Saturday, August 4, 2012
26 Days
On October 15, 2005 the potent Ohio State offense ran into a tough Michigan State defense. The Buckeye O got off to a pretty rough start as they struggled to put points on the board. Other than one big TD pass to Santonio Holmes, the Spartan defense held Buckeyes scoreless through the half.
Ohio State trailed 17-7 with just seconds to go in the 2nd quarter when the Spartans were on the move and tried to rush their field goal unit on the field.
Amidst confusion the Spartans made a mistake that changed the entire game. As the ball was snapped, Buckeye defenders rushed from the left side of the line blocking the field goal attempt. As shown in the picture, Ashton Youboty scooped the ball up and returned it for a 72 yard touchdown as time expired. That score changed a potential 20-7 halftime deficit to 17-14, and it couldn't have come at a better time with Ohio State's offense struggling to reach paydirt up to that point.
The Buckeyes ended up winning the game scoring 5 touchdowns. Four of those five touchdowns were 46 yards or longer with the Youboty scoop-and-score being the longest.
Today marks 26 days until the Buckeye football team takes the field again. Much like Tressel, Coach Meyer has placed a huge emphasis on special teams. Meyer's teams are known for winning the special teams battle. They have been known to field solid return teams, and he has placed a huge emphasis on the kicking game right from the start of his time at Ohio State. Not only does Meyer spend a ton of time coaching kickers, but he wasn't shy to go offer a scholarship and get a verbal commitment from a big-time punter. Something many might not know about Meyer's teams is that they're one of the top kick-blocking teams in the nation, so while we hope our offense doesn't struggle like that day back in 2005, we are hoping for more exciting blocked kicks like the one from this picture.
Ohio State trailed 17-7 with just seconds to go in the 2nd quarter when the Spartans were on the move and tried to rush their field goal unit on the field.
Amidst confusion the Spartans made a mistake that changed the entire game. As the ball was snapped, Buckeye defenders rushed from the left side of the line blocking the field goal attempt. As shown in the picture, Ashton Youboty scooped the ball up and returned it for a 72 yard touchdown as time expired. That score changed a potential 20-7 halftime deficit to 17-14, and it couldn't have come at a better time with Ohio State's offense struggling to reach paydirt up to that point.
The Buckeyes ended up winning the game scoring 5 touchdowns. Four of those five touchdowns were 46 yards or longer with the Youboty scoop-and-score being the longest.
Today marks 26 days until the Buckeye football team takes the field again. Much like Tressel, Coach Meyer has placed a huge emphasis on special teams. Meyer's teams are known for winning the special teams battle. They have been known to field solid return teams, and he has placed a huge emphasis on the kicking game right from the start of his time at Ohio State. Not only does Meyer spend a ton of time coaching kickers, but he wasn't shy to go offer a scholarship and get a verbal commitment from a big-time punter. Something many might not know about Meyer's teams is that they're one of the top kick-blocking teams in the nation, so while we hope our offense doesn't struggle like that day back in 2005, we are hoping for more exciting blocked kicks like the one from this picture.
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