Ryan Day, Ohio State head coach
On his method to immediately’s recreation…
“We needed to play quick immediately. We felt like that was the suitable method and whenever you do this, you are creating explosive performs that flip the ball over fast too.”
 
On kicker Austin Snyder changing Jayden Fielding for the second half…
“We put Austin in there and thought he did a pleasant job. We are going to consider them, however both means we will not have that. You get to the purpose the place you wish to let any person play by it, however at one other level, now we have to make a change.”
 
On the crew’s total efficiency…
“The issues we did effectively, we are going to proceed to boost and the issues we did not do effectively, now we have to develop from. They do some good issues, and we aren’t going to take any win as a right; there’s numerous work that will get put into them. The blokes are taking part in onerous and now we have to maintain constructing on that.”
 
On his penalty…
“There was 21 seconds on the clock after we subbed in, they usually have been actually sluggish getting in. Once you make a sub round 21 seconds, it’s best to be capable to nonetheless run a play. We needed to name outing and I went to the numbers; I did not curse, however I used to be elevating my voice saying that in some unspecified time in the future that needs to be delay of recreation on protection. I assume I yelled too loud.”
 
On the Buckeyes’ working recreation…
“I believe what you’re seeing is an identification that is slowly getting molded right here the place we’re explosive on the perimeter. There’s some issues that we are able to do higher there, and coach higher, however we are attempting to stretch the sphere vertically. Once you assume again to after we had Justin Fields and J.T. Barrett, it was only a completely different working recreation, and I’ve began to see that come again a little bit bit.”
 
On the working backs…
“All three of them, I’ve to provide credit score. All of them have particular skills; they play effectively off one another. They’re unselfish, which is the most important factor you’ll be able to say, a bunch of men that do not care who will get the credit score.”
 
On getting into Huge Ten play…
“We go in opposition to good gamers every single day in observe, so it is not like we do not know what we appear to be in opposition to good gamers.”
 
On quarterback Will Howard’s efficiency…
“Will did some actually good issues, just like the landing play to Jeremiah. It was a sight adjustment, the place he needed to see it, and so the execution on that was very excessive. The lengthy go to Carnell [Tate] was effectively accomplished; he noticed the adjustment that was made there and located the following learn. I believe he is rising and getting extra snug with the offense.”
 
On working again Quinshon Judkins…
“I recognize how onerous he performs; his pad degree, he runs, he is received vulnerability which you’ll be able to see he will get behind his pads and runs bodily. He is received an amazing angle. You may coach Quinshon onerous, and he appears to be like at you within the eye and virtually appreciates the truth that you coach onerous. It says quite a bit about him as an individual and he is working onerous. I believe he enjoys being a part of this program and he is been nothing however an amazing teammate to this point.”

Jordan Hancock, Ohio State cornerback
On the crew’s skill to make fast changes…
“We have not been hit with an excessive amount of adversity within the season, however them going on the market and scoring, we simply needed to take a chip on our shoulder that second drive and the drives after that. That is what we did, we simply needed to go on the market and make changes as a result of now we have some actually good coaches, they usually’re attempting to place us in the most effective place for us to win.”
 
On defending air raid offense and getting it on movie…
“It is an enormous optimistic proper now in our protection, our scheme, and perhaps our methods on the surface. We all know after we go to East Lansing, they are going to be passing the ball quite a bit, so I am completely happy we noticed this crew earlier than we go up there.”
 
On how ready the crew is for Michigan State…
“We’re actually ready. Coming off that bye week, we did not look over Marshall, however they [Michigan State] type of run the identical factor that Marshall does, air raid. Seeing this crew proper right here will make us higher for subsequent week.”
 
On maintaining the depth in Huge Ten play…
“It begins with the offseason, with Coach Mick [Mariotti], he all the time says ‘second half mentality, fourth quarter mentality.’ That is what we introduced into the season proper right here, and we have proven that these first three video games, that we’re prepared for that in Huge Ten video games.”
 
