A BAD Week 5: Everything Bill and Doug wrote and said leading into Ohio State vs. Washington, in case you missed it
Catch up on all the stories, YouTube videos and podcasts
COLUMBUS — The Buckeyes are in Seattle after flying out after practice Thursday. Kickoff, as you know, is 3:30 eastern Saturday on CBS, with Brad Nessler and Gary Danielson the call.
Ohio State is 9-3 all-time against Washington, and 4-2 in Seattle.
The showdowns started with pairs of home-and-home matchups in 1957-58 and 1965-66. They continued to check in with each other every decade or so after that.
Earle Bruce’s Buckeyes lost at Washington to Don James’ Huskies 40-7 in 1986 (that was the week after opening with a neutral site loss to Alabama) before finishing 10-3.
John Cooper’s Buckeyes lost 25-16 in Seattle in Week 2 of 1994 on the way to a 9-4 season.
Jim Tressel’s Buckeyes won 33-14 in Week 3 in 2007 in a season that ended in the national title game.
Washington is really leaning into the crowd angle, trying to maximize the home-field advantage. Here are the three latest videos posted on the Washington football Instagram account.
A rallying cry for Washington fans. It’s narrated by their radio play-by-play guy, Tony Castricone, a Columbus native who worked in radio in Columbus from 2005 to 2010. Great guy.
What they call their Purple Reign game trailer, which kicks off with Adam King and Tyvis Powell in a Columbus TV clip from Channel 10.
A scene setter that begins with a John Cooper quote calling Husky Stadium the loudest stadium he’s ever been in.
We’ll be doing a live watchalong during Saturday’s game on YouTube, if you’d like to drop in.
Here’s everything we did this week, on Substack and elsewhere, to get ready for this first Big Ten game of the season for the No. 1 Buckeyes. (The links to Apple podcast episodes weren’t working, so they aren’t included as they normally are. But all the podcasts are up and functioning on Apple and everywhere else).
SATURDAY
Dabo Swinney's downfall began when he ranked Ohio State 11th; plus winning on logistics, and a rare Big Ten banger: Doug Rants
COLUMBUS — Another 10 thoughts about Ohio State football and college football, as we’ll give you every weekend.
MONDAY
Retention gets less attenion, but the Buckeyes keep the guys they want: Ohio State roster building
This is the last part of our series on the current state of roster building in college football and how Ohio State is navigating it. We covered recruiting and the transfer portal. Today is retention. And then we’ll be diving into the looming Ohio State-Washington game all week.
YouTube Show, Around the Shoe
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YouTube Show, Ohio State raising Big Ten standard
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TUESDAY
Lincoln Kienholz, maybe the most qualified backup QB in the nation, nailed his gut instinct to pick Ohio State over Washington
COLUMBUS — Does Lincoln Kienholz know who Kenny Guiton is?
YouTube Show, Most dangerous OSU opponents
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YouTube Show, Playoff brackets
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WEDNESDAY
Premium Show, Rise of Big Ten Quarterbacks
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Ohio State vs. Washington study: What's in store for the Buckeyes in Seattle?
COLUMBUS — There’s likely some debate over how big a game Ohio State is walking into on Saturday afternoon at Washington.
YouTube Show, Washington beat writer breakdown
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The 10 best Big Ten quarterbacks of the last decade: How many non-Buckeyes really scared you?
COLUMBUS — Will Howard wasn’t a spectacular Big Ten quarterback. He was an amazing playoff quarterback
THURSDAY
Big Ten Quarterback Tiers: Stacking up a strong QB conference
COLUMBUS — Is the Big Ten the best quarterback conference in college football this year? Many in my home are asking the question.
Ohio State vs. Washington beat writer email exchange: Final thoughts on Buckeyes vs. Huskies
COLUMBUS — We’ve been digging into this Ohio State vs. Washington game from a few different angles this week. We’re wrapping that up with some final thoughts from beat writers on both sides.
YouTube Show, Big Game Breakdown, OSU Picks
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FRIDAY
YouTube Show, National Picks
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I can’t find you pods anymore. They aren’t here.
I heard Bo Jackson was wearing a leg brace and limping a little bit at practice. Do you guys have any information on that?