Was The Buckeyes' Defensive Performance Against Notre Dame Fool's Gold?

Published: Sept. 7, 2022, 6:20 a.m.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr recap what Ohio State head coach Ryan Day had to say about Saturday's win over Notre Dame and this weekend's upcoming game against Arkansas State. Also speaking with reporters was safeties coach Perry Eliano and quarterback CJ Stroud. The fellas discuss a number of topics that were brought up during the interview sessions, as well as a few other things. Here's a brief rundown of today's discussion.
- Injury update on Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
- Injury update on Luke Wypler.
- Injury update on Julian Fleming.
- Who is the guy to talk to about injuries?
- Was the defensive performance on Saturday fool's gold?
- Notre Dame is not a very good offense, so was this really much of a test?
- Is 49 plays defensively enough to tell us what we need to know?
- Perry Eliano speaks on Josh Proctor's benching and reaction afterward.
- Is this an indication of higher standards or better depth?
- Perry Eliano is a confident guy, just like the rest of the defensive coaches.
- Why is that important and how was it manifested Saturday night?
- How did they manage to defend Michael Mayer so well?
- Is opening the season against a top team like Notre Dame better than opening it against a team like Florida Atlantic?
- All of these topics and more.

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