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Ohio State debuted a new weapon in its ugly win over Indiana: Stephen Means observations

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11 months ago

September 3, 2023

Ohio State debuted a new weapon in its ugly win over Indiana: Stephen Means observations

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Ohio State won its season opener over Indiana 23-3, extending its win streak over the program to 28.

Here are a few notable observations:

1. Mitch Rossi went from walk-on to key member of the offense and OSU carved out a special role. Now it has been handed off to another — whom he even recognized — with Arizona State transfer Chip Trayanum.

Trayaum came to Columbus as a linebacker last season. Then the running back room started falling apart thanks to injuries as they looked to him for depth. That even meant relying on him as the workhorse back in the loss to Michigan. He returned to a deep room in 2023 filled with options.

Coming into the opener, perception was that at best he was third in the pecking order, depending on what you thought of Dallan Hayden. That played out in the win in terms of touches with five carries for 53 yards plus a 12-yard catch. But he was used in various ways that allowed Ohio State to go with two running back looks that it has never used before.

The Buckeyes got to 1-0, but it was not in the explosive way we have come to expect from this offense under Ryan Day, given the weapons they have on the outside. But even in the midst of a sloppy performance, they found a way to debut a new weapon by building on a role originally intended to reward a walk-on with meaningful playing time.

2. Larry Johnson typically uses Ohio State’s “Rushmen package” to move a defensive end side to get his four best pass rushers on the field. That will be back in 2023 and against Indiana it was Jack Sawyer and J.T. Tuimoloau on the edge with Caden Curry and Mike Hall Jr. on the interior.

3. We spent a decent amount of time during the offseason discussing Sonny Styles’ role, and whether he could be the answer to a multitude of things for the Buckeyes in a way that he never came off the field. That was not entirely true against Indiana. He is the starting nickel and played practically every meaningful snap at the spot. Except for obvious passing situations on third-and-long when he would be replaced by Cameron Martinez.

Styles may have the ability to develop into a player capable of being anything OSU needs him to be. But that was not needed of him against the Hoosiers. The depth built behind him allowed the defense to still have specialized packages.

4. Brian Hartline said that Carnell Tate had done enough over the last nine months to deserve to play meaningful snaps as a freshman even in a wide receiver room returning its top three options from a season ago. That came true against the Hoosiers and it allowed the Buckeyes to up the playbook.

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His usage meant four and five-wide receiver packages, and a healthy rotation for the freshman, Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Ebuka and Julian Fleming. However, it wasn’t a productive day for the wide receivers with Fleming leading the way with five catches for 53 yards. But the leader overall was Cade Stover with five catches for 98 yards.

5. Day has had a ton of good things to say about Luke Montgomery over the past month and even though the freshman offensive lineman didn’t win a starting job he will have a role this season. The Ohio native takes over the bison role as an extra offensive lineman in goal-line sets.

6. Malik Hartford also saw time at the adjuster safety spot in the second half while the game was still in question. He shared the spot with Josh Proctor, who also had a productive day as a starter.

7. Ohio State showed off a ton offensively in Week 1. Formations ranged from two tight ends, five wide receivers and two running backs. All of it looked like Day and the offense wanted to get creative by putting a ton on film for future teams to have to deal with. But none of those things will matter unless it gets better play out of its offensive line, which at times looked overwhelmed by the Hoosiers front four.

Day vowed to be more creative and aggressive in his play calling coming off the loss to Michigan and lived up to that decree against Georgia. That version of him needs to continue in 2023 for this team to contend for a national title, but it needs a habitable environment to be sustainable. That was not always the case against the Hoosiers, who often found ways to be disruptive.

8. OSU has talked highly of its top three cornerbacks all offseason and we’ve been wondering what the rotation would look like. Denzel Burke and Davison Igbinosun started and played the first two series, then Jordan Hancock subbed in for Burke on the third. Then Burke came back on the field in place of Igbinosun on the following series.

Tim Walton is rotating three players through two spots with the idea that you play two series, then sit one. It is a similar rotation to what we saw in 2016 with Marshon Lattimore, Gareon Conley and Denzel Ward.

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Fatal shooting on east side after reports of large fight: Cleveland Police

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2 hours ago

August 4, 2024

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Fatal shooting on east side after reports of large fight: Cleveland Police

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – One man is dead after a shooting following reports of a large fight on the east side, according to Cleveland Police.

Police got reports of a large fight around 2:50 a.m. on Saturday in the 1000 block of East 71st Street.

While officers were en route, they learned that two people were shot.

Police located a 22-year-old man and a 24-year-old man who were both shot, according to a release.

Both of the men were taken to the hospital by EMS.

The 22-year-old man later died at the hospital.

The condition of the 24-year-old is unknown.

Cleveland Police homicide unit is investigating, according to police.

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WWE SummerSlam 2024 Results: Winners And Grades On August 3, 2024

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10 hours ago

August 4, 2024

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WWE SummerSlam 2024 results

Credit: WWE.com

WWE SummerSlam 2024 from Cleveland, Ohio advertised six championship matches. Among them was Solo Sikoa challenging Cody Rhodes for the WWE Undisputed Championship, LA Knight challenging Logan Paul for the WWE United States Championship, Sami Zayn defending the WWE Intercontinental Championship against Bron Breakker and GUNTHER challenging Damian Priest for the WWE World Championship.

This week’s broadcast of WWE Raw garnered 1.412 million viewers on SyFy after being preempted by the Olympics.

