't care if you're a rookie. I don't care if you've been in this thing for 12 years, and I care if this is your last game. You can't make mistakes."Brown didn't offer any excuses, but felt the officiating was one-sided. Cincinnati was only whistled for three infractions."It's kind of frustrating, but in my eyes some of those calls are questionable," he said. "The biggest thing is do not let this game trickle over into a whole season. That would be the most frustrating thing."Game notes
Players and coaches on both sidelines helped hold the giant American flag that covered the entire field during a stirring pregame tribute to the 10th anniversary of 9/11. ... Jackson had 11 tackles, two sacks and forced a fumble for the Browns. ... Cincinnati leads the series 40-36. ... The Bengals improved to 20-24 in openers, 7-13 on the road. ... Browns punter Richmond McGeeaveraged 36 yards on eight punts, a poor debut that could lead to changes.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tyler Bray threw for a career-high 405 yards, passed for four touchdowns and ran for a fifth score as Tennessee cruised to a 45-23 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. Isaiah Pead led the Bearcats (1-1) with 155 yards rushing, DJ Woods had 111 yards receiving and Zach Collaros was 21 for 34 for 230 yards. Bray completed 34 of 41 passes and bettered his previous career high of 354 yards as the Volunteers (2-0) got their first win over a nonconference BCS opponent in six tries. Da'Rick Rogers caught two of the touchdown passes and had 100 yards receiving, and Justin Hunter added 156 yards receiving and a score. Both teams scored touchdowns on their first two drives. Bray found Rogers by himself on one side of the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown pass to give the Vols a 21-14 lead with 13:20 left before halftime that they wouldn't relinquish. The pass, Bray's second TD throw of the game, marked the eighth consecutive game the sophomore has thrown multiple scoring strikes, eclipsing Peyton Manning's team record of seven games set in 1997. The Vols held on to the momentum on the following drive, tackling Collaros for a loss of 6 yards after he dropped the ball in the backfield and they also stuffed Pead for a loss of a yard on fourth-and-1 at the Cincinnati 49. After the teams traded punts and the Vols' Michael Palardy missed a 43-yard field goal attempt, Tennessee stopped the Bearcats again on fourth-and-1 by dropping Collaros for no gain. On the next drive, Bray found Rogers in the end zone again, this time in double coverage, and Rogers hung on to the ball while losing his helmet for a 15-yard touchdown catch with 1:15 in the second quarter. Cincinnati marched down the field during the final minute of the half, but Hunter tipped a 47-yard field goal attempt by Tony Milano, and the Vols went into halftime with a 28-14 lead. The Bearcats' frustrations continued after the break. Tennessee opened with a 10-play, 70-yard drive capped by a 1-yard touchdown run by Bray. On the following drive, the Bearcats reached the Tennessee 1 on a 24-yard pass from Collaros to Kenbrell Thompkins, who had previously committed to Tennessee under former coach Lane Kiffin. The Vols kept them from getting any closer, and Cincinnati settled for a 23-yard field goal by Tony Milano to cut the margin to 35-17. The Bearcats, who scored a Football Bowl Subdivision-leading 72 points in the opening week of the season, couldn't close the gap any more. Pead, who had 104 yards rushing in the first quarter alone, ran 65 yards for a touchdown the first time he touched the ball, the third play of the game. Pead had a 40-yard touchdown run on the first play of the Bearcats' season opening 72-10 win over Austin Peay.
Johnathan Hankins (52) celebrates with his team after a stop by the
OSU defense.
By: Coop
1921 was a long time ago. That was the last time the Buckeyes had lost to an in-state team. That was when Oberlin beat the Bucks 7-6. Teams like Cincinnati, Miami, Bowling Green, Akron, and Youngstown State have all been victims of Ohio State's streak. Toledo head coach, Tim Beckman, did not want to be the next team to lose, he wanted to be the first Ohio team to beat OSU since 1921. Well, his team sure did come close and gave the 15th ranked team in the country a serious scare, but it was the Bucks that kept the streak alive, as they won in the final minute, 27-22. Here is how.
Joe Bauserman connected with the now star-Tight End, Jake Stoneburner for a 26 yard score on the Buckeyes opening drive. It was 7-0, Buckeyes looking like they were going to start a blow out like they did last week.
Yeah, that didn't happen.
The Rockets answered back about 4 minutes later when Austin Dantin connected with Eric Page for a 6 yard score, then coach Beckman decided to be aggressive and go for 2. Well they got it when Page passed it to Keighley, the score was 8-7 Toledo.
