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BONUS: Will Chris Henry, Jr. and Brock Boyd Play More vs. Maryland? · Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

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  Speaker 1: We got a couple more bonus shows. These are ones
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  Speaker 1: I was not necessarily planning to do until we walked
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  Speaker 1: out of the interview with Ryan Day on Wednesday evening.
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  Speaker 1: And I thought that is one of the best Ryan
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  Speaker 1: Day midweek interview sessions we've gotten in a long, long time.
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  Speaker 1: So we have two separate shows out of that one
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  Speaker 1: because there's kind of a nice, easy delineation between the two.
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  Speaker 1: One of them is about personnel, guys on the team,
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  Speaker 1: guys who are playing better, all that kind of stuff.
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  Speaker 1: The other one is kind of more of a big
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  Speaker 1: picture show, and there's just a couple questions in that one,
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  Speaker 1: but man, he went deep on some stuff. So we'll
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  Speaker 1: have those two shows for you in the next couple hours,
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  Speaker 1: just because it's stuff that I think you guys will
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  Speaker 1: enjoy hearing. The first thing is about Edric Houston, defensive tackle.
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  Speaker 1: When Tony and I did the rewatch show on the
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  Speaker 1: Buckeye Weekly podcast feed, it was pretty clear Edric Houston
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  Speaker 1: had one of the best games he's had in quite
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  Speaker 1: a while. Feels like he's maybe taking a big step
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  Speaker 1: forward after that game against Iowa. is that something that's
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  Speaker 1: sort of been coming for a little while based on
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  Speaker 1: what they've seen in practice?
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  Speaker 2: No, like I think we mentioned before, we're, you know,
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  Speaker 2: challenging guys to, um, you know, maximize everything that they have. And,
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  Speaker 2: and I thought, um, he showed a lot of things
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  Speaker 2: in that game that, um, that were very encouraging, you know?
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  Speaker 2: And so now the challenge for him is to consistently
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  Speaker 2: do it over and over again, week after week. Um,
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  Speaker 2: cause that's, that's what being great is and everybody comes
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  Speaker 2: here to be great. Um, And so that's the challenge
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  Speaker 2: is now that competitive stamina, the ability to play at
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  Speaker 2: that level week in and week out for the entire game.
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  Speaker 2: So that's the challenge this week. But yeah, I think
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  Speaker 2: he played some good football this past week. So that
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  Speaker 2: was encouraging and certainly had a lot to do with
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  Speaker 2: our win and our ability.
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  Speaker 3: To stop the run.
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  Speaker 1: Next personnel question was about Jake Cook. He, of course,
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  Speaker 1: is the offensive lineman who plays the bison position, which
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  Speaker 1: is like the sort of large tight end position. So
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  Speaker 1: it's part offensive line, part tight end. Who does he
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  Speaker 1: meet with? Is he sitting in the offensive line meetings?
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  Speaker 1: Is he sitting in the tight end meetings? Who does
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  Speaker 1: he meet with and practice with?
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  Speaker 2: No, he meets with the offensive line mostly. Um, he,
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  Speaker 2: we did check out his hands and, um, He's got
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  Speaker 2: good hands. So he was very confident when I asked
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  Speaker 2: him about a week ago, how are your hands?
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  Speaker 3: And he said, good.
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  Speaker 2: So we started getting him going with a few routes
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  Speaker 2: and see how he can catch the football. But he
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  Speaker 2: beats with the offensive line.
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  Speaker 1: So if he's in the offensive line meetings most of
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  Speaker 1: the week, so how does he get up to speed
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  Speaker 1: with all the tight end stuff that he's also being
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  Speaker 1: asked to do?
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  Speaker 2: Well, you know, he'll get extra meetings for that. particular
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  Speaker 2: package when he's off the ball or when he's on
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  Speaker 2: the ball as the.
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  Speaker 3: Tight end.
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  Speaker 2: Both Arthur and Tyler will both meet with him and
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  Speaker 2: make sure he has everything he needs to do his job.
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  Speaker 1: They brought in a bunch of veteran transfers this season.
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  Speaker 1: Guys like Devin McEwen, guys like James Smith, guys like
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  Speaker 1: Quay Russo, guys like Earl Little. You know all the
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  Speaker 1: new names. You know all the new faces. And it's
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  Speaker 1: really seemed like they were making a point to bring
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  Speaker 1: in veterans and not just bring in young, talented players,
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  Speaker 1: but guys who had already had some experience elsewhere. Is
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  Speaker 1: that something that shows up that experience shows up in
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  Speaker 1: practices and is showing up on the field for them
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  Speaker 1: in games this fall?
