Oregon HC Dan Lanning gave a strong opinion on Ohio State that Buckeye Nation is going to appreciate
It always looked as if the Ohio State Buckeyes were destined to play at least twice this season. For most of the season, it looked like they would meet in the Big Ten Championship, but Ohio State’s loss to Michigan stopped that. The Buckeyes win over Tennessee has moved them into the quarterfinal of the […]
It always looked as if the Ohio State Buckeyes were destined to play at least twice this season. For most of the season, it looked like they would meet in the Big Ten Championship, but Ohio State’s loss to Michigan stopped that.
The Buckeyes win over Tennessee has moved them into the quarterfinal of the College Football Playoff against Oregon. The last time the Ducks and Buckeyes played, Oregon held on to a 32-31 win at home.
On New Year’s Day, these two teams will battle it out in the Rose Bowl. Oregon head coach Dan Lanning was asked about the two teams in comparison and his answer was a pretty strong statement on the Buckeyes.
“I won’t really get into the differences, but they’re a really good team. I don’t know if there’s a more talented team in the nation,” Lanning said on Monday, via OregonLive. “Obviously they’ve got great weapons outside at wideout and across the board. Tight end’s a big target and running backs are elite.”
They have settled in with their offensive line. That’s really shown up. And defensively they play we relentless effort. They have talent across the board at really every position. Schematically, they pitch a lot of different things to you on both sides of the ball that stress you. Their ability to play with tempo at times on offense and then slow it down, come out of a huddle.”
The loss to Michigan in the final game of the regular season is the only blemish that Ohio State has had since they lost to Oregon on Oct. 12. Throttling Tennessee 42-17 showed that the Buckeyes have the ability to fix what went wrong. Now, it is just all about having consistency with it. That is what it will take for Ryan Day to lead the Buckeyes to their first National Championship since 2014.
Ohio State invested a lot into the roster they have now. A lot of players passed up the NFL draft to come back to be where the Buckeyes are now, in a spot to have a chance to win it all. Taking down Oregon may just be the toughest part of doing that.
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