Braxton Miller scored a touchdown on a play that will be a highlight staple all season and Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 122 yards,which 80 of which came on a long scoring run.
The now 1-0 Buckeyes will host Hawaii (1-0) on a short week in Columbus...
This version might be a little shorter or different than usual due to time constraints.
My plan is for a Browns preview on the podcast later this week and then decide on how best to do wrapups from there....
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1) Cardale Jones over J.T. Barrett?
I was surprised with the decision of Jones,but I agreed with it.
Jones will be gone after the season,Barrett has time remaining.
Urban Meyer's call is what I would have done.
2) Braxton Miller with two catches and a touchdown and with a spin move right off a video game,showed that the Buckeyes indeed have another playmaker in their offense.
Could the Buckeyes have FOUR legitimate Heisman contenders???
3) Miller's spin move could be the highlight of the season.Does he have any other tricks in his book?
I wouldn't be surprised if he did.
4) The Buckeyes certainly were hampered by the one game suspension of Joey Bosa,but the bigger loss might have been missing Jalen Marshall and Dontre' Wilson returning punts.
That left Ezekiel Elliott back returning them and his fumble led to a VT touchdown.
That won't likely happen for a while when the regular punt returners are back in the lineup.
5) The other key play was the Buckeyes knocking Virginia Tech QB Michael Brewer out of the game in the third quarter with a broken collarbone.
The Hokies never were able to get their passing game going again after Brewer left the game as Brenden Motley was more of a running threat rather than a passing one.
6) The offensive line did their job in protecting Cardale Jones as they did not allow a sack in the win...
7) Give the Virginia Tech crowd credit,they had a terrific atmosphere going in Blacksburg.
The house was loud and rocking and I wish that the Buckeyes had a little more "Enter Sandman" sometimes in Columbus...
8) I also liked the Virginia Tech metallic helmets.
I like the metallic OSU helmets too for the same reason-they took the regular helmet and added to them instead of using a different design...
9) Chris Fowler is OK in the booth,but I still miss that big game feel that Brent Musberger brought to the table..
10) Now that the memory of Virginia Tech is wiped away,the Buckeyes continue in non-conference.
Hawaii shouldn't be an issue,but the next two opponents are two of the better teams in the MAC,so it wouldn't stun me any to see Northern Illinois and/or Western Michigan hang in there for a while vs the Buckeyes....
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