Four minutes later, Ohio State had scored 20 points via a long catch and run by Parris Campbell, a pick six by lineman Dre'Mont Jones and a blocked punt that set up another score and the Buckeyes were on their way to holding off the Horned Frogs in Arlington 40-28.
Dwayne Haskins threw for over 300 yards and two scores passing with one rushing, while J.K. Dobbins ran for 121 yards in the victory.
The now 3-0 Buckeyes host Tulane next Saturday.
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1) Dwayne Haskins faced a far tougher opposing defense than he did in his debut games.
It didn't matter.
TCU is fast and filled with athletes and Gary Patterson is a noted defensive guru despite playing in the fast break basketball offense conference that is the Big 12.
Yet, Haskins handled them with relative ease and continued to fire the football quickly and accurately.
2) I might look back at this and wince, but if Dwayne Haskins declares for the 2019 draft- he's either the first pick in the draft or at least the first quarterback selected.
Can make all throws, isn't an immobile statue and has the size-shouldn't be a question at all.
3) Nick Bosa, who has a shot at being that pick if the number one pick is held by a team with a young QB in hand, was injured in the game and will miss the Temple game.
The bigger question is- will he return for Penn State and how healthy will he be when he gets there?
4) Bosa showed just how destructive he can be with his strip sack that Davon Hamilton fell on the ball in the end zone for a OSU score.
I've sometimes wondered which Bosa is the better player and while Joey is setting a high standard, I might give Nick the photo finish edge as a Buckeye.
5) J.K. Dobbins had his turn as the main ballcarrier and notched his first 100 yard rushing game of the season.
Some of that might have been Dobbins playing in the great state of Texas for the only regular season game ever, but Dobbins was having a better game than Mike Weber and that is going to change from game to game.
6) The play of the game goes to that shovel pass interception return by Dre'Mont Jones that broke the Frogs back.
Jones not only stepped into front of the pass like a power forward sliding down in the paint to cut off a baseline pass in basketball, but he also showed some nifty open field moves in scoring.
Front seven defenders often don't have moves like that and not hitting the end zone can cost you as Joe Schobert showed in Cleveland against Pittsburgh.
7) Jones was named the defensive player of the week in the Big Ten with the score, a pass breakup, a sack, and six tackles.
Most of the game spent without Nick Bosa taking the pressure off- the OSU defensive line has to be considered with Clemson's as the best in the nation and when you get production like that from anyone other than Nick Bosa and Chase Young- that's a deep defensive line.
8) I'm still concerned about the secondary though,
TCU didn't have troubles moving the ball (308 yards passing) combine that with Oregon State in the opener and there is a legitimate reason for at least some concern.
9) Far too many dropped passes (Austin Mack is the big culprit this week) and with Haskins throwing an easy ball to catch, that shouldn't be happening.
Ohio State keeps bringing in top-notch recruits at the position, yet dropped passes continue to plague through the last few years.
10) Finally, this "neutral" site game thing needs to stop.
I'm fine with true "Neutral" games, but playing the Big 12 teams in Texas and SEC teams in Atlanta isn't either fair or neutral?
Name me one SEC team that went "up north" or willing to play a home and home. LSU went to Wisconsin once, it has been a long while that anyone else did- it's time to scrap these games or make them true neutral games.
Sorry this is a little late.
Hope to be back later with the Josh Gordon trade..
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