Lathan Ransom, Ohio State security
On the offense’s explosive begin…
“The offense performed nice they usually received established early. TreVeyon [Henderson] ran the ball very onerous. You all the time like to see it. It will get everybody going and brings numerous power and it additionally opens up numerous performs within the passing recreation.”
 
On being prepared for the upcoming Huge Ten video games…
“I am tremendous excited. I am unable to wait to play among the Huge Ten groups. These video games are all the time thrilling, particularly our first away recreation.”
 
On the youthful gamers stepping up…
“I believe the younger guys stepped up rather well; that is what is particular about our crew. We all the time have dudes which might be able to play and a backup that is simply as prepared.”
 
On adjusting to Marshall’s run recreation…
“After they get a lightweight field they usually test to the run, everybody’s suits should be right. We mounted what we wanted and stopped it within the second half.”
 
Emeka Egbuka, Ohio State large receiver
On the explosive offense…
“It is actually onerous to cease our working recreation and onerous to cease our passing assault. We now have Quinshon Judkins and TreyVeon Henderson, in all probability the most effective duo that I’ve ever seen in faculty soccer. And now we have the athletes that we do, on the surface. So, there’s threats all over the place. It is onerous to recreation plan for us.”
 
On emphasizing receiver/perimeter blocking…
“It was a extremely large emphasis that we had going into this 12 months as a result of blocking downfield is the place you actually discover the explosive performs. For those who watch in years previous, performs that might’ve been touchdowns, are tackles which might be made by safeties and cornerbacks. , it is by no means going to be a defensive lineman chasing them 30 yards downfield for essentially the most half. So that actually falls on the accountability of the large receivers to get these jobs accomplished.”
 
On the mentality of blocking as a receiver…
“I believe it is extra of a mentality factor. Blocking isn’t actually scheme. It may be partially method on the surface, however for essentially the most half, you must wish to block. It’s a must to come off the ball each run play prefer it’s a go play, to maintain that menace of go and run there always. It is undoubtedly a mentality factor. It is one thing that we have been attempting to carry and simply have that going about us each single recreation.”
 
On having over 100 yards receiving…
“Clearly, it is enjoyable to have the ability to carry out at a really excessive degree, however I by no means actually tried to hold my hat on statistics. If I had zero catches, however I nonetheless ran all the suitable routes and did all the suitable issues, it does not make me any much less of a participant. I might have gone for 300 yards immediately, however that is simply because the ball got here my means. I attempt to do what I can with the alternatives that I introduced.”
 
On catching his first landing of the 12 months…
“I am simply going to do my job to the most effective of my skill. If the ball comes my means, it does, however on the finish of the day, there is a accountability deeper than simply statistics. We’re attempting to make a legendary run this 12 months.”

Quinshon Judkins, Ohio State working again
On his 86-yard landing run…
“It undoubtedly felt fairly good. I circled to see if I had a flag on the play, however after that I used to be tremendous enthusiastic about it.”
 
On the tradition at Ohio State…
“I believe it is the brotherhood; all people has put blood, sweat and tears into this program.  All people has woken up at 5 within the morning to get within the constructing and skilled. It is since you need it for the particular person beside you; simply realizing that I can belief that man, he is received me, and he will go on the market and make a play.” 
 
On what he feels when he will get the ball in his arms…
“I believe the mindset of me and my teammates as a complete is to play with unhealthy intentions. I believe that is my mindset after I get the ball, I’ll do my job and attempt to rating.”
 
On getting a win…
“I get pleasure from each single win. Like what Coach Day says, it is onerous to get a win in any soccer recreation, so we benefit from the win, come again tomorrow and see how we are able to enhance within the subsequent recreation.”
 
Will Howard, Ohio State quarterback
On how attitudes can shift when the run recreation is doing efficient…
“You noticed the offensive line rocking off the ball; they have been getting as much as that second degree very quick with the best way that their entrance was arrange. I believe our guards received good motion and people guys have been getting as much as the second degree effectively. Our working backs have been doing an unbelievable job of studying issues. When the run recreation is clicking, it makes my job simple.”
 
