Ohio State wasn’t exposed. Ryan Day was exposed. Again. Ohio State came in flat against Indiana in the Big XX championship game. They came in flat against Miami last night and played a terrible first half. They won the second half pretty decisively but they had dug themselves too deep a hole.
This is why Ryan Day was under so much pressure prior to winning the national championship last year. How long will his grace period last?
Miami made some key plays when they had to. Ohio State didn’t. Instead, they looked flat for a half, and it cost them. And then some play calling was questionable. Ohio State had chances to pull it out, but ya gotta do things like pick up blitzes and not take sacks when you’re in scoring position and coming from behind.
This goes back to coaching. It’s not unusual. Should we talk about James Franklin?
once again Ryan Day showed up to a gun fight with a water pistol...
This game was going to mirror the Indiana game- IU pressured Sayin and made him uncomfortable...Miami has two elite pass rushers including Reuben Bain who’s going to be a top ten pick in the draft....so what did Day, who called the offensive play do??
Short screens to start the day? Quick passes from the snap of the ball???
Nope- had Sayin take snaps out of the shotgun then drop back from there, making it a deeper pocket and easier for the pass rushers to get to him- which they did....
This is also the second game in a row where the OSU front seven was pretty much neutralized and Avril Reese was a no show- so Matt Patricia deserves blame as well...