COLUMBUS, Ohio — No. 3 Ohio State has its home opener on Saturday afternoon when it hosts No. 12 Oregon. Kickoff is set for noon Eastern.
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C.J. Stroud had four touchdown passes, all in the second half, to help the Buckeyes escape Minnesota with a 45-31 win. A late Anthony Brown touchdown run gave the Ducks a 31-24 win at home vs. Fresno State.
Who: No. 12 Oregon (1-0) at No. 3 Ohio State (1-0, 1-0 Big Ten).
When: Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021.
Time: Noon Eastern.
Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus (104,944).
TV: Fox.
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Latest line: Ohio State -14.5.
Announcers: Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft.
Read some of what Nathan Baird of Cleveland.com wrote about how Ohio State center Luke Wypler prepared for his first collegiate start as he filled in for Harry Miller.
Luke Wypler closely guarded the news of his first career start last week, telling only close family members he would handle Ohio State football’s first snap of the season at Minnesota.
Word leaked out, though. Former Buckeyes center Josh Myers, soon to make his NFL debut with the Green Bay Packers, reached out to Wypler. So did another former OSU mentor — Minnesota Vikings rookie Wyatt Davis.
Those alums talked Wypler through his “worries,” and he handled the rest.
“I was ready in my head,” Wypler said. “I knew my job. I knew that I had four other guys counting on me — and not just the four on the offensive line, the whole team counting on me — to do my job. So in that moment, ‘OK, let’s put the hard hat on and go to work.’”
Wypler said he learned he would start last Thursday’s season opener around mid-week. Ohio State listed presumptive starting center Harry Miller as unavailable, and he did not travel to Minnesota. Buckeyes coach Ryan Day termed Miller’s situation “day to day” after the game.
Wypler said Wednesday he is practicing as if he will start Saturday against Oregon “until I’m told otherwise.” He showed against the Gophers he could hold up his responsibilities.
At 6-3, 300 pounds, he jokingly called himself the “midget” of an offensive line on which the other starters all stand at least 6-5 and weigh 315 pounds or more. Wypler still graded out a champion blocking for an offense that totaled 495 yards and scored five touchdowns of 50 or more yards.
Wypler committed a handful of iffy snaps, which he refused to blame on the wet conditions. He made adjustments and stabilized over the course of the game. It was only the beginning for the redshirt freshman, but a promising one.
“For a guy getting thrown into the fire, it was a helluva start,” Day said. “I think that he really handled it well for a young player, I’m proud of him.
“Now he’s got to go. It’s more than that. You’ve got to continue to build on that. But to get thrown in there and handle it the way he did as a young player was pretty impressive.”
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