What Ryan Day said after Ohio State's shootout win over Purdue
No. 4 Ohio State was put on upset alert throughout the week due to the two huge wins versus top-five teams by Purdue this season. Ohio State head coach Ryan Day looked to keep his team focused on what makes them an elite team.
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Despite the threat that Purdue brought, Ohio State had a huge performance on offense as they defeated Purdue 59-31. Ohio State outscored Purdue 45-17 in the first half through a dynamic and explosive performance in the air and the ground.
Ohio State outgained Purdue in total yards accounted for 624-to-481 as their star players in quarterback C.J. Stroud, running back TreVeyon Henderson, running back Miyan Williams, and wide receiver Garrett Wilson all had huge impact performances.
Ohio State is two wins away from potentially competing in the B1G Conference Championship game, but Day looks for his team to finish the regular season strong.
Day says the Buckeye coaching staff gave the offense "a really clean plan" coming into the Purdue game. However, "there's still some things we want to get fixed."
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) November 14, 2021
Day says the Buckeyes ran the ball more efficiently and limited penalties that had kept them "behind schedule" in the last two games. Day credits Henderson for turning four-yard carries into five and six-yard gains.
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) November 14, 2021
Ryan Day says C.J. Stroud had "the best preparation of the season this week. He was on his game. … He really put a lot of work in."
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) November 14, 2021
Ryan Day at the podium.
Said Purdue threw the ball more than any other team has against Ohio State's defense this year, so they'll have plenty of film to evaluate the pass defense on.
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) November 14, 2021
Ryan Day says "after the last two weeks, we were just on edge this week, to be honest with you."
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) November 14, 2021
Ryan Day says "we want to make sure every drive we're scoring touchdowns. We did much better tonight."
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) November 14, 2021
