Presser Bullets: Ryan Day Says Kerry Coombs Got Game Ball After Maryland Win, Hopes Haskell Garrett Gets Healthy Over Bye Week

Immediately following the home win at Ohio Stadium, Buckeye quarterback C.J. Stroud, head coach Ryan Day and others took the podium for post-game interviews.

Here's a complete rundown of the Buckeyes' comments after the game.

QB C.J. Stroud

• On his performance: "Being more comfortable, being myself, really just relaxing back there." Stroud said the Buckeyes are "starting to roll, get momentum."
• "My shoulder's feeling a whole lot better. Every day I'm rehabbing it just to make sure nothing goes wrong ... two games now we don't have any turnovers."
• "If they want to stop the run, we have things in the pass game that will work." Stroud says the Buckeyes have a well-balanced attack right now.
• "I really think we're starting to roll, we're really getting used to each other."
• "When you try to force things, that's usually when bad things happen."
• On having one of the best offenses in the country: "We have a lot more work to do. I definitely think we're putting up the numbers and doing the right things ... If we can be the best offense in the country, I think that's something we can reach."
• Stroud on the WR corps: "I'm definitely pleased and happy that all my receivers ate today."
• Stroud says nothing about his game has changed, he's just gotten more comfortable.
• Stroud says it took him a few games to "feel the love and feel the hate" from the Ohio State fan base.

Ryan Day

• "I think it's a young team that's growing, I think we're being more aggressive, I think we're building some confidence."
• On the receiving corps: "The personnel certainly helps ... the plays look a lot better when you have those kind of players out there."
• "I've got to give credit to Emeka, because his approach every day has been very mature. Not like a freshman."
• On Stroud: "I think his preparation has been excellent ... that's allowing us to run the offense and be efficient." Day says Stroud is "absolutely not" all the way there yet, though.
• On Haskell Garrett's injury: "We'll see. It's something he's been dealing with. Hopefully we can get him healed up over the bye week."
• Day says Kerry Coombs got the game ball for Ohio State today.
• On Stroud: "He's gonna have to make sure he's steady." Day says he must "stay hungry."
• Day says players might not have had confidence that "the guy next to them could do it" early in the season. Now though, Day says "there's a different look in our eye."
• Day says he's not able to evaluate just how good Stroud's performance was today, and that it's something he'll have to look back on after the season.
• Day says how Stroud sees the field is the best thing he does.
• Day says the Buckeyes' 17-play opening drive "felt like a 25-play drive." Day says the offense was "a little clunky" on the first drive.
• Day says Al Washington has done a great job of fitting guys into roles at linebacker. Day says the LBs are a "very serious group," but have been having more fun on the field as of late.
• Day says changing looks in the secondary has led to a better pass rush.

WR Emeka Egbuka, WR Chris Olave, S Marcus Williamson

• Olave says he's "not really surprised" that he was so open on several plays today because of the preparation that goes into those plays.
• Olave says the Ohio State offense is "unstoppable" when the run game and pass game are clicking at the same time.
• Egbuka says he thinks he will finish a return with a touchdown soon after not quite getting into the end zone on a couple big plays the past few games.
• Williamson says "I'm born and bred in Ohio ... to be able to show that passion and energy on the field, that means the world to me."
• Olave: "This offense is gonna be scary and unstoppable." Olave says the Buckeyes have been "damn near perfect" in the past few games. Olave says Ohio State has corrected mistakes.
• On scoring despite the PI penalty on Maryland, Olave says the pass was a little bit behind him, but he was determined to make the play.
• Williamson says the Buckeyes are able to "plug and play guys" at safety, and that it's "helping the defense and the team."
• Egbuka says his mindset is to return every kick for a TD.

LB Steele Chambers & LB Cody Simon

• Chambers says it's clear that Ohio State is playing with "a lot more energy" on defense.
• Simon "can't really say enough about our guys" after the improvement that has been made in the past few weeks.
• Chambers says "it takes a lot of heart" to bounce back from a deflating loss like Ohio State had in Week 2, and "we definitely have that heart."
• Simon says Coombs has "been through a lot" but has "stuck through it and is still doing his thing."
• Simon says Chambers goes full speed "no matter what" every day in practice.
• "I was not surprised at all." Simon says Chambers was already among the best players on special teams before moving to LB.
• Has the transition to LB been as easy as it looks? "Definitely not," Chambers says.
• Chambers on the team's reaction to Coombs getting the game ball: "Everyone was pumped up. I don't know how else you could really feel."