Listen, man. I know we’re used to the ball constantly being in the air when we’re watching college football.
Spread offenses are super fun and exciting. Teams play fast, they throw the ball deep and they get touchdowns. Even the interceptions are fun. This is part of what makes college football the wild, wild west of sports. It’s the fast, exciting unpredictability that comes with it all.
But let me be the first to tell you — absolutely no one needs to be throwing the ball in Saturday’s Ohio State vs. Northwestern game. The winds are absolutely insane.
There are 25-mile-per-hour winds in Evanston, Illinois today where Northwestern plays. Gusts are reportedly up to 40 miles-per-hour. That is “let’s run the ball 42 times today” weather if I’ve ever seen it.
What does that look like? Let’s take a look. Ohio State kicker Noah Ruggles practiced kicking into the wind. Here’s what that looked like.
The wind for Ohio State vs Northwestern 😳
pic.twitter.com/TbdpUarVbg— PFF College (@PFF_College) November 5, 2022
Y’ALL. THE BALL STOPPED IN MID-AIR.
The wind is really out there playing defense today. Pound the under. Take the rushing total. Stay away from throwing the ball. And kicking it, too, honestly. It just ain’t going to happen today.
Fans were absolutely shocked by this.
They’ll throw the ball once and it’ll be the biggest accidental interception of all time https://t.co/mSI7eDMhhl
— Katherine Fominykh (@katfominykh) November 5, 2022
Dear god 😭 https://t.co/aidFVDlCVP
— Ryan (@GatorRyan) November 5, 2022
Ryan Day is gonna run the ball 75 times https://t.co/Igxwj7xhoZ
— Carlton (@carlitotaquito3) November 5, 2022
— Bear Fan Like Whoa!! (@countrycity314) November 5, 2022
Can confirm. Its windy as a mf out. https://t.co/iTMIYrMqcW
— Steven (@stevebeezy) November 5, 2022
Wow. Football weather. https://t.co/7Y9ObwaE0C
— Carlos S. (@casalasv) November 5, 2022
Take the unders in every Midwest game today. You’ll do well. https://t.co/mbaXZva8d2
— Guac Hog (@young_guac) November 5, 2022
Big10 football will be played soon https://t.co/6x3i1ocAXm
— DaVonté 🅾️ (@davontestewart) November 5, 2022
That ball stopped mid air like it hit an invisible spaceship https://t.co/Z9YlOGeHZn
— Joshua Simelton (@JSimeOnSports) November 5, 2022
Triple option time! https://t.co/0Y3BCa1Rg9
— Evan A. (@TwoSeamGripe) November 5, 2022
Triple option time, indeed.
