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Kyrie sat down with David Jacoby of Grantland.com to give a little insight into his strategy for tonight’s 3-point shootout and his love for video games.
With a consensus top-three recruiting class 1 under his belt after just one full year with the Ohio State Buckeyes, the university’s head coach of football is now attempting to light a fire under the rest of the Big Ten who did not bear as much fruit on the recruiting trails.
“It’s not only important, it’s essential,” Meyer said of improved conference recruiting in a radio interview with 97.1 The Fan out of Columbus. “It has to happen.”
Brady Hoke and the Michigan Wolverines fared well with a top-10 class, the Nebraska Cornhuskers were the only other Big Ten school to amass what many considered to be a top-35 group of incoming freshmen. In contrast, the SEC — Meyer’s old conference — racked up 14 of the 33 five-star recruits in the country which led to 12 of the 13 schools being listed among the top 30.
Among the bigger signings of Meyer’s National Signing Day were wide receviers James Clark, Corey Smith and Dontre Wilson. The school also nabbed running back Ezekiel Elliot, the St. Louis native who runs the 40-yard dash in 4.4 seconds.
“I don’t know enough about what goes on in the other programs,” said Meyer. ”I know I have a lot of respect for the tradition and their historical success they’ve had,” Meyer said. “But we do need, as a conference, to keep pushing that envelope to be better. [...] And I think all our conversations, we’re going to have a Big Ten meeting here in a week … and our whole conversation needs to be, ‘how do we recruit?’ When you see 11 of the SEC teams in the top 25 in recruiting, that is something we need to continue to work on and improve.”
[Related: Ohio State Buckeyes ranked second in 2013 AP Poll projections]
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Before dinner the Buckeyes had already had what coach Urban Meyer had called “a great, not good day”. The Ohio State coaching staff got the icing on the cake with St. Louis native Ezekiel Elliot.
Elliot is 6’0″ and between 190 and 200 pounds. He runs a 4.42 40 yard dash, and had 1,800 yards rushing and 400 yards receiving and 40 touchdowns his junior year. As a senior he rushed for another 1,400 yards and an astonishing 16.26 yards per carry. He ran for 29 touchdowns as a senior.
Urban Meyer said of Elliot that he had a different body type and running style than any other back on the roster. While he has the speed to pull away, he also is a physical runner.
The Buckeyes had the 1st or 2nd rated class by all the major outlets, including ESPN, Scout and Rivals.
[Related: National Signing Day, Buckeyes add speed]
With National Signing Day commencing in less than 24 hours, Urban Meyer’s Ohio State Buckeyes are starting things off a bit early by locking up one-time Oregon Ducks recruit Dontre Wilson.
Wilson, from DeSoto, Texas, reportedly jumped ship upon the exodus of former Ducks head coach Chip Kelly. Per Alex Gleitman from Eleven Warriors, Meyer had Wilson in Columbus as recent as a few weeks ago; the visit apparently won the dynamic athlete over.
A four-star prospect and the 10th-overall running back in the country, the 5-foot-10-inch, 165-pound Wilson will likely be a slot receiver in Meyer’s offense. Scout.com’s recruiting services dub Wilson as “not only one of the premiere play makers in the state, but he is one of the best in the country.” He has legit 4.4-second 40-yard dash speed and will asked to be a play-maker in open field situations, immediately drawing comparisons to former Meyer prodigy, Percy Harvin.
“I just feel that coach Meyer has something going there right now,” Wilson said on Dallas affiliate KDFW when announcing his decision. “They could have been national championship last year if they could have went to a bowl game. I think I can do down there and be a good asset to their team.”
[Related: Smith Jr. Helps Bucks Survive Off Night In Lincoln]
Though they went undefeated in 2012 and will have a season of Urban Meyer’s curation under their belt, the Ohio State Buckeyes will likely enter the 2013 NCAA season ranked second overall per Phil Steele in a special for ESPN.
Ranking first are the reigning National Champions, the Crimson Tide of Alabama. Right on their heels, however, is the Scarlet and Grey.
Despite the NCAA probation, Urban Meyer’s first season in Columbus was a smashing success, finishing a perfect 12-0 and No. 3 in the final AP poll, and it looks like the Buckeyes will continue to ride that momentum into 2013.
