Ohio State Is the Champ: The Buckeyes' Unprecedented Run and Ryan Day’s Redemption. Plus, Ben Johnson to the Bears With David Pollack.
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What was Ryen Russillo's reaction to Ohio State's victory?
Ohio State's your national chance for the 24th season as we finish up in 25. What does it mean for Ryan Day? What's up with that field goal? And everything else with David Pollock. We're going to play Could You Beat Up This Former Teammate as well. We've got a really good life advice for you today. Ohio State fans, you are national champions. It's got to be fun. Do you still order the Sports Illustrated stuff? The DVD? The book? The commemorative book? You guys look at those a lot? You have a Red Sox one from 2013? I think I do. Anyway. How about that first drive? That wasn't very much fun, Buckeyes. First drive, 945. Riley Leonard, nine carries. Converted a third, a fourth, a third, and another fourth down.
Seven zip, 18 plays, which meant 18 commercials in the second quarter. And you're just like, man, is this actually going to happen? Because, look, I have been talking about sports for a long time, over two years. And even when you're like, hey, look, this doesn't feel like a game. Nothing on paper tells me that this would be a game. Nothing with the talent disparity and the momentum of what Ohio State has been doing against really good football teams. There's nothing that tells me. But is it that night? Is it going to be one of those special nights that brings us back all the time? And for whatever, with that 30-minute drive and how long it took to start this football game, you're sitting there and you're going, could tonight be one of those special nights? Nope. Then it was 31-7. 31 straight points for your Buckeyes.
If you want to get creative with the math, if you take out the first drive and take the game from that point on, Ohio State's first possession, the possession preceding the 7-0 score for the Irish, Ohio State outgained Notre Dame 321 to 38 yards over the combined next nine possessions. Ohio State was getting pressure with four, which is like if there's one thing you wish you could do as a football team, can we get pressure with four? Because if you can get pressure with four, you can do a lot of things. You're probably going to be a good football team as the Giants against the undefeated Pats. And Riley Leonard does not really stretch the field, or at least that was not the plan. He does not throw deep shots. He does not throw it outside the numbers. He's a terrific story. He's not that guy. And you could see that when the game was kind of in the balance. It's like, well, there's just either not enough time to get those routes going or they're just never really even looking there.
I'd imagine the secondary probably got bored during the stretch of the game for Ohio State. Will Howard started 13 to 13. Felt like He could do whatever he wanted. It felt like Ohio State could call any play in the playbook. Chip Kelly could just be like, let's try this. Oh, that worked again. Because they have Jeremiah Smith. Because they have Ibuka. They have Tate. They have Judkins. They have Trayvon Henderson, who's just a nice redemption story. Because I remember the first time watching him as a freshman, you were like, oh, they've got another one. And then it felt like he lost momentum. My God, G. Scott, we needed one more catch to go back-to-back with Ohio State parlays. We did not get that second. Which I kind of knew. Like, they got him early. I was like, here we go.
It's a lock. But I like G. Scott. Will Howard was 9 of 12 on third downs last night for the game. So, it was kind of playing out the way I think most of us felt like it would play out. And by the way, Ohio State was not facing a ton of pressure from Notre Dame. They actually... put up a graphic at one point of what Notre Dame does as far as their pressure rate throughout the season this year and at the time they put it up in the game they were at a zero percent pressure rate which is really low it's hard to do worse than that and the funny thing is when they put it up they actually got pressure for the first time on Will Howard and then he completed a pass to convert on third and seven for another third now how are some fight from the Irish
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What was Ryen Russillo's reaction to Ohio State's victory?
0:10–5:50
2
What are the key moments from the national championship game?
5:50–18:08
3
What did David Pollack think about Ohio State's performance?
18:08–20:41
4
How did Ryan Day's coaching impact the championship win?
20:41–26:42
5
What does Ryan Day's success mean for Ohio State football?
26:42–39:03
6
How does the Big Ten's future look in college football?
39:03–44:06
7
What are the implications of the SEC's dominance in college football?
44:06–57:37
8
What life advice did the hosts give towards the end of the episode?
57:37–1:25:29
Speakers
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