What Ryan Day said on his weekly radio show before matchup vs. Akron
Ohio State will take on in-state opponent Akron in a Week 4 matchup. Ohio State already announced that starting quarterback C.J. Stroud will get the game off while he recoups from a shoulder injury.
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Ohio State is off to a 2-1 start to the 2021 season. Ohio State bounced back from a Week 2 loss vs. Oregon with a 41-20 victory vs. Tulsa. Ohio State hosts in-state opponent Akron on Sept. 25 (7:30 p.m. EST) and the matchup will be televised on the BTN.
Ohio State coach Ryan Day addressed the media on Sept. 23. Here’s a sampling of what he had to say in his press conference:
Ryan Day says C.J. Stroud has taken the last couple of days off of practice due to his shoulder injury and Ohio State is planning for Kyle McCord and Jack Miller to play at quarterback on Saturday with Stroud available in an emergency capacity.
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) September 23, 2021
Day said he expects DE Zach Harrison to play against Akron.
— Bill Rabinowitz (@brdispatch) September 23, 2021
Ryan Day on Matt Jones: “He’s practiced well. He could’ve come in and demanded more playing time because he’s played well.”
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) September 23, 2021
Ryan Day says it has “really hit me” the last couple weeks how young and inexperienced his team is this year.
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) September 23, 2021
Ryan Day said Greg Studrawa wasn’t at last week’s game, but he is back in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center now. He said Studrawa was still watching film and talking to his players remotely, but Kevin Wilson and graduate assistant Kennedy Cook stepped up while Studrawa was out.
— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) September 23, 2021
Ryan Day on Matt Jones: “He’s practiced well. He could’ve come in and demanded more playing time because he’s played well.”
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) September 23, 2021
Ryan Day on @971thefan talking TreVeyon Henderson: “That’s the thing that makes him a little bit different, he can get it to the second level and turn it into a home run.”
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) September 23, 2021
Ryan Day on the QB situation: “I have faith in both of those guys, I don’t think C.J.’s situation is serious, but we did feel like some rest would go a long way.”
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) September 23, 2021
Day says that after talking with Stroud about his shoulder, he thought it would be best to shut him down. Day says Stroud said he had a “feeling he couldn’t shake,” and that rest might be the best thing for him.
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) September 23, 2021
Day on Stroud: “If he’s not able to play, that’ll be very, very hard for him. No competitor wants to sit there and watch their teammates play.”
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) September 23, 2021
Ohio State leads the all-time series 7-1 and is on a four-game winning streak vs. Akron. Akron’s lone victory in the series dates all the way back to 127 years ago, when they notched a 12-6 win in 1894.