For starters, voters will see the Buckeyes welcome back quarterback Braxton Miller, who figures to be one of the Heisman favorites after a season in which he had 3,310 yards of total offense. He also figures to be improved in the passing game.
Miller will have plenty of talent surrounding him, as No. 2 rusher Carlos Hyde and top two receivers Corey Brown and Devin Smith all return along with key offensive linemen Andrew Norwell and Jack Mewhort. The Buckeyes do have to replace their entire starting defensive line, but Meyer has done a great job of recruiting at that position in his short tenure. Meanwhile, the defense’s other stars in linebacker Ryan Shazier and cornerback Bradley Roby should help carry the load as the young linemen mature.
The schedule clearly sets up for success, as the nonconference features Buffalo, San Diego State, California and Florida A&M, while in conference play the Bucks avoid both Nebraska and Michigan State and get to host Wisconsin and Penn State. The two toughest hurdles look to be road trips at Northwestern and at Michigan.
To Steele’s point, that schedule which sets the Buckeyes up for success can also be what holds them back while Alabama et al trudge through the SEC in-conference play. From a preseason perspective, the Buckeyes will be aided by the number of returning starters, coupled with the 12-0 season, that will force the Associated Press to think very highly of their contention right out of the gate next season.
Ohio State finished third in the AP Poll upon completion of the 2012 season.
[Related: In slow-motion, Buckeyes deal with Badgers]
2012 was one crazy year in the wild wacky world of Cleveland Sports. Some would tell you 2012 was as bad as it has ever been here. As the year comes to a close, like we have done the last four years, WFNY will take a look at what we view to be the 10 biggest sports stories affecting our local sports scene. Each day through the rest of the year, we will be counting down from ten to one. We started earlier today with the Buckeyes Final Four trip . Number nine was the trade of Shin-Soo Choo.
Twelve months ago the Buckeyes were a hot mess. They were on their way to losing the Gator Bowl and finishing 6-7. The offense was abysmal. The defense not a lot better. We knew Urban Meyer would be taking over as head coach, but what kind of turn around could he really do with this group?
It turns out he could do quite a bit.
The first thing Meyer did on his way to an undefeated first season at Ohio State was surround himself with quality assistant coaches and then hit the recruiting trail. Meyer started flipping recruits at a pace that alarmed other Big Ten coaches. Without the luxury of SEC over-signing, Meyer had to make his recruits count. And my were there holes to fill. [Read more...]
Ohio State’s defensive line was used to delivering big hits all season long, but it will have to do so in 2013 without one of its biggest pieces.
Ohio State announces defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins will forego his senior season to enter the NFL draft.
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) December 10, 2012
Hard to fault the big guy who thanked both Urban Meyer and Jim Tressel, who recruited him. Hankins draft prospects could obviously fluctuate wildly between now and draft day, but ESPN’s Mel Kiper already has the junior in his top twenty pretty consistently. CBS even has a couple of mock drafts that have him going #19 to Dallas and #14 to New Orleans. So there’s that.
[Related: Buckeye Learnings]
Well, the undefeated season for the Ohio State Buckeyes is officially over. All we are left to deal with are articles about what could have been, what should have been and what the NCAA or Ohio State could have done differently to avoid this debacle. Somewhere along the line you will find articles tying all of those pieces together in an effort to claim to know what would have been best for each situation. Put me in the camp where I think the Buckeyes got what they deserved. It is extremely unfortunate considering what came out later for other schools, but it is the bed they made regardless of the seasons’ outcome.
Given all of that, somehow the season does not really feel like it’s over to me. I get that there are no more games to be played by the Buckeyes this year, but finishing the season the way they did with two huge wins, it feels as though the ending was more of a springboard for this team than a true conclusion. The Buckeyes were not supposed to go undefeated this soon. Urban Meyer was supposed to come into this season to assess players that he largely had no hand in recruiting prior to, realize the talent and start building a winning program with his guys that fit his system under his coaching style.
Instead, he came right in and led this team to an undefeated, 12-0 season in his very first year. What the heck? How do you build on that?!
With confidence and an influx of top tier recruits, that’s how. [Read more...]
