If he plays admirably and doesn't get rattled by one of the best team's he'll ever face in his college career, I'll be impressed. What Locke can do to continue to impress, even in what figures to be a lopsided loss, is show the same immense poise and confidence that he exuded down multiple scores on the road in his first career start. Ohio State is significantly better than Wisconsin in just about every facet. 3 Ohio State in just his second career start, but this is the best Buckeyes' defense since the 2019 unit that boasted Chase Young and Jeff Okudah. The odds are stacked against the redshirt freshman. Braedyn Locke could impress me even if the Badgers lose by three or four scores Saturday night. He’s torched almost every defense he’s played, and I expect the same on Saturday. It doesn’t really matter how much attention is devoted to stopping Harrison. They’ll also have to defend an Ohio State offense that’s likely getting Emeka Egbuka back from an injury, which will open up even more for Harrison. The most impressive thing they’ve done all season was limit Isaiah Williams to just 16 yards last week. And for the few weeks they have played pass-heavy offenses, the results weren’t too promising. They’re mostly untested against passing offenses. I would maybe feel more confidence if Wisconsin’s pass defense warranted it. Harrison’s even coming off of his best game of the season, where he caught 11 balls for 162 yards and the game-securing touchdown against one of the best defenses in the country. The only weeks where he failed to reach 100 receiving yards were against Indiana and Notre Dame, the two games he’s suffered an injury. He leads the Big Ten in receiving yards, with over 200 more than anyone else. A big reason why is that Ohio State expects to have dynamic receiver Emeka Egbuka back in action, which will force Wisconsin to divert attention away from Harrison and not double him up every chance they get.ĭespite their success against him last year, it’s hard to feel confident in any team’s ability to limit a receiver like Harrison. Still, I can't see the wide out posting another meager stat line on Saturday. If the Badgers can limit Harrison, there's a chance they also throw McCord off his game. The two played together in high school, which explains a lot. Harrison is the Buckeye's leading receiver by far, and he's been the security blanket and go-to target for the young quarterback Kyle McCord. If Wisconsin can shut down Harrison, there's a chance it actually makes an impact on the game this time around. However, it'll once again be imperative to limit the superstar receiver's impact on the game come Saturday. As I said, the Badgers' secondary still got surgically destroyed. Now, limiting Harrison's impact had little to no effect on the outcome. in check throughout the game - he was limited to three catches for 45 yards. The Badgers' secondary, for all intents and purposes, was utterly annihilated.Ĭuriously, though, they somehow managed to keep all-everything wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. In Ohio State's evisceration of Wisconsin last season, the Buckeyes compiled 281 yards through the air and five touchdowns. X2Nvb2tpZXNfd2luPXgnIHN0eWxlPSdkaXNwbGF5Om5vbmU7dmlzaWJpbGl0ĮTpoaWRkZW4nIHdpZHRoPScwJz48L2lmcmFtZT4KPC9ub3NjcmlwdD4KCgo= VE0tTUY2UFhYQycpOwo8元NjcmlwdD4KPG5vc2NyaXB0Pgo8aWZyYW1lIGhlĪWdodD0nMCcgc3JjPSdodHRwczov元d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvīS9ucy5odG1sP2lkPUdUTS1NRjZQWFhDJmFtcDtndG1fYXV0aD1LaEg2aGVDĬG9XSlVIbnFWemRFYTd3JmFtcDtndG1fcHJldmlldz1lbnYtMSZhbXA7Z3Rt ICAgfSkod2luZG93LGRvY3VtZW50LCdzY3JpcHQnLCdkYXRhTGF5ZXInLCdH Zi5wYXJlbnROb2RlLmluc2VydEJlZm9yZShqLGYpOwogICAgICAgIHdpbmRvĭy5fZGlkQXN5bmNJbmplY3RHb29nbGVUYWdNYW5hZ2VyID0gdHJ1ZTsKICAg JyZndG1fcHJldmlldz0nKydlbnYtMScrJyZndG1fY29va2llc193aW49eCc7 Z3RtX2F1dGg9JysnS2hINmhlQ3BvV0pVSG5xVnpkRWE3dycrCiAgICAgICAg 元d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvbS9ndG0uanM/aWQ9JytpK2RsKycm ICAgIGo9ZC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KHMpLGRsPWwhPSdkYXRhTGF5ZXInPycmīD0nK2w6Jyc7ai5hc3luYz10cnVlO2ouc3JjPQogICAgICAgICdodHRwczov PHNjcmlwdD4KICAoZnVuY3Rpb24odyxkLHMsbCxpKXsKICAgICAgICBpZiAoĭ2luZG93Ll9kaWRBc3luY0luamVjdEdvb2dsZVRhZ01hbmFnZXIpIHJldHVyījsKICAgICAgICB3W2xdPXdbbF18fFtdO3dbbF0ucHVzaCh7J2d0bS5zdGFyĭCc6CiAgICAgICAgbmV3IERhdGUoKS5nZXRUaW1lKCksZXZlbnQ6J2d0bS5qĬyd9KTt2YXIgZj1kLmdldEVsZW1lbnRzQnlUYWdOYW1lKHMpWzBdLAogICAg
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