Welcome to another day. You made it.
Word of the Day: Illicit.
NFL FACTORY. Well, you can't technically make an entire active NFL roster out of former Ohio State players, but you can get extremely close.
After cuts and just a few days before the season starts, Ohio State has 51 players on active NFL rosters – the second-most, behind only Alabama's 53.
The five schools with the most players on active NFL rosters as the season begins, per @EliasSports:
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 7, 2021
1. @AlabamaFTBL: 53
2. @OhioStateFB: 50
3. @LSUfootball: 46
T-4. @GeorgiaFootball: 35
T-4. @NDFootball: 35
(Yes, I know the Tweet says 50, but that's no longer correct with the New York Giants signing Nate Ebner.)
That's an absurd number of players, but also should be even higher because seven Buckeyes are currently on reserve lists and don't count towards active roster totals.
Michael Thomas, Noah Brown, Bradley Roby and Jashon Carnell are all expected to rejoin the team's roster at some point this season, so that final number will almost certainly be higher than 53 – though I'm sure Bama's in a similar situation with their players, as well.
Regardless, these numbers prove that the easiest path to the NFL runs through Columbus or Tuscaloosa. Pick one of those and you're golden.
TARGETING? TARGETING. In a welcomed turn of events, it seems that the referees have accidentally made an incorrect decision that benefits Ohio State.
Turns out, Lathan Ransom should have rightfully been tossed from last week's game and he should have to sit out the first half of today's game for his big hit late in Thursday night's game.
Note: #Gophers coach PJ Fleck said on @KFAN1003 the Big Ten acknowledged #Buckeyes safety Lathan Ransom shouldve been called for targeting on receiver Mike Brown-Stephens. The message essentially is, were sorry, Fleck relayed, while emphasizing its not why they lost to Ohio St
— Andy Greder (@andygreder) September 7, 2021
I'm not sure I even have commentary to offer here besides that I have no idea what the hell targeting even is at this point, but I'm sincerely glad about the mistake because there's a very real chance he's the only original starter available to play in the secondary this weekend.
NICE HANDS. Joshua Perry was a three-year starter and national champion at Ohio State and even has an interception to his name. But you'd have no idea about that from watching this video.
Our @RIP_JEP was a great linebacker in his day.
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) September 4, 2021
He won a national title with @OhioStateFB, and played in the @NFL.
The JUGS machine is another animal, though. pic.twitter.com/kV2ByN47FE
Now, to be clear, there's not a shot in hell that I'd be able to even keep that ball from shattering the bones in my hand, but also I get paid to sit on my couch in front of a computer, so that shouldn't be all that unepected.
DRUNK AP POLL. If you thought *you* were having a hard time getting back to work after the long weekend, it's nothing compared to the fine folks in charge of updating the AP Poll.
This has since been fixed, but this is what the "updated" AP Poll looked like on the official website for a solid hour:
And somehow, it only gets more hilarious in the "others receiving votes" section:
They better not give the College Football Playoff any ideas...
SONG OF THE DAY. "Icky Thump" by The White Stripes.
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