The Big Ten has been busy the last two days handing out conference awards. Keep something in mind as we talk about which Buckeyes did and didn’t make these all conference teams and individual honors: Ohio State finished 8-0 in Big Ten play. Nebraska finished 7-1, Michigan 6-2 and Penn State 6-2. I mention those next three teams because they were the second, third and fourth best records in the conference.
And Ohio State beat all of them. (And Wisconsin for good measure.)
There were two sets of all-conference team. The coaches voted for one team, and a media panel voted on the other. You would have to wonder if some of the hurt feelings surrounding Urban’s recruiting didn’t spill over onto a ballot or two.
The Buckeyes named to the coaches All-Big Ten Conference team: [Read more...]
It feels so strange that there will be no more Ohio State football games. Especially after the team finished undefeated. Let’s get to it…
1) Stepping Up. In big games, nobody has been bigger for Ohio State in the last three years than John Simon. Seeing him in street clothes to start the game made me nervous. Extremely nervous about this defense. The first half didn’t do much to calm my nerves.
But give them all the credit in the world. They stepped up in the second half and took care of business. They held Michigan to 61 yards in the second half and 9 for the fourth quarter. Outstanding performance.
Does it help that Michigan abandoned the most efficient and explosive part of their offense for the last three drives? Of course. But Ohio State had bottled up Robinson and the Michigan running game in the third quarter and Hoke was desperate to try something. [Read more...]
No one could have seen this year coming for both Kent State and Ohio State football. The Flashes, ye’ of 40 years without a conference championship, appear to be one win away from a historic BCS game. The Buckeyes, who went 6-7 a year ago, managed to go 12-0 with largely the same roster in year one under Urban Meyer.
Just this last weekend, I wrote first about ineligible Ohio State’s rank in an adjusted BCS and then prophetically about Kent State’s possible BCS hopes. Both topics are more timely now than ever.
Kent State benefitted extremely from an incredible nine losses suffered by teams ranked No. 15-25 in last week’s BCS. Thus, after I guessed they’d jump between 2-6 spaces in the standings, they moved up six spots all the way to No. 17, one place away from magic number No. 16. Meanwhile, folks in Buckeye land continue to fantasize about what could have been the BCS result of the sixth undefeated season in school history.
Let’s dig deeper inside both stories for a little Tuesday fun with numbers. [Read more...]
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Former Brown Jerome Harrison’s story- “Long story short, I was there with him at the doctor’s appointment,” Michelle said. “He didn’t even tell me what the issue was. We pull up and it’s a cancer institute. ‘What’s happening here, J.C.? What are you not telling me?’ They didn’t know if it was benign or malignant. They didn’t know anything. He didn’t give me all this. He just told me it was this small mass, this thing that had to be pulled out.
“Finally he meets with the doctor and I ask him to tell me what’s going on. That’s when they told me how serious it was.”
Jerome was facing a life or death situation. He needed surgery immediately to make sure the tumor was not cancerous. If doctors had not discovered the growth on his brain, he could have died on the football field with one strong hit.” [Richardson/MLive] [Read more...]
Let’s hope it is just the first of many, but here it is. Not bad for a guy who inherited a six win team.
[Related: Ohio State’s defense clamps down to secure 26-21 victory over Michigan and 12-0 season]
In a tale of two halves, the Ohio State defense held down the fort against the explosive Michigan Wolverines in the final 30 minutes. The Buckeyes held on in yet another close rivalry duel, winning 26-21 to finish a perfect 12-0 for the regular season.
Carlos Hyde was the star offensive player for the Bucks, as he gained 146 yards, many of them in the final two drives, to secure the victory. Michigan gained -14 rushing yards outside of Denard Robinson as they couldn’t get anything going in the final two quarters.
Although Ohio State is ineligible for the BCS standings and a bowl game this year, this victory now means the controversy and theorizing won’t end until next season begins in August. Stay tuned for lots more analysis and debates in the coming days. But for now, savor this special victory, this special season and the sixth undefeated season in OSU history.
