29 Sep
September 29th
- Ohio is 117th out of 120 FBS teams in Red Zone touchdown percentage at 31% (4 TDs in 13 trips inside the 20). Remember, Ohio was 118th last season at a 40% clip. UT held the Green and White out of the end zone four of five times inside the 20 yard line.
- If there is a weak point on the ‘Cats offensive line, it has been at left guard, where Vince Carlotta has struggled at time. Carlotta, C David White and LT Chris Rodgers took all 73 snaps last game, and of the seven linemen who played, Carlotta graded out the worst. He also committed three of Ohio’s four penalties in the UT game.
- More offensive line talk. It seems Ohio really has not decided on a right tackle yet between Cole Bunner and Joe Flading. In week one, Flading got 66% of the snaps. In week two, Bunner took 65%. Against Cal Poly, the two essentially split reps (33 snaps for Flading, 27 for Bunner). Last week at the Vols, Bunner was at right tackle for 60 of 73 plays. We’ll have to wait and see if that trend continues or if Bunner has emerged as the number one.
- In case you are wondering, White has been Ohio’s best lineman this season, with 14.5 pancakes.
- Here’s an article on Ohio linebacker Lee Renfro and his homecoming trip of sorts when Ohio traveled to Knoxville last week. A total of 21 friends, family and former coaches were inside Neyland Stadium Saturday night to root for Renfro.
- Bowling Green gunslinger Tyler Sheehan is the best quarterback Ohio will face this season. Think about that. Ohio had to line up against Dan LeFevour, Tim Hiller and Drew Willy alone last fall.
- The ‘Cats are the only FBS team in the nation to not have a rushing touchdown.
- Ohio has not won consecutive games at Bowling Green since 1978 and 1980.
- Gridiron Glory host Garrett Downing has a blog on The Athens News website. It is good material for local high school football fans.
- How bout some volleyball love? Ellen Herman is 20 kills away from tying the all-time kills record at Ohio University, a mark she will in all likelihood break this weekend in roads games at Akron Friday then Buffalo Saturday.