Terrence Owens, the other Toledo QB got some action in this game, and with 2 minutes to go in the 1st, he threw the ball to Eric Page, Page would go 66 yards to the house, 15-7 the score at the end of 1.
The Buckeyes would make it a one-possession game when Carlos Hyde ran it in from 36 yards out, 15-14 the score.
Just before the half, Toledo had to punt it away. Chris Fields was the return man. Well wanna know what he did? That's good because I'm about to tell you, he returned the punt and took it to the house for a 69 yard score, that put the Buckeyes up 21-15 at the half.
The Rockets got the ball to start the 3rd quarter, and started with good field position, they eventually got down to the 4 yard line. From the 4 yard line Adonis Thomas ran it in for the score, the Rockets back on top 22-21.
With 3:17 to go in the 3rd, the Buckeyes answered back when Hyde ran for a 2 yard score, the 2-pointer was failed, but the score was 27-22.
A few drives later, the Bucks were getting close to the red zone, but then RB, Rod Smith, fumbled the ball. It was picked up by Toledo.
The Rockets had the ball back with 3:08 to go in the game. Eventually it was 4th and 14 at their own 42 yard line, Owens and Page connected for 19 yards to move the chains and keep the game alive. A few moments later, it was 4th and 6 from the OSU 17. Owens dropped back to pass, tried to get Kenny Stafford but it fell incomplete, a turnover on downs! Bauserman then took a knee a couple of times, securing the win for OSU.
So the Buckeyes avoid the upset, and go to 2-0.
Some fans were wondering why Braxton Miller was never put in the game. Well, this is Bauserman's team. He is here to be our starter, not a back up. Right now, Miller is simply just a back up.
Joe did pretty good today, 16 of 30, 189 yards, 1 TD.
Hyde carried the ball 20 times, good for 76 yards.
Devin Smith had 2 receptions, good for 67 yards.
Those are all impressive stats, but the most impressive one, Ohio State was only penalized twice today.
The 2-0 Buckeyes will now get ready for the Miami Hurricanes. Next week they head to South Florida in search of win #3. Game time is set 7:30 PM ET and it will be televised on ESPN.
Danny Trevathan had an
INT and 13 tackles in UK's
27-13 win over CMU
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Josh Clemons scored on an 87-yard run, and Morgan Newton ran in a fourth-quarter touchdown to seal Kentucky's 27-13 comeback win over Central Michigan on Saturday. On Clemons' score, he ran inside and bounced off a tackler before he sprinted down the right sideline. His touchdown run became the longest in school history for a freshman, and the longest for a UK player of any class since Bernie Scruggs ran for 88 yards on Oct. 24, 1970. Central Michigan controlled the first half, leading 13-6 at halftime. The Chippewas had outgained Kentucky, 227 yards to 94, and controlled possession for just over 19 minutes in the first two quarters. They took a 3-0 lead early on a 19-yard field goal by David Harman and Kentucky answered on the next possession with a 45-yard Craig McIntosh field goal. With 1:19 left in the first quarter, Central Michigan scored its only touchdown on a 24-yard pass from Ryan Radcliff to Jerry Harris. Harman hit a 30-yard field goal in the second quarter to give the Chippewas their biggest lead. They did not score for the rest of the game. The Wildcats' offense had opportunities in the first half but never came away with more than a field goal. UK linebackerDanny Trevathan intercepted Radcliff and returned it 28 yards to the Central Michigan 11-yard line. With 1st and 10, Kentucky went three-and-out, and McIntosh missed a 24-yard field-goal attempt off the right upright. But in the third quarter, Newton woke up the offense. He led a drive that ended in a 34-yard touchdown pass to La'Rod King with 4:07 left to tie the game at 13. Clemons' touchdown run gave the Wildcats (2-0) their first lead of the game in the third quarter. He became the first Wildcats freshman to record a 100-yard rushing game since Arliss Beach in 2002. Newton added a 1-yard touchdown run on a fourth-and-goal play to give the Wildcats a two-possession lead in the fourth quarter. Ryan Radcliff threw for 295 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions for the Chippewas (1-1).
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Zach Collaros made the best
of the 2 quarters he played
as he passed for 4
touchdowns in UC's
72-10 win, Saturday
CINCINNATI -- Isaiah Pead ran for Cincinnati's first two touchdowns Saturday night, and Zach Collaros threw for the next four -- all in the first half -- leading the Bearcats to a 72-10 victory over Austin Peay.
The Bearcats dominated an Ohio Valley Conference team that has only eight seniors, scoring the third-most points in their history.
