Sep. 13—This week in Ohio State football, the Buckeyes do not have a game, but we still have a thoughts on what we’ve seen in the early season.
Here are three:
1. Maybe having the play caller independent of the head coach really will make all the difference for the Ohio State offense.
Ryan Day did not want to give up calling plays, but he concluded he had to do it for the betterment of the team — as long as he could find someone he trusts.
That person turned out to be Chip Kelly, who is no ordinary offensive coordinator because he is not only Day’s mentor but a former head coach.
I did not have a strong opinion on this move being necessary before it happened, mostly because I wondered if Day the play caller was actually more valuable than Day the head coach.
But he delivered a good explanation for why independence can be good this week.
“Anyone who’s called the game would tell you that you can get yourself organized a lot easier being up in the box,” Day said. “Most play callers want to get their next series organized.”
That might be even more important now that coaches can use tablets to review film during the game.
“Being able to watch the last series, if you just think about it logistically and practically, you have a desk there so you can put your call sheet here. You can put the tablet over here. You can write things down on a sheet of paper,” Day said. “You just you can’t do that when you’re on the sideline.”
2. The Buckeyes and their former quarterback are both off to good starts.
I believe if Kyle McCord had returned to Ohio State for another season, he would have shown at at the very least incremental progress and had a very good year, but we’ll never know because he transferred to Syracuse instead.
Day said he noticed McCord was off to a good start with the Orange, who beat Georgia Tech last Saturday to improve…
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Author : Dayton Daily News, Ohio
Publish date : 2024-09-13 14:11:00
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