After slow starts throughout much of the season, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day said he wanted to see his team get out to a faster start against Purdue on Saturday afternoon.
The Buckeyes did just that.
Despite being down several starters, including Treveyon Henderson and Emeka Egbuka, OSU blew out the Boilermakers, 41-7.
It was good to see the Scarlet and Gray clicking early. Yes, Purdue isn’t a great opponent, but the weather conditions were less than ideal, and Ross-Ade Stadium has proved a thorn in the Buckeyes’ side in recent years.
Ohio State fans weren’t happy about the game being exclusively on Peacock but liked much of what the Buckeyes were able to do on the field.
We now move on to Penn State week, but before we do, social media had some outstanding reactions to the big win over the Boilermakers. Let’s take a look at some of the best.
Fans were not happy about this whole Peacock thing
What to do when @peacock streaming is the only way to watch your team on TV and you have slow rural internet? You have the muted TV tuned to a different game and the Ohio State/Purdue game on the radio. 😁😁😁 pic.twitter.com/GaAlGkUO7t
— Diane 🐦 Rabbit (@mmmadcccow) October 14, 2023
Always room to improve
Ryan Day called Ohio State's win over Purdue "a job well done" but said the Buckeyes have room to improve before the second half of the season.
"There are things we need to get better at. It's a work in progress."
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) October 14, 2023
Purdue might want to sign that kid up!
A Purdue student hit 3 field goals including a 40-yarder during a timeout contest…
Purdue’s actual kicker is 0/3 today vs. Ohio State 😬 pic.twitter.com/7lPVed0WGA
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) October 14, 2023
Three quality points
1. The Buckeye defense held Purdue scoreless in the first half.
2. Ohio State has given up just 31 points in its last 10 quarters of play — 2.5 games.
3. And they've got this man Marvin Harrison, Jr. putting people on highlight reels like this.
— RJ Young (@RJ_Young) October 14, 2023
Scary moment for Chip
Chip Trayanum with a first down catch, but he's crunched on the tackle, gets up and stumbles on the ground after the play! OSU down 3 running backs! pic.twitter.com/UVoh9j2N9G
— Unfinished Business Media (@Unfdbizmedia811) October 14, 2023
Yeah ... that's pretty good
Dallan Hayden: 8 carries for 64 yards and 1 TD
Is that good?
— Chase Brown (@chaseabrown__) October 14, 2023
Showtime for years to come
Showtime 🍿
2023 All-American Brandon Inniss (@Brandon1inniss) scores his first touchdown as a Buckeye. #GoBucks 🌰#AllAmericanBowl 🇺🇸
— All-American Bowl (@AABonNBC) October 14, 2023
Week after week after week ...
Marvin Harrison Jr does it again. 😱@MarvHarrisonJr x @OhioStateFB
💻: @Peacock pic.twitter.com/Vi1occayYq
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) October 14, 2023
Hudson Card will have nightmares for weeks
Then, on 3rd-and-12, Ohio State's top DEs J.T. Tuimoloau and Jack Sawyer sack Card for a loss of 10 yards. pic.twitter.com/TtYpSjp8Jy
— Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) October 14, 2023
We like Devin Brown goal line packages
Who needs healthy running backs when you have Devin Brown in short yardage?
Buckeyes up 13-0 🌰 pic.twitter.com/RbPNOkDoND
— Ohio St Football Fan Page (@OhioStFootball) October 14, 2023
We'd agree with that assessment
"When the ball is in his hand that's when he's at his best. He has good vision, good quickness."
Ryan Day said it was great to see Dallan Hayden step up in a big moment.
They will evaluate the RB room to see where redshirting Hayden stands, wants to do what's best for the team pic.twitter.com/GzxorFFkCY
— Adam King (@AdamKing10TV) October 14, 2023
Point taken
Dallan Hayden has to play moving forward, redshirt be damned. This is a two-part deal:
1. You're competing for a championship. Anything that makes you even a tick better toward reaching that goal is worth doing over "saving" something for later.
2. If Dallan Hayden is an NFL…
— Marc Givler (@MarcGivler) October 14, 2023
Say it loud for the folks in the back
Best part of 6 and 0… pic.twitter.com/1P0EbZqNpV
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 14, 2023
What can Brown do for you? How about throw a long TD pass.
Devin Brown throws a 58-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Inniss. The first of his career. Ohio State up 41-7. #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/5In2oRXYsp
— The Buckeye Nut (@TheBuckeyeNut) October 14, 2023
That's quite the MASH unit. We'll have to see how all of these players are for Penn State
Asked for health updates in his postgame press conference on TreVeyon Henderson, Chip Trayanum, Emeka Egbuka and Denzel Burke, Ryan Day says “I can’t get into that right now.”
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) October 14, 2023
Had to know this was coming
Just announced on ABC, Gameday will be in Columbus next weekend pic.twitter.com/A8lqjb3AN9
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 14, 2023
Masterpiece!
hang it in the louvre ‼️ pic.twitter.com/KSHvRGjmRL
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 14, 2023
That's getting it done
That's five consecutive games now with a TFL for impressive Ohio State DT Tyleik Williams. He has five for minus-11 yards so far on the season and already a career high 25 total tackles.
— Jerry Emig (@BuckeyeNotes) October 14, 2023
I always knew there was something about the state of Indiana I liked
— Ohio State Football (@OhioStateFB) October 14, 2023
We'll just leave this here ...
When Buckeye fans are asked if they will keep their Peacock subscriptions. pic.twitter.com/dCdNbMdGpJ
— Gee Scott Sr. 🎙️ (@GeeScottSr) October 14, 2023