On Coach Chip Kelly’s play calling now three video games into the season…
“I believe we’re clicking. We’re on the identical web page on numerous issues and the best way that we see coverages and the best way that we see simply the images, we’re on the identical web page on numerous stuff. I actually assume we’re beginning to click on.”
 
On the variety of Kelly’s play calling…
“You by no means know what you will get with Coach Kelly, he’ll do absolutely anything, and I believe that is the cool half about it. It retains defenses on their toes.”
 
On having various completely different standouts on offense …
“I believe it is large. I imply, individuals respecting every part, and never simply the receivers, tight ends too, these guys make the performs too, it is the run recreation, me getting my legs going, all these various things current challenges for defenses. The extra methods we are able to assault them, and the extra individuals we are able to become involved, the tougher it should be.”
 
On what it’s wish to have versatile receivers…
“That is the mentality of that room. These dudes are dudes, and it is not nearly getting catches, it is not nearly scoring touchdowns; it is about executing each single play. I believe Coach Hartline does a extremely good job of teaching these guys up and getting them proper. I’ve by no means seen a extra selfless group of receivers, and a extra selfless, gifted group of receivers. All of them are unbelievably gifted. All of them wish to genuinely see one another succeed.”
 
On how he would describe how Quinshon Judkins runs…
“He is completely different. Man, he is completely different. He is constructed in a different way. He is a distinct beast – he is bodily, he is quick. I imply, you noticed it on that breakaway run. There’s not a lot that that man cannot do. And on high of that, he is certainly one of my favourite individuals on the crew and I like that dude. I might do something for him. The place that he is making it, it is a compound of all of the work he is put in since he is been right here and I am excited for him as a result of he is solely scratching the floor of what he is able to, and he is already performing some fairly rattling good issues.”
 
On his relationship with heart Seth McLaughlin and the way he makes his job simpler…
“Me and Seth are tremendous tight, he is certainly one of my greatest associates on the crew, and we spend numerous time collectively. He’s a man I totally belief in something. If he makes a name, I am like ‘Oh yeah, he in all probability sees one thing I do not see.’ We are able to bounce concepts off one another. We now have that relationship the place we each belief one another and we all know that we’re each attempting to get on the identical web page, and we’re on the identical web page more often than not. He is been actually good for me to have coming into all of this being a first-year man within the system. Having a man like him, I believe each of us can type of lean again on our experiences – now we have each have performed a ton of soccer up up to now. I believe that is helped us. We bonded over that, and it is also helped us out within the area.”
 
Charles Huff, Marshall head coach
On missed tackles by Marshall…
“We talked about all of it week. You miss tackles with these guys, it is a landing, so now we have to proceed to wash that up.”
 
On Ohio State’s skill to interrupt tackles…
“You may’t miss tackles, you understand. A few of these have been damaged tackles, and that is one of many good issues that good gamers do.”You may include excellent fundamentals and excellent kind, and in the event that they break a deal with as a result of they’re stronger, effectively, that occurred immediately.”
 
On Ohio State dwelling as much as its potential…
“Offensively, completely. Defensively, they smother you, they usually type of simply lean on you and weigh you down a bit, and that is what occurred to us immediately. They type of simply laid on us lengthy sufficient to put on us down. Offensively, I imply 2019 LSU, 2021 Alabama – they’re in all probability in that realm. I imply they’re actually good, like actually good.”
 
On his biscuit feedback within the week…
“Hopefully it did not take anybody again by my feedback. I do not assume anybody’s leaving for biscuits… one of many gamers stated on the best way off, ‘You bought any biscuits?'”
 
On taking part in at Ohio State …
“Hats off to the Ohio State administration. They did an outstanding job. [We] felt welcome they usually did a extremely good job, [were] very skilled, very well mannered, and every part.”