OHIO STATE - Kent State Post Game LIVE

Ohio State 59-3 Kent State — Post Game LIVE OhioStateVOCFB | Garrison Gaddy & Denzel Jones Intro (0:32) Welcome to Ohio State Post Game Live. Garrison under the weather / off-camera. Plug for likes, subs, vocfb.com. Setup: “storied rivalry” with Kent State. Final: 59-3. Hot first quarter, slower second, adjustments and scoring in second half. Overall impressions (1:25–2:40) Denzel: First three offensive drives looked scripted and sharp — ball spread, mix of run/pass, not just Jeremiah Smith. Defense: still mad Wilder and Pettyjohn weren’t starting; those adjustments should already have been made. Otherwise “not much you can take from this game.” Garrison: Agrees. You want to see younger guys and incremental improvement, but this isn’t a measuring-stick win. Same logic applies to the negatives — don’t overreact to missed throws either. Julian Sayin / passing game (2:40–3:35, 8:40–10:10) Fans on social media ripping Sayin. Garrison: he missed four throws. Final line they cite: 241 yards, 11.0 YPA, 2 TD, 0 INT. Denzel: “not enough for me to cry and moan.” Played well. Critique: two consecutive red-zone plays inside the 10 (3rd-and-4 / 4th-and-4). OL opened a lane; Sayin missed an open receiver and didn’t take the run. Garrison tweeted that Ryan Day should have been in his ear. Sayin showed willingness to run vs Texas and Ball State — needs that awareness when the lane is there. Running backs (3:35–5:50) Bo Jackson: 11-73, 6.6 YPC, 1 TD. Jacoby Jackson: 8-47, 5.9 YPC, 2 TD. Both hosts liked the vision/weaving through traffic. Isaiah West: Walk-in TD look where everyone blocked; West ran to get tackled instead of finishing. Disappointing given offseason hype and first-team reps. Talent/power is there; “needs to put it together.” Kent State — lower the shoulder or make someone miss. Consensus: holes are often there; RBs have to hit them harder or create. Short-yardage issues more on backs than OL. Offensive line (5:50–8:20, 26:20–28:20) Looked fine. One sack — “boo-hoo.” Gabe Van Sickle (Coopersville, MI — Garrison hometown): solid. Looked better than last time out. Garrison has heard the “can he start?” talk from high-school coaches. Younger guys getting in was encouraging. Short-yardage still a problem; Day harped on it. Denzel thinks it gets fixed and is more on RB reads/finishing than OL. Tyler Bowen: solid second year, recruiting well (Sam Greer film “crazy,” next class looks good). Development “solid, not great.” Neither host has OL as a top worry. Backs aren’t getting hit in the backfield; they’re missing holes or failing to make someone miss. Jeremiah Smith record (10:30–12:20) Becomes Ohio State all-time receiving yards leader (needed 27 yards / 26 catches entering the game). Passed Michael Jenkins, Chris Olave, David Boston, Marvin Harrison Jr. territory, etc. Both thankful he stayed instead of Miami NIL buyout talk. Sad it’s his last year. Projection: he’ll hold every receiving record when he leaves. What-ifs: MHJ if he’d started as a freshman; JSN if healthy (hurt Notre Dame game, limited 2020). Other receivers (12:20–17:00) Chris Henry Jr.: Hitch, jukes two guys, gazelle speed. Day said they’re building confidence. Denzel annoyed he didn’t play more vs Texas — size/speed/red-zone mismatch with Smith. Wants him and JJ opposite sides in the red zone. 6-5/6-6 vs Smith’s 6-4 helps short-yardage/red-zone issues. Brock Boyd: 4 rec, 66 yards (longest 39). Route running, inside/outside, speed. Coming along. Brandon Inniss: 4-78-1 TD (49-yard). Energy up when involved. “He be open. He be catching.” More middle-of-field throws from Sayin = more Inniss. On pace for a solid year. Game flow better than Texas because everyone got touches early → better blocking and juice. Spread it, then isolate Smith. Defense (17:00–26:00) Not much to take vs Kent State, but: Secondary: Looks good. Jermaine “JT” Timmons (true freshman) — both ask if anyone on defense is playing better right now. Can play anywhere in the back end. Pedigree (dad). Earl Little close second. Sanchez graded differently until he faces Indiana/Oregon/USC again. Tackling improved vs Texas. Riley Pettyjohn: “The kid’s different.” Coverage PFF they cite as