Recap: Youngstown State (6) at Ohio State (38)

By Adam Kiefaber

Ohio State easily beat up the Penguins this Saturday.

30th-year junior quarterback Todd Boeckman (actually fifth year) played great. I have to admit I had the lowest of low expectations for Boeckman going into this game. However, he completed 17 of 23 passes for 225 yards and threw two touchdowns. The only mistake was a fumble that led to a YSU field goal.

That was the most positive thing about this game for the Buckeyes.

The most negative thing had to be the injury to starting defensive end Lawrence Wilson (right- broken leg).

Another negative was the running attack for the Buckeyes. Sophomore running back Chris ‘Beanie’ Wells rushed for 48 yards on 16 carries. Junior RB Mo Wells added 46 yards on eight and true freshman RB Brandon Saine added 42 yards on 10 carries.

Overall, that is a solid running game, however against Youngstown State I would expect bigger numbers from Beanie. The running game was disappointing, but I was happy with Saine’s performance.

Junior wide receiver Brain Robiskie looked really good on Saturday. Robiskie finished with career highs in catches (9) and in yards (153). It was great to see Robiskie become the #1 target with OSU dealing with the loses of WRs Ted Ginn Jr., Anthony Gonzalez and Roy Hall to the NFL.

Also, two true freshmen WRs (Dane Sanzenbacher and Taurian Washington) caught TD passes. Sanzenbacher made a nice catch on an impressive throw from Boeckman for the Buckeyes first touchdown. Washington (above-left) scored the last touchdown on a pass from QB Antonio Henton. On the play, Washington showed off his speed en route to a 37-yard score.