Mike Hall and Tyleik Williams praised Maryland quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa for his ability to extend plays and Chip Trayanum relives his game-winning touchdown against ND.
With Ohio State coming off a bye week and preparing to play Maryland in its fifth game of the season on Saturday, the Buckeyes offered up enough players to field a lineup at this week’s player interviews as running back Chip Trayanum, wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr.
He wasn’t aware that Notre Dame had only 10 defenders on the field on his touchdown run. “I don’t think nobody was aware until we all got on our phones after we went into the locker room when the game was over.” What would happen if Ohio State decided to do the quarterback sneak where everyone on the offense pushes the quarterback? “I’m pushing him all the way in there,” Trayanum said.Harrison said his ankle injury is worse than the one he suffered last year, but “it’s good enough” for him to continue playing. He said he gave no thought to sitting out to preserve himself after the injury: “That didn’t even cross my mind one time. I was just trying to win the game.
Harrison said he has faced bracket coverage “here and there” dating back to last season, but Notre Dame did it consistently. On how difficult it is to limit Taulia: “He’s a great athlete, so he’s going to make plays regardless. So we’ve got to try and limit those the best we can.” On Mike Hall: “Mike is still the same Mike. Teams know what he can do now so they’re sliding to him. They’re double teaming him every play. Production is going to go down when they’re keying on you already.”Burke said that he was “most definitely” a little bored after being targeted only one time in the Buckeyes’ win against Notre Dame.
Burke said that Maryland’s passing attack is probably the best he’s faced so far this season in addition to Western Kentucky. Burke said he’s not satisfied with anything OSU has done so far this year because “the goal is to win championships” and for that to happen, “it’s going to take a lot. Sky’s the limit.”On his assessment of Ohio State’s run game thus far: “The running game will come, we’ve just got to get better. We’ve got to work our fit and fall back on our technique. Those are the two key things that will improve the run game.
Left guard Donovan Jackson and left tackle Josh Simmons, playing the side where the lineman was missing for Notre Dame, did realize it right away, though, Fryar said. “We were expecting a certain front and they knew , ‘Where’s the guy to cover this guy?’”On the challenge of defending Tagovailoa’s mobility: “It puts a lot of strain on us because he’s an explosive quarterback. He can extend plays, but we’re going to have to plaster in the back end and keep our eyes in the right position.
On Ohio State’s pass rush so far this year: “We really don’t focus on stats. We really just focus on collapsing the pocket and making it uncomfortable for the quarterback. I feel like we’re doing a great job of that. That stats don’t show it, but the tape shows it.” Maryland’s offense “does a good job” of moving the ball around and presenting the defense with different looks, Ransom said.
On the Notre Dame game: “Very physical. Hats off to Notre Dame, one of the best atmospheres I’ve played in. Did a great job with the noise, the lights. It was super physical, but we’ve been competing with the offense sense camp, since the spring. It’s been physical here.”When asked if he understands he’s on pace to have one of the best seasons ever as a receiver in the Ohio State tight end room, Stover said, “I haven’t really paid any attention to it. … I’ll take what I can get.
On Kyle McCord: “Every week, you see that kid grow up and get better and better. You see a more polished, more experienced product.”On if he has noticed that Denzel Burke, Davison Igbinosun and Jordan Hancock have played physical this season. “Absolutely. Sometimes you take a blocker and see a bullet run past you… It’s amazing seeing how physical they have been.”
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