Posts from September 7, 2007

I have to say I was impressed with what I saw from our football team last week in its opening game.

I thought we moved the ball well, played pretty sound defense, and were for the most part strong on special teams. I do have to say that something that really stood out was the play of some of our newest Buckeyes. Wide receivers Dane Sanzenbacher and Taurian Washington, as well as running back Brandon Saine all showed great potential.

To me, this was important and impressive. We have a lot of spots to fill on our offense considering guys like Troy Smith, Ted Ginn, Antonio Pittman, and Anthony Gonzalez aren’t here any more. To have some freshmen step up and play that way in their first games is really encouraging.

I hope we get a chance to see some more of these guys this week against Akron. I know a lot of people will dismiss the Zips chances, but as we saw in last week’s Michigan-Appalachian State game, it’s dangerous to ever dismiss a team’s chances out of hand.

Akron will come here with a bunch of guys who probably grew up as Buckeye fans. You can bet those guys will be primed and ready for a chance to play against Ohio State in Ohio Stadium. I expect them to give us a tough test.

As for what to look for, the Zips have been improving under coach J.D. Brookhart. They beat Army 22-14 last week and scored both on offense and on a 74-yard interception return for a touchdown. One player to watch is wide receiver Jabari Arthur who had 11 catches for more than 100 yards and a touchdown last week. He’s a player our defensive backs will have to keep a tab on.

Either way, I’m excited to get out to the game this week. Making it even better is the fact that this is Reunion Weekend and so many of our great alumni are going to be here on campus. You can’t ask for much more than that.

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Jim Karsatos
OSU 38
Akron 10

Mike Lanese
OSU 35
Akron 14

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