November 15, 2024

College football coverage: 9-6

Buckeyes’ Meyer still not satisfied Coach: Improvement needed after 67-point victory COLUMBUS — One would assume finishing a field goal away from 80 points in the first game leaves little room for improvement. In Ohio State’s case — at least according to their telling — that assumption would be wrong. Ohio State set a school record for yards in a 77-10 win over Bowling Green State University on Saturday and, in all actuality, it could have been even worse had the Buckeyes not pulled their starters halfway through the third quarter. Urban Meyer’s honest assessment: Meh. The Buckeyes’ coach said Monday that, upon reviewing OSU’s crushing win, he wasn’t totally satisfied with what he saw. “I think it was good,” Meyer said. “It wasn’t great.” FULL STORY Rockets using chip to shoulder defense ‘Proud unit’ dominant during UT opener Members of the University of Toledo football team’s defense heard the noise all offseason. They have to replace too many starters from last season. They are too young. They lack game experience. And, for the most part, all of the critiques are true. The defense is young at some positions, and they graduated key contributors. But if Friday night’s 31-10 win…

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