Cincinnati scored on six of its seven first-half possessions against a defense that features one senior starter. Pead ran 40 yards for a touchdown on the Bearcats' first play. He also scored on a 13-yard run and finished with 87 yards.
Collaros, the Big East's top returning passer, played only the first half and was 12 of 19 for 134 yards. His 34-yard pass to D.J. Woods completed a 95-yard drive in the second quarter. Collaros also threw a pair of touchdown passes toAnthony McClung in the last 39 seconds of the first half for a 41-0 lead.
Austin Peay is coming off a 2-9 season and has dropped its last nine games overall.
Cincinnati is coming off a 4-8 season that took much of the buzz out of the football program. After Brian Kelly left for Notre Dame, the Bearcats went back to losing games in front of small home crowds.
Their opener in coach Butch Jones' second season was much better, though played in front of a crowd of 23,282. Last year, they went to Fresno State and got beat 28-14 in 94-degree heat, wearing down as the game went along. No such problems on Saturday in 93-degree weather against an overmatched opponent.
Austin Peay has only 18 winning seasons in its 74 years of football. This one started badly.
Cincinnati won the coin toss, and freshman Ralph David Abernathy IV returned the kickoff 60 yards. On the Bearcats' first play, Collaros handed off to Pead and threw a downfield block on safety Amius Smith, opening the way for the Big East's top returning runner to go 40 yards untouched.
The Bearcats had a 14-play, 95-yard drive in the second quarter that left the Governors' defense running on fumes. Collaros threw a 34-yard pass to D.J. Woods, who ran past cornerback Sheldon Wade to make the catch for a 27-0 lead.
The half also ended badly for Austin Peay.
Collaros threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to McClung with 39 seconds left, and Cincinnati recovered a fumble on the kickoff. Austin Peay dropped seven defenders into pass coverage, but Collaros found McClung wide open in the middle of the field for a 29-yard touchdown that made it 41-0.
Cincinnati went with its reserves in the second half.
Austin Peay's Jake Ryan was 16 of 23 for 150 yards with two sacks, a fumble and two interceptions that went off his receivers' hands.
QB Joe Bauserman passed for 3 TD's and rushed for 1 in OSU's 42-0 win over Akron
By: Coop
With a season full of sanctions, suspensions, and controversy, the Ohio State Buckeyes were ready to put the past behind them and move on with a new coach, and a new quarterback.
They looked liked they moved on, everyone looked good today. The passing game, the rushing game, and the defense. The Buckeyes beat the Akron Zips 42-0, here is how.
Luke Fickell decided to start Senior Quarterback, Joe Bauserman, today. He sure looked good. OSU's first score of the season was a 15 yard touchdown run by Bauserman, it was 7-0.
7-0 was the score at the end of the 1st, so the Zips looked like they were playing a game with the Bucks.
Ohio State would try and change that later on though. With 5:45 to go in the 2nd Bauserman connected with Jake Stoneburner for a 28 yard score, 14-0 was the score. Four minutes later it happened again! Bauserman found Stoneburner in the endzone for an 11 yard score, 21-0. That would be the score at the half.
In the 3rd quarter, Joe and Jake connected for their 3rd touchdown of the game. This time it was just a 2 yard TD pass, but none the less OSU was up 28-0. Jake Stoneburner becomes the first tight end in Ohio State history to score 3 touchdowns in a game. He sure looked good today. I have a feeling he and Joe Bauserman are going to be very good friends by the time the season is over.
In the 4th quarter Buckeye fans got a good taste of freshman QB, Braxton Miller. He looked very good, almost as good as Bauserman. Early on in the 4th B Millz found Devin Smith in the endzone for 14 yard score, 35-0 the score.
With about 6 minutes left, the new #2, Rod Smith, ran into the endzone for a touchdown, 42-0 the score, and that's how she finished.
The starting QB, Joe Bauserman looked very good as he went 12/16, good for 163 yards, and 3 TD's. He also rushed for 32 yards and had a touchdown in that category as well.
Braxton Miller looked very impressive as he was 8/12, good for 130 yards, and he had 1 TD. He also rushed for 30 yards.
Carlos Hyde was the Bucks, as he ran for 94 yards. Rod Smith added 73.
Verlon Reed had 3 receptions, good for 66 yards, as he was OSU's best receiver, yardage-wise today.
The Buckeyes are now 1-0 and will host Toledo next week. Toledo is better than Akron for sure, but still it will be a MAC vs. Big Ten match-up. Should be another easy win for OSU. Next week's game is set for noon ET and you can catch in on the Big Ten Network.
