They’re done. The season is a failure. No National Title this Year. They’ll be lucky to win the Big Ten. These are phrases that the Ohio State University isn’t used to hearing. Rather they’re used to hearing the exact opposite. These phrases rang from critics’ mouths and fans alike, after their humiliating loss to USC in the Coliseum.
All is not lost though. The Buckeyes continue to crawl their way back into the picture, at least the Big Ten picture. Ohio State is the defending champion in the Big Ten, and they still look like a strong contender for the title this year. The Buckeyes bounced back to defeat Troy and Minnesota convincingly. Neither of these wins was as impressive as their win this past Saturday over Wisconsin. The Buckeyes walked into Camp Randle Stadium, as an underdog, and defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, ending the Badgers 16 game home winning streak. With that win the Buckeyes have solidified themselves as a contender, along the Penn State Nittany Lions, who are thinking Big Ten Title and National Title.
The key to Ohio State’s current winning streak has been the stellar play of super-freshman Terrelle Pryor. Pryor was handed the reigns to the Ohio State machine after the USC loss. Since then he has led the Buckeyes to three straight wins. Pryor may technically be a freshman, but his game is much older than that. In their win over Wisconsin, Pryor at times made freshman mistakes, but win it mattered most he was able to play at a higher level. The freshman drove the Buckeyes 80 yards and managed to cap off the drive with an 11-yard touchdown run with just over a minute to play. This put the Buckeyes in front 20 to 17 and an interception by Ohio State’s Malcolm Jenkins sealed the victory. It is amazing the way the freshman is playing now, but wait till he actually gets comfortable. That seems like a very scary thought for not only the Big Ten, but the country as well.
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