Buckeye Recap

Ho Hum. That's how I would describe Ohio State's 33-14 victory over Indiana. The defense was as good as it wanted, or needed, to be and pretty much shut them down. But not out. Pryor played well at times hitting a lot of different receivers, including three different ones for touchdowns.

The Good
Duron Carter and Zach Boren both scoring their first career touchdowns on passes from Pryor.

Brandon Saine's first career 100 yard day as a Buckeye gaining 113 on 17 carries.

The defense holding Indiana's rushing game to 18 yards on 26 carries

Ray Small making some plays

292 pound Todd Denlinger's interception and rumbling, bumbling, stumbling 14 yard return. Actually he looked decent on the return. Can you say fullback anyone?

The Bad

Allowing an eight play eighty yard Touchdown drive to cut the score to 10-7. The Bucks looked really confused on that drive. I'm glad IU couldn't maintain that type of consistency or this game would have been a lot closer.

Allowing a seven play, two minute thirteen second drive to close out the game and allow IU's second touchdown.

Pryor still has moments when he just lobs the ball up in the air. He throws falling away or off the wrong foot way too much.

The Ugly

Missing two chip shot field goals. If this is the great joy of a Tressel led offense, and I tend to think it is, then Aaron Pettry is the bane of The Sweater Vest this morning.

Quit taking the second half off. This will bite you against the Wisconsin, Penn State, Iowa and Michigan's of the world.


Buckeye Minutiae

This was the first time since 1996 when David Boston and Michael Wiley scored as true freshman that two true freshman scored their first career touchdowns in the same game. I think. More research to follow.

Saine's 100 yard rushing game was the 411th in Ohio State History.


Number 59 Watch

Red-shirt year's suck. Didn't travel.