OHIO STATE BUCKEYES
12-0 (Won last 12)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
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10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| 13:15 | OHST |
TD | Carlos Hyde rushed to the left for 3 yard gain (Drew Basil made PAT) | 0 – 7 |
| 8:04 | MICH |
TD | Devin Gardner passed to Roy Roundtree to the right for 75 yard gain (Brendan Gibbons made PAT) | 7 – 7 |
| 1:00 | OHST |
FG | Drew Basil kicked a 41-yard field goal | 7 – 10 |
| 11:20 | MICH |
TD | Devin Gardner rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain (Brendan Gibbons made PAT) | 14 – 10 |
| 1:52 | OHST |
TD | Braxton Miller passed to Corey (Philly) Brown to the right for 14 yard gain (Drew Basil made PAT) | 14 – 17 |
| 1:30 | MICH |
TD | Denard Robinson rushed to the right for 67 yard gain (Brendan Gibbons made PAT) | 21 – 17 |
| 0:05 | OHST |
FG | Drew Basil kicked a 52-yard field goal | 21 – 20 |
| 9:25 | OHST |
FG | Drew Basil kicked a 28-yard field goal | 21 – 23 |
| 7:35 | OHST |
FG | Drew Basil kicked a 25-yard field goal | 21 – 26 |
| Michigan Wolverines | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Gardner | 11 | 20 | 171 | 55.0 | 8.6 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 133.3 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Miller | 14 | 18 | 189 | 77.8 | 10.5 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 184.3 |
| Michigan Wolverines | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denard Robinson | 10 | 122 | 12.2 | 67 | 1 | 1 |
| Vincent Smith | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Rawls | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Gardner | 7 | -29 | -4.1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hyde | 26 | 146 | 5.6 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| Braxton Miller | 20 | 57 | 2.9 | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| Corey (Philly) Brown | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan Wolverines | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Roundtree | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy Gallon | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kwiatkowski | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Dileo | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey (Philly) Brown | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| Devin Smith | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Spencer | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Stoneburner | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Hyde | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Thomas | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Michigan Wolverines | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Lng | Pct | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Gibbons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Lng | Pct | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Basil | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 52 | 80.0 | 14 |
| Michigan Wolverines | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Hagerup | 4 | 55.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Buchanan | 3 | 44.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Michigan Wolverines | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Norfleet | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Dileo | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Gallon | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Roby | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey (Philly) Brown | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 18 | 0 |
On a day the Ohio State Buckeyes honored the perfect national champions of 2002 and former players carried Jim Tressel on their shoulders in the end zone, the Buckeyes did it again.
For the sixth time in school history, AP No. 4 Ohio State (12-0, 8-0 Big Ten) has finished a season undefeated, but the final game certainly wasn’t pretty. It took three second-half turnovers by the defense, and a heaping dose of junior Carlos Hyde on the last drive, but the Buckeyes held on for a gritty 26-21 victory over their archrivals AP No. 20 Michigan (8-4, 6-2 Big Ten).
The first half was sloppy, high-scoring and filled with big plays. The second half was again sloppy, yet dominated by defenses and missed opportunities by the Buckeyes. In the end, all that matters is a victory and a spotless 2012 for OSU.
Yet, somehow, the day started off with somber news: senior leader John Simon would not play because of an bursa injury in his right knee he suffered against Wisconsin. [Read more...]
This year has been a strange one for Ohio State fans. Unlike the thrill of the recent undefeated 2002 or 2006 regular seasons, the 11-0 start to 2012 has had a peculiar aura because of the NCAA-sanctioned bowl ban.
As a result of the bowl ban, the Buckeyes are ineligible for the BCS standings, thus, they’re not included in the weekly updates, the USA Today Coaches Poll or the Harris Interactive Poll. But in a relatively weak college football field this year, because of only one other undefeated team, where would Ohio State rank in the current landscape?
So in a WFNY study and analysis, I looked at where the Buckeyes rank under the same BCS computer polls plus the Associated Press poll and another national ranking. I break down OSU’s perceived “weak” strength of schedule, the storylines that this formula might be missing, what would be up for grabs in today’s Michigan game and what other oddities I see in this new BCS. Hope you enjoy.
