I regret that I have to open today's Skull Session with news that Archie Griffin was wrong.
I just texted Archie Griffin congratulating him on his @OhioStateFB freshman single-game record 239 yards rushing lasting 49 years until @TreVeyonH4 just broke it. In typical classing Archie fashion he responded: "He's going to be spectacular!"
— Tim May (@TIM_MAYsports) September 18, 2021
See, the problem is TreVeyon Henderson is already spectacular.
Word of the Day: Lechery.
SOMEBODY HAS TO DO IT. As frustrating as this defense has been, there have been at least some good things. And Ronnie Hickman is one of the more underrated bright spots so far this season.
Ronnie Hickman is tied for 12th in the country with 30 total tackles so far, averaging 10 a game for OSU. Could end up with astronomical numbers in that department this year, especially for a safety.
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) September 20, 2021
No Buckeye has had 100 in a season since Raekwon McMillan (102) in 2016.
It's probably also extremely telling of the state of the rest of the defense that he has to put up those gigantic numbers, but at least somebody's doing it, right?
SO YOU'RE SAYING THERE'S A CHANCE? As pessimistic as folks are around Buckeyeland these days, it would seem that the pessimism has not reached Vegas.
Early-season struggles be damned, Ohio State still has the third-best odds to win the natty this year, behind only Alabama and Georgia, and tied with Clemson and Oklahoma, according to BetOnline.ag.
(For those of you unsure what you're looking at and/or refuse to read table headers, the column to the right includes the most recent odds)
This is neat and all, but I really don't read all that much into it because these odds basically just suggest that Alabama and Georgia are the two best teams in the country, and behind them is a gigantic ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, which is pretty much what everybody with eyes has observed up to this point.
However, it is comforting to know that as bad as Ohio State's been, it's not like anybody outside of those two teams has really proven anything consistently, either.
TL;DR, everyone sucks. Eat Arby's. Enjoy college football.
NICE. TreVeyon Henderson broke some records and posted the best rushing numbers of anybody in the country so far this season on Saturday. And let me tell you, he wasn't just following his blockers and running straight.
A very nice percentage of his yardage came after contact.
TreVeyon Henderson was dominant against Tulsa on Saturday, rushing for 277 yards with 69% coming after contact. pic.twitter.com/18OknHpNT2
— CFB Film Room (@CFBFilmRoom) September 20, 2021
Sex joke aside, it's extremely good news when your true freshman running back runs for nearly 300 yards with more than 2/3rds of it coming after contact in his first-ever collegiate start and third-ever collegiate football game.
I'm beginning to think he's going to have a pretty solid career.
NO THANK YOU. It would seem that Pat Narduzzi is going to be looking for a new job soon, because that's generally what comes next when you're an alleged defensive guru whose Power Five team just gave up 44 points in a loss to Western Michigan.
As you might be aware, Ohio State will probably also be in the market for a defensive coordinator after this season. And if Narduzzi is available, an un-small portion of you will be clamoring for the Buckeyes to hire him.
I'll let my good pal Admiral Ackbar speak on my behalf here:
Please tell me, dearest Buckeye fans, if you would be able to read these words about Ohio State's next defensive coordinator without throwing yourself out a window after all the bullshit this defense has been through since 2018.
WMU coach Tim Lester said he watched video of 2015 Syracuse/Pitt game (he was SU offensive coordinator) about "300 times" this week.
— Will Graves (@WillGravesAP) September 18, 2021
Said he knew exactly what to expect against Narduzzi.
Added Pitt added a few wrinkles but overall it was same approach as 6 yrs ago.
When this season comes to a merciful close, I emplore Ryan Day to please just hire a young guy from the NFL who I've never heard of. Please. I am begging you.
SONG OF THE DAY. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears For Fears.
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