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  Speaker 2: I think it makes a difference when you're 20, 21
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  Speaker 2: years old, um, than when you're 18, 19. But, uh,
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  Speaker 2: I think anybody would tell you it's different here. Uh,
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  Speaker 2: the way we practice is different. You know, you just
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  Speaker 2: have to bring it every day. Um, And so I think, um,
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  Speaker 2: when you're older, you're able to, um, adjust quicker. I
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  Speaker 2: think that that's happened. And I think you're starting to
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  Speaker 2: see a lot of those guys build some momentum, at
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  Speaker 2: least you did last week.
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  Speaker 3: So we've got to do it again this week. I mean,
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  Speaker 3: it's important.
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  Speaker 2: I mean, this is a dangerous team that has some
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  Speaker 2: really good players and, uh, good coaches. So, uh, we've
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  Speaker 2: got to take the next step. That's, that's, that's everybody
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  Speaker 2: across the board. And, um, And there's a different expectation
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  Speaker 2: when you come here. You know, not trying to, again,
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  Speaker 2: be arrogant about it, but it is. And so I
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  Speaker 2: think those guys understand that now and are embracing that
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  Speaker 2: part of it and have had a good week of practice.
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  Speaker 3: So we got to go take the next step this week.
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  Speaker 1: When the first availability report of the week came out
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  Speaker 1: for the Maryland game, Devin McEwen and Brandon Innes, they
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  Speaker 1: were both listed as questionable on that report. Kyle Parker,
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  Speaker 1: the LSU transfer who has missed the entire season so far,
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  Speaker 1: he is finally back. He's cleared to play this weekend,
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  Speaker 1: but there should still be plenty of snaps available. for
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  Speaker 1: true freshmen, Chris Henry Jr. and Brock Boyd. Both of
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  Speaker 1: those guys have been taking on really impressive and kind
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  Speaker 1: of gradually bigger roles as the season continues. So where
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  Speaker 1: do things stand.
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  Speaker 3: With those two?
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  Speaker 2: I think physically you're seeing them play well. Like you said,
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  Speaker 2: I didn't blocking, you know, I was, that's some physical guys.
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  Speaker 2: And so they were mixing it up with them. So, um,
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  Speaker 2: they're playing with confidence and, and I can see them,
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  Speaker 2: you know, getting more and more opportunities in the passing
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  Speaker 2: game there. Um, when you run routes and you get
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  Speaker 2: open on film, um, the ball just has finds, finds
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  Speaker 2: a way to get to you. I think, um, it's
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  Speaker 2: going to happen. Their attitudes have been good. They've had
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  Speaker 2: another good week of practice. So, um, that, and that
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  Speaker 2: is a challenge for them now. Okay. Now, uh, you've
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  Speaker 2: done this year and we're getting into mid season and
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  Speaker 2: this is an opportunity here to get, um, you know,
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  Speaker 2: get some, get some touches. And, um, you know, we need,
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  Speaker 2: we need to see that. We need to see these
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  Speaker 2: guys step up in the passing game for us. Um,
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  Speaker 2: and I, I think they did in the past game. Uh,
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  Speaker 2: I think they ran some good routes. The ball didn't
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  Speaker 2: always find them. Uh, but, um, you know, it's going
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  Speaker 2: too soon.
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  Speaker 1: Another one of the guys who came in with the
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  Speaker 1: transfer class this off season was Quay Rousaw. He and
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  Speaker 1: James Smith came over as defensive line transfers from Alabama
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  Speaker 1: and Quay missed a bunch of time in fall camp
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  Speaker 1: that left him a little bit behind entering the season.
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  Speaker 1: But last week at Iowa, it seems like maybe things
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  Speaker 1: are starting to click for him. Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: You never want to, um, make excuses or, you know,
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  Speaker 2: give somebody an out, you know, but to your point,
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  Speaker 2: you know, when you miss all that practice going into it, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: I mean, it takes more time.
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  Speaker 3: It's a bit of a setback.
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  Speaker 2: And then to see him put a couple weeks of
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  Speaker 2: work together and then play his best game here this
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  Speaker 2: past week was very encouraging for everybody. I think built
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  Speaker 2: everybody's confidence. And I think, you know, he's walking around
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  Speaker 2: with a different look in his eye, just a lot
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  Speaker 2: more energy. He's letting his personality go a little bit now.