WWE SummerSlam Results | August 3, 2024

Liv Morgan def. Rhea Ripley | WWE Women’s World Championship
Bron Breakker def. Sami Zayn | WWE Intercontinental Championship
LA Knight def. Logan Paul | WWE United States Championship
Nia Jax def. Bayley | WWE Women’s Championship
Drew McIntyre def. CM Punk
GUNTHER def. Damian Priest | WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Cody Rhodes def. Solo Sikoa | WWE Undisputed Championship

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Liv Morgan Def. Rhea Ripley

Despite all the talk of The Judgment Day competing by themselves, Dominik Mysterio accompanied Rhea Ripley to the ring.

Michael Cole noted the last time Rhea Ripley lost a singles match was 26 months ago. To Liv Morgan.

This match started as a cat-and-mouse as Liv ran away from Ripley. Fans became frustrated and booed Liv loudly.

Rhea dominated this match until Liv Morgan dodged a charging Ripley and followed up by throwing her, shoulder-first, into the turnbuckle. Ripley could be heard (kayfabe) saying “it’s out, it’s out!”

Fans were split as they made dueling chants of “let’s go Rhea/let’s go Liv!”

Liv Morgan (kayfabe) popped her shoulder back into place by running herself into the announce table and fans went crazy.

Ripley hit the riptide, but did not pin Morgan. Instead, she grabbed a steel chair that Morgan brought into the ring. Mysterio grabbed the chair from her, which was the wise decision because she would have gotten herself disqualified. This led to an Oblivion for a nearfall and “holy s—t” chants.

Dom distracted the ref, leading to an Oblivion on the steel chair for the win. After the match, Dominik Mysterio kissed Liv Morgan and they left together.

Backstage, Damian Priest was furious with Dominik Mysterio for his actions. Finn and the rest of the Judgment Day vowed to go find him. I don’t trust them.

Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan Grade: A-

Bron Breakker Def. Sami Zayn

Bron Breakker hit his always impressive Breakkensteiner early on, then he proceeded to scream “quit!” at Sami Zayn.

Bron Breakker cut Sami Zayn off with a Spear, then he hit ayn with another Spear for the win. This wasn’t necessarily a squash match, but it was definitely a dominant win for Breakker.

Bron Breakker vs. Sami Zayn Grade: B

LA Knight Def. Logan Paul

Logan Paul wore a Cleveland-inspired American Flag vest and greeted two security guards on his way to the ring. One of hte security guards turned out to be Cleveland’s own MGK.

LA Knight shattered the glass on Logan Paul’s Prime vehicle before making his way to the ring.

Paul cleared the table, but LA Knight got the better of him with a modified TKO, though the table didn’t break.

Paul won these people over with a springboard moonsault on LA Knight. Though they cheered the spot, they eventually came to their senses and chanted “you still suck!”

After jumping up on the top rope, LA Knight hit a scary looking superplex. Fans chanted “this is awesome” after a nearfall.

Logan Paul borrowed brass knuckles from MGK. After a shot to LA Knight, Knight countered with a BFT.

Logan Paul vs. LA Knight Grade: A-

Nia Jax Def. Bayley

Bayley relentlessly knocked Nia Jax off her feet early in the match.

Nia Jax took control of the match, to the point where she hit the Annihilator, but Bayley kicked out.

Jax called herself “reckless” and “clumsy” while trash-talking Bayley on offense.

Bayley hit an awesome power bomb on Nia Jax from the top rope. The fans were fervently into a match that struggled to follow Logan Paul vs. LA Knight.

A Tiffany Stratton cash-in was thwarted by Bayley, but the distraction led to two power bombs and two Annihilators for the win.

Nia Jax vs. Bayley Grade: A-

Drew McIntyre Def. CM Punk

Seth Rollins walked out in a long cloak, and what was under the jacket was certain to be even wilder.

WWE used ref cameras on the referee’s ear, and there were never more ref cam shots than during Seth Rollins’ entrance.

Rollins’ referee outfit were baggy, bedazzled pants and a cutoff shirt similar to Shawn Michaels.

Fans chanted “CM Punk” to start the match as punk donned pink gear in homage to Bret Hart.

Rollins did a great job working the fans into a frenzy before ringing the bell. When the bell rang, Punk and McIntyre brawled like crazy.

Instead of counting to 10 while Punk and McIntyre were outside of the ring, Rollins instead chose to tie his shoes. Rollins also took immense pleasure in seeing Punk and Rollins beat the hell out of one another.

During an Anaconda Vice on McIntyre, Punk secured his friendship bracelet and the entire stadium celebrated.

Punk stopped his GTS on McIntyre dead in its tracks and confronted Rollins about wearing his bracelet, which Rollins picked up off the ground did wear, but out of no malice.

After a ref bump and a nearfall (followed by a second visual pinfall), Punk and Rollins got into a heated argument. Punk hit a Go To Sleep on Rollins and took his bracelet back, but it cost him the match.

Drew McIntyre vs. CM Punk Grade: B+

GUNTHER Def. Damian Priest

Finn Balor wished Damian Priest luck before the match. Famous last words.

GUNTHER already had chop marks on his chest before the match even started.

GUNTHER and Priest chopped the hell out of one another to the point where GUNTHER was bleeding from the chest.

Finn Balor hit the ring, presumably to save Priest, but he ended up costing Priest the WWE World Heavyweight Championship by putting GUNTHER’s leg on the bottom rope.

After this match, Jelly Roll, The Miz and R-Truth took out A-Town Down Under.

GUNTHER vs. Damian Priest Grade: B+

Cody Rhodes Def. Solo Sikoa

Cody Rhodes ran into Arn Anderson backstage, and Anderson said he called in a few favors to a few allies of Cody Rhodes. Some of whom he knows, some he doesn’t.

For a full recap of Cody vs. Solo Sikoa in Bloodline Rules, click here.

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Ohio State loses out to Oregon for in-state five-star safety

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17 hours ago

August 3, 2024

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Ohio State loses out to Oregon for in-state five-star safety

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