November 18, 2024

Florida Atlantic will try to keep up with new-look Buckeyes


CLOSE COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Usually there is not a lot of drama in Ohio State’s opening game against an outmanned opponent. But with a new head coach, a new starting quarterback and new defensive scheme, there is an element of nervous anticipation this time. Nobody is more curious about what’s going to happen than the new coach, Ryan Day. Day, who replaced the retiring Urban Meyer, thinks he has a good team, but he won’t know exactly what’s what until the fifth-ranked Buckeyes are on the field Saturday in front of 100,000 spectators at Ohio Stadium against a real opponent. The new quarterback, Georgia transfer Justin Fields , hasn’t even gotten his uniform dirty yet because his defensive teammates aren’t allowed to tackle him in practice. “That’s kind of why you want to get going with the season, figure out where we’re at,” Day said. “We have a new…

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