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“When Brady Hoke was hired at Michigan a year ago and defeated Ohio State in his first opportunity, there was talk about how the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry was back. When OSU hired Urban Meyer, the talk intensified. While this season hasn’t developed the way Michigan had hoped, there is plenty of reason to believe another golden era of The Game is on the way. Both coaches are from Ohio and understand the rivalry, and Hoke has an appreciation for what Ohio State brings the table as they prepare to meet Saturday.” [Jeff Svoboda/Buckeye Sports Bulletin] [Read more...]
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Long-term takeaways from the Cavs’ surprising win over the 76ers: “Jeremy Pargo could be the backup point guard the Cavs have been looking for. Obviously we can’t expect him to score like this on a nightly basis, but anything near this type of offensive punch might be just what the Cavs need off the bench when Kyrie comes back. His jumper was clearly falling tonight (4-8 on 3-pointers) at an unsustainable rate, but that’s not really what matters. He was getting to the hole with remarkable consistency against a solid defensive team, and an athletic backcourt.” [Dani Socher/Cavs: The Blog] [Read more...]
On Saturday afternoon I drove to the barbershop to get a haircut where I was greeted by the owner who happens to be a war veteran that has more opinions than there are topics. Just my kind of place. I was sporting an Ohio State hoodie and upon sitting down, he asks me if I think the Buckeyes will beat Wisconsin this afternoon. I replied, emphatically.
“I sure so. I hope that they mash them and Urban runs up the score on them too.” He then proceeded to talk about how great it would be to see this team finish undefeated in Urban’s first year coming off a 6-7 season prior to his arrival.
“I agree, but you know what?” I said, “this is a single game season and it starts and ends next week against the Wolverines. No question I would love a win today, but given the circumstances of this season, next week is all that matters.”
He steps back, “WOW! There’s a lot of hate in there. You are a true Buckeye fan.”
Ryan Shazier was going to be the hero, but the Buckeyes gave Wisconsin one more chance to tie and force overtime. So they did, but then Ohio State won fair and square in the extra period by scoring first and then finally stopping the Badgers on fourth down.
In yet another close-fought game between these two emerging rivals, Ohio State improved to 11-0 on the season despite one of its most disappointing offensive performances of the season. Braxton Miller looked average at best and Carlos Hyde only had 15 carries (yet 87 yards), but the defense led by Shazier, Ryan Boren and Christian Bryant (who made the final play in OT) saved the day.
Next up: “The Game” on Saturday against Michigan in Columbus.
| 2:23 | OHST |
TD | Drew Meyer punt. Corey (Philly) Brown returned punt for 68 yards (Drew Basil made PAT) | 7 – 0 |
| 11:45 | OHST |
TD | Carlos Hyde rushed up the middle for 15 yard gain (Drew Basil made PAT) | 14 – 0 |
| 8:17 |  WIS |
TD | Montee Ball rushed up the middle for 7 yard gain (Kyle French made PAT) | 14 – 7 |
| None | 14 – 7 | |||
| 0:13 | WIS |
TD | Curt Phillips passed to Jacob Pedersen down the middle for 5 yard gain (Kyle French made PAT) | 14 – 14 |
| 0:00 | OHST |
TD | Carlos Hyde rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain (Drew Basil made PAT) | 21 – 14 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braxton Miller | 10 | 18 | 96 | 55.6 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.4 |
| Wisconsin Badgers | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Phillips | 14 | 27 | 155 | 51.9 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 112.3 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hyde | 15 | 87 | 5.8 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| Braxton Miller | 23 | 49 | 2.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Corey (Philly) Brown | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin Badgers | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montee Ball | 38 | 189 | 5.0 | 25 | 1 | 1 |
| James White | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Abbrederis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Watt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Curt Phillips | 6 | -34 | -5.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey (Philly) Brown | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Smith | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Vannett | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heuerman | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin Badgers | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FumL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Pedersen | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| Jared Abbrederis | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Fredrick | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenzel Doe | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Watt | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Lng | Pct | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Basil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Wisconsin Badgers | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Lng | Pct | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle French | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Buchanan | 9 | 38.8 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Wisconsin Badgers | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Meyer | 8 | 48.3 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Ohio State Buckeyes | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corey (Philly) Brown | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 68 | 1 |
| Bradley Roby | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Fields | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Heuerman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wisconsin Badgers | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenzel Doe | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Abbrederis | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 |
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