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  Speaker 2: Around here, you've got to prove yourself, whether you're a
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  Speaker 2: coach or a player, and I think you can just
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  Speaker 2: see in his eyes right now, I think he felt
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  Speaker 2: like he's done that, but okay, so now you're somebody
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  Speaker 2: we're counting on to take the next step for us. Again,
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  Speaker 2: I think a couple weeks ago against Illinois, we saw
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  Speaker 2: Jalen make some big plays in big spots.
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  Speaker 3: Now Quay's showing up. We saw Christian make some big plays.
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  Speaker 2: It's starting to get contagious, and that's what we're looking
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  Speaker 2: for on defense, so Again, got to take the next
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  Speaker 2: step this week against a team that's going to run
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  Speaker 2: a lot of tempo, has.
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  Speaker 3: A lot of speed, has a lot of size.
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  Speaker 2: So a little bit of a different challenge than it
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  Speaker 2: was last week, but still a dangerous team.
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  Speaker 1: And Jeremiah Smith, when you have been breaking records since
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  Speaker 1: you were a freshman and just kind of keep breaking records,
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  Speaker 1: broke the Ohio State career touchdowns record last week, broke
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  Speaker 1: the Ohio State career receptions record last week, already holds
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  Speaker 1: the Ohio State career yardage receiving record. He is currently
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  Speaker 1: tied for the most 100-yard receiving games in Ohio State history.
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  Speaker 1: He's on track to break that this week. He's got
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  Speaker 1: some Big Ten career records in sight this weekend as well,
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  Speaker 1: including receptions and touchdowns. So lots of possibilities there for
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  Speaker 1: Jeremiah Smith. With someone like that who just is dominating
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  Speaker 1: every game, how does the coaching staff keep finding ways
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  Speaker 1: to challenge him and keep him improving?
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  Speaker 2: It's just to bring it every day and stay consistent
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  Speaker 2: and then we can't just keep running the same things
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  Speaker 2: the guys we play are really good and and the
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  Speaker 2: first thing they do when they put the film on
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  Speaker 2: is say how are we going to stop number four
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  Speaker 2: so the challenge for him is to stay locked in
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  Speaker 2: mentally and be able to handle all the different adjustments
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  Speaker 2: we're going to make the different routes the different route
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  Speaker 2: trees the different places we're going to motion him to
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  Speaker 2: and where he needs to go and do that week
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  Speaker 2: in and week out you know we can't just And
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  Speaker 2: not that he's expecting to, but he can't just show
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  Speaker 2: up and run the same things and keep in the
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  Speaker 2: same spot, three by one into the boundary where he's
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  Speaker 2: the X and they're going to double, you know. So
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  Speaker 2: I think, you know, that's probably the biggest thing for
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  Speaker 2: him is just, you know, to stay locked in mentally
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  Speaker 2: and keep after it because, you know, there's stamina, you know,
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  Speaker 2: on the field physically, but there's also stamina like mentally
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  Speaker 2: and emotionally throughout the season. And so, you know, which
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  Speaker 2: is what he's going to have to handle when he
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  Speaker 2: goes to the NFL. So all of those things are
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  Speaker 2: important for him this season.
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  Speaker 1: So there you go. A little bit from Ryan Day.
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  Speaker 1: We are going to have plenty more coming for you
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  Speaker 1: all week long at BuckeyeInsiders.com. We'll have a bonus show
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  Speaker 1: with Marcus Hartman, our basketball insider, looking back at the
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  Speaker 1: Buckeyes' season opening scrimmage against Cincinnati down in Mason earlier
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  Speaker 1: in the week. Get a chance to talk to him
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  Speaker 1: about some takeaways from that, what matters, what doesn't really matter,
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  Speaker 1: what really doesn't tell us a lot about the season
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  Speaker 1: and what we might have learned down there. So You
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  Speaker 1: can find that one in this same feed. We've got
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  Speaker 1: plenty of scheme coverage as well. We've churned out four
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  Speaker 1: separate scheme insider pieces this week. Ross, Michael, and Justin,
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  Speaker 1: they just keep churning out great content. You can find
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  Speaker 1: slash at Buckeye Insiders, because then you can watch the
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  Speaker 1: plays that they're talking about and really take the time
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  Speaker 1: to understand what I learn a lot every time I
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  Speaker 1: Thank you guys all for joining us. We'll be back
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