Ryan Day said Emeka Egbuka's injury isn't 'long-term,' that Ohio State is preserving Dallan Hayden's redshirt this year and that 'execution' is still the main issue in the running game.
Emeka Egbuka's status against Purdue is still unclear, but the good news is that his injury isn't anything"long-term," Ryan Day said at his press conference Tuesday.
On a slow start against Maryland Saturday:"I don't think the defense was slow. The first throw and catch was unbelievable. ... We found our rhythm a little later on in the game for the offense." More on running game struggles:"It's a little bit here, a little bit there. I'm not going to sit here and tell you it's one or two things."
Day said Ohio State has"good leadership" and that they bring a"calming presence" to the team."I think that's going to pay off the next couple of months." Day feels Ohio State still needs to be able to run the ball and can't just rely on the passing game:"At the end of the day, you have to move the ball that's the bottom line. ... But it's going to rainy, it's going to be windy, you're not going to have the opportunity to line up four or five wide and throw it all over the yard."
On Josh Proctor:"That's a guy that's been through a lot. Lathan and Josh both, a lot of different leg injuries and things they've been through. But that's what makes life great. ... That's the best part about coaching, is to help young men work through that adversity. ... You have to win every game. If you don't, they're going to find a different coach.
Jack Sawyer is"doing everything" the coaches are asking him to do, Knowles said."He's strong at the point of attack ... he's one of 11 we can count on right now." While Maryland made some catches downfield one-on-one against Sonny Styles in the slot, Knowles still feels confident with his star sophomore in man coverage."I thought Sonny did fine in man coverage. In terms of the blitz, he's a weapon. I'm always looking for ways to use him that will surprise the offense."
Knowles is trying to strike a balance between using Styles in myriad ways and focusing his attention for his development."You're seeing some of those things come out week to week, and we're employing them. ... We made a decision with Sonny to focus him on that nickel/sam/strike, whatever you want to call it, combo player. ... We try to keep those experimental concepts to a minimum to just let him grow at that position.
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