The Buckeyes average just 6.3 points in the first quarter, but need a quick start against the Volunteers whose fans will pack Ohio Stadium.
The words over the door to the Woody Hayes Athletic Center identify the entryway as the Brian and Mandi Yeager Atrium. Except red tape covers the “M” in Mandi and in Atrium. Sixteen days later, The Debacle in the Shoe still is literally imprinted on the Ohio State Buckeyes.
Taking the red Xs off the Ms at the football complex might prove that they’re past it. And while they’re at it, changing the wording on the 2024 season schedule that hangs in the team meeting room. It lists 11 opponents by school name, then comes the 12th on Nov. 30: “TUN.” Short for “Great college rivalries breed a level of irrational behavior that can be fun and funny. But here at Ohio State, theyhave taken it a bit too far for their own good.
“I’m excited for our players, and I’m excited for our fans to get back together Saturday in the Shoe for a historic event,” head coach Ryan Day said. “For everyone to get back together is exciting.”When things are going well in Buckeye Nation, it’s one of the great home field advantages in the sport. Ask playoff team Indiana how difficult it was lining up and getting plays called and executed with 100,000 people roaring at you on Nov. 23.
But Tennessee hasn’t been great early in games very often since September. The exception was a 10–0 start at the Georgia Bulldogs, but even with that factored in, the Volunteers have scored only 24 first-quarter points in their last eight games, while giving up 30.In its history under Day, Ohio State has played extremely well in a couple of playoff games.
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