Ohio State is expected to win comfortably against Arkansas State, but Ryan Day doesn’t want his team to play with any less intensity than it had last week against Notre Dame as the Buckeyes look to build early-season momentum. Full game preview:
However, Ryan Day doesn’t want his team to take its foot off the gas pedal now. Just one game into the season, Ohio State is still far from achieving its goals. So while the Buckeyes should improve to 2-0 this week regardless of whether or not they play their best football, Day doesn’t want to see his team play down to its competition.
“We got to treat everybody as if we're playing the best team, and I think we can’t set our standard low,” said Ohio State defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau. “I think every game we respect and treat every opponent like it's the best team we're gonna play or it's our last game we're gonna play. And we're doing the same thing we did against Notre Dame in the film room, trying to study. And I think there's no time to take your foot off the gas.
Ohio State’s offense should have a much easier go of things against Arkansas State. The Red Wolves were dominant on defense in Week 1, holding Grambling State to only three points on 102 total yards, but that came against an FCS opponent. Arkansas State had one of the worst defenses in the country in 2021, allowing 505.9 yards per game, and will be at a significant talent disadvantage against Ohio State’s offense.
“We'll see. Whatever it takes to win the game first, and then we'll go from there,” Day said. “But yeah, we want to start getting more and more guys in the game. You know, guys deserve to play. And I think when you start to see more plays, then that will happen.” Like last week with Marcus Freeman and James Laurinaitis, Arkansas State’s trip to the Shoe will also serve as a homecoming for multiple former Ohio State players. Red Wolves defensive coordinator Rob Harley played for the Buckeyes from 2001-05, while Arkansas State running back Brian Snead – who transferred to Arkansas State this offseason after a two-year stint at Austin Peay – briefly played for Ohio State in 2018 until he was dismissed from the program.
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