A BAD Week 12: Everything Bill and Doug wrote and said leading into Ohio State vs. UCLA, in case you missed it
Catching up on coverage of the Buckeyes vs. the Bruins
COLUMBUS — It’s Ohio State’s third home night game of the season on Saturday against UCLA, and it’s the latest in the calendar a regular-season night game has ever been played at Ohio Stadium.
Ohio State’s last home game of the regular season next week against Rutgers will kick off either at noon, 3:30 or 4 p.m.
So far this season, Ohio State has played two home games at noon, one at 3:30 and three in primetime.
Last season, the home games were five at noon, two at 3:30 and one in primetime.
In 2023, the start times were three at noon, two in mid-afternoon and one at night.
The 2022 season was the last to have three regular-season home night games, with four at noon, one at 3:30 and three at night.
We’ll see you after the game Saturday night. Bill and I will both be at the game and planning to bring you a live postgame show on YouTube around 20 minutes after the clock hits zero. That will give us time to check out the Ryan Day postgame in person and then get back upstairs for the show.
Here’s everything we wrote and said this week to get ready for Week 12.
SATURDAY
Ohio State First Thoughts: Buckeyes navigate injured starters, handle business at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — First thoughts on Ohio State’s 34-10 win on Saturday at Purdue.
SUNDAY
Ohio State has two games to find 'the best guys' on its inconsistent offensive line
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The screen pass Ohio State called on its opening drive in the third quarter of Saturday’s game against Purdue should’ve been a touchdown. The Buckeyes don’t call running back screens often. This one, to James Peoples, called just inside the red zone at the 18-yard line, seemed to catch the Boilermakers off guard.
Two Ohio State lessons from a Saturday of bad weather, injuries and chaos in the Big Ten -- and the lessons aren't what you think
COLUMBUS — Big Ten passing games were under attack Saturday.
MONDAY
YouTube Show, Around the Shoe
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Is Julian Sayin the quarterback everyone thought the Buckeyes were getting with Quinn Ewers? Quarterback Mailbag
COLUMBUS — Here’s a mailbag featuring specific questions about Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin that we didn’t get to on the Sunday Soundoff.
YouTube Show, Doug Rants
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TUESDAY
Ohio State Rewatch: Sonny Styles rules, Jeremiah Smith in the slot and a diverse run game
COLUMBUS — Additional thoughts on Ohio State’s 34-10 win at Purdue after rewatching the game.
Ryan Day Debrief: Ohio State injuries, Julian Sayin's growth and Buckeyes' pace of play
COLUMBUS — Four thoughts on what we learned from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day ahead of the Buckeyes’ game against UCLA.
YouTube Show, College Football Playoff reaction
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WEDNESDAY
Does Ohio State's recruiting uptick tell us something about a new strategy?
COLUMBUS — June and July around here usually come with their share of booms. We’re not talking about Fourth of July fireworks. Though those are fun, too. No, we’re talking recruiting booms. Ohio State lands a prospect. The staff gets to tweeting, flooding social media feeds with various iterations of their signal that the Buckeyes got another one.
YouTube Show, Ohio State QB talk and more
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THURSDAY
YouTube Show, Joshua Perry interview
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YouTube Show, Ohio State-UCLA Picks
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West and Jackson, Zay and Bo, Smooth and Slash: The future and present of Ohio State's rushing attack
COLUMBUS — It hasn’t really worked in 18 years. That’s the last time Ohio State recruited multiple running backs in the same class and used them in tandem, a true homegrown pairing that the Buckeyes relied upon over several years.
FRIDAY
When the Buckeyes break you: Did Ohio State break Nico Iamaleava?
COLUMBUS — First off, the answer is literally yes.
YouTube Show, National Picks
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