Ohio State news and notes (Updated Sunday 10:10 AM)

[harveycmd]

17 minutes ago, Hashtag said:

LJ and Knowles didn't get along because Day let LJ have too much of a say so in the defense.

That's why it's ironic that LJ is supposedly ready to expand the DT rotation now. Knowles begged Day to let him actually run the defense for 2 1/2 years. It took the Oregon loss to convince Day that Knowles should have his say on blitzes. There was no need for blitzes against Michigan, but LJ still wouldn't rotate the DTs. Knowles finally won out on that in the playoffs and they won the title. Knowles won the game against Texas, not Day or Kelly. That's why he left.

[LovingBuckeye]

15 hours ago, harveycmd said:

That's why it's ironic that LJ is supposedly ready to expand the DT rotation now. Knowles begged Day to let him actually run the defense for 2 1/2 years. It took the Oregon loss to convince Day that Knowles should have his say on blitzes. There was no need for blitzes against Michigan, but LJ still wouldn't rotate the DTs. Knowles finally won out on that in the playoffs and they won the title. Knowles won the game against Texas, not Day or Kelly. That's why he left.

This isn’t accurate at all. Please do not forget that Larry Johnson is an elite DL coach, a better DL coach than Knowles is a DC, and Knowles is a damn good DC. The reason Knowles left is because  Penn State offered him $3M/year, which Ohio State was never going to match that, nor should they have.

[LovingBuckeye]

15 hours ago, harveycmd said:

That's why it's ironic that LJ is supposedly ready to expand the DT rotation now. Knowles begged Day to let him actually run the defense for 2 1/2 years. It took the Oregon loss to convince Day that Knowles should have his say on blitzes. There was no need for blitzes against Michigan, but LJ still wouldn't rotate the DTs. Knowles finally won out on that in the playoffs and they won the title. Knowles won the game against Texas, not Day or Kelly. That's why he left.

Also, Larry Johnson expands the DL rotation based on how many guys he has that has earned playing team. If there are only one or two backups that are ready to play at a high level, there won’t be much rotation. Historically LJ prefers to rotate often, which early in his tenure made Buckeye fans mad because we didn’t want Joey Bosa or Chase Young, etc taken off the field. 

[LovingBuckeye]

Ryan Day’s press conference is today at 11:30am EST. Many believe he will announce QB1 at that time. Julian Sayin is still believed to be the overwhelming favorite.

[CJ Vogel]

 

[Hashtag]

1 hour ago, LovingBuckeye said:

Ryan Day’s press conference is today at 11:30am EST. Many believe he will announce QB1 at that time. Julian Sayin is still believed to be the overwhelming favorite.

Hope so

[Paul Jespersen]

Sayin confirmed starter. 

poor guy… 😜

🤘

[LovingBuckeye]

As an Ohio State fan it makes me happy that he gets two full weeks of all of the QB1 reps before facing Texas.

[Texus]

1 hour ago, LovingBuckeye said:

As an Ohio State fan it makes me happy that he gets two full weeks of all of the QB1 reps before facing Texas.

The owner of a big Texas site has an Ohio State source telling him that Sayin is turnover prone.  What say you to that?

 

[CJ Vogel]

[LovingBuckeye]

On 8/18/2025 at 2:07 PM, Texus said:

The owner of a big Texas site has an Ohio State source telling him that Sayin is turnover prone.  What say you to that?

 

I would say that that goes against everything I have read about Sayin this off season. I’m not saying it isn’t true, but that is definitely not Sayin’s reputation.

[LovingBuckeye]

Eleven Warriors posted an article titled 10 biggest questions for Ohio State entering the season. Here’s what they had to say about the OL

 

“DOES THE OFFENSIVE LINE LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?

Considering various Ohio State offensive linemen stepped up down the stretch for the Buckeyes last season and many of them return for 2025, there’s no shortage of confidence in OSU’s stalwarts up front.

Austin Siereveld’s hype meter is off the charts, considering his Iron Buckeye honors and being named the unquestioned starter at left tackle. Carson Hinzman is a proven commodity at center. Luke Montgomery played well at guard in the final two postseason games in 2024 and should handle the left side this year. And Phillip Daniels has drawn enough rave reviews that he might beat out transfer Ethan Onianwa for the starting right tackle gig.

They’ll be tested right away against Texas’ vaunted pass rush, but the offensive line could be one of the strongest position groups for OSU this season.”

[Austalgia]

On 8/14/2025 at 7:32 AM, Blake Munroe said:

Seems Ohio State fans have mixed feelings on the Boyer hire. That's for certain.

Some think it will help, while others find it worrisome they felt the need to add him at the last second to help with defense.

Tailoring your defense to combat your opponents strengths each week (Matt Patricia, Belichick way) might be a little easier to teach to seasoned pros who’s livelihood depends on there time in film rooms and understanding of defensive and offensive schemes.  College kids will have a harder time executing this week in and week out.  If you’ve ever coached kids before, even young kids (especially young kids that is) you know what you want to do, and what you can do might be 2 different things.  

Edited 3 hours ago by Austalgia

[Austalgia]

36 minutes ago, LovingBuckeye said:

Eleven Warriors posted an article titled 10 biggest questions for Ohio State entering the season. Here’s what they had to say about the OL

 

“DOES THE OFFENSIVE LINE LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?

Considering various Ohio State offensive linemen stepped up down the stretch for the Buckeyes last season and many of them return for 2025, there’s no shortage of confidence in OSU’s stalwarts up front.

Austin Siereveld’s hype meter is off the charts, considering his Iron Buckeye honors and being named the unquestioned starter at left tackle. Carson Hinzman is a proven commodity at center. Luke Montgomery played well at guard in the final two postseason games in 2024 and should handle the left side this year. And Phillip Daniels has drawn enough rave reviews that he might beat out transfer Ethan Onianwa for the starting right tackle gig.

They’ll be tested right away against Texas’ vaunted pass rush, but the offensive line could be one of the strongest position groups for OSU this season.”

What Ohio State fans might not know is the Texas O line, although bringing in 4 new starters, have played a lot of football as well.  They have some starts over the years and been seasoning under Kyle Floods development.  I will say it is an unknown how it will go for sure with some minor injuries sustained in camp, but if healthy, they should be ready to go.  Also, Arch Manning should have a better pocket presence than displayed last year by Quinn.  He is a freshman, but his legs and awareness of pressure are superior to what you saw last year. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Austalgia

[LovingBuckeye]

2 hours ago, Austalgia said:

What Ohio State fans might not know is the Texas O line, although bringing in 4 new starters, have played a lot of football as well.  They have some starts over the years and been seasoning under Kyle Floods development.  I will say it is an unknown how it will go for sure with some minor injuries sustained in camp, but if healthy, they should be ready to go.  Also, Arch Manning should have a better pocket presence than displayed last year by Quinn.  He is a freshman, but his legs and awareness of pressure are superior to what you saw last year. 

Kyle Flood definitely has the reputation as being one of the best OL coaches in the game.