Adolphus Washington returned an interception for a touchdown in the victory as well.
Ohio State improves to 4-0 before they visit Indiana next week at the beginning of Big Ten play.
PC problems all evening, so this will be a little shorter than a usual wrap-up.
PC depending, I'll try to go more into things if I can get a Football Weekend in Ohio podcast up on Monday...
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1) I thought Cardale Jones looked better after being named the starter.
Jones threw two touchdowns of over 30 yards but still needs to get an improved touch on his passes as he was still underthrowing on the long ball.
That problem could go away by just continuing to get reps and passes in...
2) Ezekiel Elliott used his hurdling skills twice in the game.
As much fun as it is to watch, I hope he slacks off on this a bit,.
3) Buckeye special teams chipped as Tyvus Powell blocked a first-quarter Bronco field goal attempt.
Between that and blocking a punt that was called back to a penalty, the Buckeyes have added a major weapon for teams to think about...
4) Western Michigan coach P.J, Fleck was incredibly annoying with his running all over the place and screaming all the time.
Fleck reminded me of Bill Cowher with all the noise and running all over the field and that was not a compliment towards Cowher.
If this guy ever has a job that would see him face one of the teams that I root for regularly, he is going to be very grating.
5) Western Michigan also featured lots of crap on the helmet, something that looked likes oars on the jersey and Fleck wore some sweater that mentioned rowing.
I'm sure that had something to do with some motivational thing, but it didn't have much to do with the Bronco mascot...
6) Curtis Samuel is starting to become a big-play man in the offense. Samuel ripped off a 40 yard TD run, had a 40-yard catch and finished with over 100 yds on 4 touches of the ball.
Watch if that develops.
7) I was worried about the leg injury to impact linebacker Darron Lee, who left the game on a cart after a Bronco leg whip, which sounds like an old pro wrestling finishing hold.
Lee did return to the game, so the sweat from Buckeye fans went for naught!
8) The big play of the game had to go to the Adolphus Washington pick and stroll for six.
Watching the play, Washington caused havoc on the screen by taking the running back away and Sam Hubbard's pass rush forced a soft and wobbly pass that was easy for even a defensive lineman to grab!
9) I missed the first drive, thanks to a local TV snafu that saw ABC list Virginia Tech at East Carolina OR OSU. When that happens, it is supposed to be ABC gets one game, the other goes to one of the ESPN networks.
On this day, both channels showed VT and it took a bit for the ESPN alternates to get the Buckeyes up and rolling.
Grrr...
10) The real TRS star of the day was on the field, but not in uniform as for the first time, we were able to see a new star in action-Olivia Harlan (daughter of NFL and NBA announcer Kevin) was the sideline reporter and we were impressed.
To the point of perhaps a new leader in the sideline reporter contest, Harlan did a nice job with Urban Meyer at the half and kept things up to date on Darron Lee's injury.
OSU fans likely won't see Harlan the rest of this season as her crew does the lesser games, but keep the name in mind-It won't be long before you will see her doing higher profile games and we have a clubhouse leader for the face of the 2016 PPM!!!
Sorry again for the lack of the usual detail, this thing is fighting me every step!
Until tomorrow with either a new PC, a Browns review and//or the podcast!!
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