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Sark is a masterful play caller and Texas has talent everywhere so it could happen. It won’t be easy though as Ohio State’s secondary should be elite once again.

I think a big difference with the Ohio State team that Texas faced in the Cotton Bowl and the Ohio State team they will face on 8/30 is that they brought in the #1 TE transfer from Purdue (Max Klare). It has been quite some time since Ohio State has had a receiving TE on his level. My hope is that when Texas blankets JJ Smith, it’ll open up the seams to hit Klare. In my opinion, Ohio State has the #1 WR room and the #1 TE room in the country.

I can respect that. Ryan Day isn’t the type of coach to pull a QB once he’s made a decision though. So assuming one of the QB’s win the competition in fall camp, they would have to show no progress over several games before Day made the switch. He is very patient with his QBs, it seems like Sark is as well not giving into the pressure to replace Ewers with Arch. I do think we will see LK in this game, maybe some redzone to open up a new dynamic with the offense. LK is 6’3” 215lbs and much more athletic than Sayin.

I don’t fault you at all for being confident. I just think Ohio State’s offensive line is going to negate some of that. Especially up the middle.

Unfortunately, you will not see me. My future Buckeye will be born that weekend so I am selling my season tickets 😞

I just can’t imagine Michigan with a true freshman QB going into OU and beating them. I know OU is only -2.5, so Vegas thinks it’ll be close, but I can’t see them winning.

Henderson & Judkins were elite. Peoples is going to be special as well. I wouldn’t sleep on Peoples.

That’s fair, but Texas also can’t expect to hold Jeremiah Smith to 1 catch for 3 yards either.

By all indications, both of those guys are living up to their potential and both will be starters at some point in their career. Ohio State doesn’t have Texas linebackers, but that room is absolutely stacked. It might be a couple seasons before Pettijon is a starting linebacker.

Just my opinion, but I’m very high on this years Ohio State team. I think if Sayin (or Keinholtz) turns out to be as advertised, I think Ohio State is as good as they were last season. It doesn’t mean they’ll repeat, odds are they won’t. But this team is loaded with talent, and experienced talent as well. So is Texas btw, which is what makes this the greatest week one game in the history of the sport imo

Yes, and it will take a Herculean effort to beat the Longhorns, even in The Shoe

I don’t wanna talk about it lol To this day that was the hardest loss I’ve ever taken as a Buckeye fan

Very interesting! I also love the stat that Ryan Day is 70-6 against non-Michigan teams, a 92% winning percentage.

That’s funny, we have two very confident fan bases. I see it as 31-17 Ohio State. One fan base is going to be in for a hell of a letdown. Hopefully it isn’t us once again in Columbus 😞 Damn you Vince Young!!

How are you guys feeling about your OL? From a distance, I look at Texas replacing 4/5 starters from last year and the backup RT getting lost for the season, and I think there’s no way they get the better of Ohio State’s defense. Are Ohio State fans wrong for feeling this way? It doesn’t seem like UT fans or the national media have the same concerns, so maybe I’m missing something.

What about for Texas fans? Where are you guys the most and least confident at this point in fall camp?

Our concerns going into fall camp were QB, RB, and DL. From everything that’s been reported, the running backs (James Peoples from San Antonio will be RB1 with CJ Donaldson Jr, transfer from WVU, as RB2) have been impressive and the defensive end room is talented and deep. There still isn’t any depth at DT. The starters (Eddrick Houston & Kayden McDonald) are very good, but if one of them get injured, or when they need to take plays off, Texas should have a pretty big advantage on the interior when they have the ball. So I will say our biggest concerns are 1. Neither of the QBs are experienced, will they be ready for Texas’ defense week one? Or will they look completely out of their element. 2. DT depth 3. Matt Patricia being the DC. I would say #1 and #2 and then there’s a pretty big gap between those two and our third biggest concern.

I think a big reason we aren’t as worried as a lot of outsiders think we should be is because Knowles didn’t take any staff with him (except for maybe some analysts that we never heard of). All of the position coaches return. We also have alot of faith in Ryan Day’s ability to make great hires, so we have a lot of faith in Patricia.

Fair enough. Good luck to your Horns on 8/30, and hopefully you are making the trip! For Horns fans who went to Ann Arbor last season and who will be also making the trip to Columbus, I would to hear your comparison between the two campus’, atmospheres, etc

I hope you are correct. It’s been reported that he lost some weight and looks very good physically. Ryan Day said last week that he has been repping some at RT and G, it definitely made Buckeye Nation a little anxious that maybe he hadn’t locked down the LT spot. It appears it’s just the coaches cross training the OL in case they have the injuries like they did last season.

Ohio State fans are very confident that their defense will be elite once again. Ohio State fans believe they have the best secondary in CFB, and one of the top 3 linebacker units.

Welcome to the #2 defense Texas. I can’t wait for this one!

We brought in an OT from WVU (Justin Terry), and OT from Rice (Ethan Onianwa), and an OT from Minnesota (Phillip Daniels). Justin Terry is just a depth piece, won’t be on the two deep, Onianwa will be Ohio State’s starting LT, and Phillip Daniels was brought in to compete at RT, but it looks like he lost the battle already to Austin Siereveld and will be RT2.

Thanks Austalgia, I am happy to be here. As for the competition, most Ohio State beat reporters do not view the competition as a facade, they believe it is a true competition.

Many Ohio State fans and media believe this is the deepest Ohio State’s offensive line has been for over a decade. They believe their OL will be elite from the first snap of the season. Ohio State returns all 3 starters on their IOL. The RT is sure to be an upgrade over last season, as Josh Fryar was the weak link on the OL, Austin Siereveld is replacing him. The only question is LT, but we are confident that Onianwa is as advertised and will fit in perfectly on the left side. I don’t think it can be overstated how beneficial it is for Ohio State to know their starting 5 from the first day of training camp and give them reps together for an entire month before their first game.