Ohio State Escapes Toledo Upset Bid

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.


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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.