Ohio State moves to 10-0

J.T. Barrett after IL Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett met with the media after leading the Buckeyes to a win over IL.

“I’m truly sorry for my actions”, Barrett said.

“I’m moving forward. Like I said, I extremely apologize to Buckeye Nation”. “I wasn’t thinking about my position at Ohio State. It was just a selfish act and that’s it”. Ezekiel Elliot rushed for 181 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while recently reinstated quarterback J.T. Barrett posted meager passing numbers, 15-of-23 for 150 yards, but ran for 74 yards and a score.

The IL Fighting Illini have struggled to get both sides on the ball on the same page but they did in a 48-14 rout of Purdue on the road to snap a three game slide and improve to 5-4. Notre Dame’s previous record for longest touchdown run stood since 1947 when Bob Livingstone scored from 92 yards against USC.

“Last week was not fun”. Relentless Joey Bosa should come with a Warren Zevon warning: You better stay away from him; he’ll rip your lungs out, Jim.

Allegations of mistreating players and trying to force them to practice and play while hurt led to Beckman’s firing. I wasn’t trying to force anything.

J.T. Barrett, usually so good at taking care of the ball, had two turnovers, including an interception when his arm got hit. Members of two junior honorary societies, Bucket and Dipper of Ohio State and Atius-Sachem of IL, annually meet at halftime of the Fighting Illini-Buckeye game to present the “Illibuck” trophy to the previous year’s winning school.

The only constant has been running back Ezekiel Elliott.

“Just one of those moments”, Meyer said of the latter fourth-down play. I think right now we’re probably a breath of fresh air around here with everything that’s going on. I knew the defensive line was the strength of their unit.

After a big game against Minnesota that saw him compile over 100 all-purpose yards, redshirt sophomore H-back Jalin Marshall was looking to keep contributions flowing in Champaign. “You try to train and prepare them for those moments so you can look them in the eye and say, ‘Can you get this?’ Obviously with Zeke and four returning starters, you better be able to get that”.

Elliott can make a Heisman statement with a similar performance against the once-dominant MI State defense that’s not so stout this year without defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi. He finished 18 of 28 for 231 yards and two touchdown passes, while Golson was just 5 of 9 for 52 yards. Collins’ 80-yard touchdown scamper gave the Hogs a 14-0 lead in the first quarter. He did fumble once, while also throwing an interception.

The timing of Barrett’s emergence couldn’t be more flawless with the season and all its delicious potential payoffs hanging within reach. In Big Ten play, he leads the conference with 12.5 tackles for a loss.

“He’s a team guy”.

SP: The narrative about the Buckeyes this year is that they haven’t blown out opponents the way they have been expected to.

TEAMS WHO CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY TO INDIANAPOLIS: Iowa, Ohio State and MI State.