OSU Downs Illinois In Herron's Return

By:  Coop


Woody Hayes is smiling in Heaven.  Why?  Ohio State played a Woody Hayes type game.  Run game was great, I formations, great defense, and the most important thing-a win.  The Buckeyes were in Campaign, Illinois, looking to beat the Illinois Fighting Illini. They had a good chance at beating them, all because their star running back, Dan "Boom" Herron was back.  Boom was great, he was a big reason why OSU won the game, 17-7. Here is how it all happened.


In the 1st quarter, Drew Basil kicked an impressive 43 yard field goal, that put OSU up 3-0.  That field goal was score early on in the 1st quarter.


Funny thing, that would be the only score of the half.  The rest of the 1st and all of the 2nd was defensively dominated.  


I bet Paul Keels, the OSU radio announcer, was happy when there was 14:06 to go in the 3rd quarter. Why? Well because he got to go back to his saying "Boom goes the Herron".  That means Boom scored a touchdown.  It was a 12 yard score, the Bucks were up 10-0.  That would be the score heading into the 4th. 


Okay, just so you know, heading into the 4th quarter, Ohio State had not completed a pass yet.  Well with 13:06 to go, Braxton Miller completed one.  He couldn't have picked a better time, because he happened to complete one for a touchdown to the tight end, Jake Stoneburner. A 17 yard score, it was now 17-0.


The Illini would finally get on the board when Scheelhaase connected with Evan Wilson for a 3 yard score, it was 17-7, and that is how she finished.


The Buckeyes defense looked great, holding a team with a duel threat QB and great talent all around to 7 points, that's pretty impressive.  


Dan Herron looked great too, he had 23 carries, good for 114 yards.  A pretty good game to start your season after being suspended for 6 games, don't you think?  Jordan Hall added 56 yards.


It's a good thing that the running game was good, because the passing game was...bad, to put it in polite terms.  Braxton Miller was 1 for 4, with 17 yards passing, and a touchdown.


Jake Stoneburner was the leading receiver, as he had uh, 1 catch. 


So the Buckeyes hold on to the Illibuck trophy, and they can celebrate this win for a little while, but they need to improve over they BYE week, because after that, they have to play Wisconsin.  

Buckeyes Begin Fickell Era With Win Over Zips

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.