Ryan Day, C.J. Stroud and the Buckeyes are fully leaning into the stakes and spotlight of their Week 1 matchup with Notre Dame: “I've always dreamed of games like this.”
That already went without saying, given that Notre Dame may end up being the toughest team the Buckeyes face throughout the regular season. But the Buckeyes aren’t adopting that mindset as a means to lessen the pressure of the moment, either.
While the Notre Dame game is easily the most high-profile season opener of Day’s tenure at the helm of the program, it isn’t the first time he’s started a year with a nerve-wracking matchup. Just last season, Ohio State opened on the road against a dangerous and experienced Minnesota team not far removed from an 11-2 campaign in 2019.
Entering the Minnesota game, none of Ohio State’s quarterbacks had thrown a pass in a college football game. This year, C.J. Stroud returns as a Heisman Trophy frontrunner and potential top pick in next year’s NFL draft. Stroud suffered defeats in two big games as a redshirt freshman, falling to Oregon and Michigan in 2021, but those losses just might fuel the Heisman hopeful even more entering his second season as a starter under center.C.J.
Stroud and the Buckeyes’ goals go far beyond the first week of the season, but they know full well what kind of consequences could befall them if they stumble out of the gates. For that reason, Stroud isn’t expecting a cakewalk by any means, even if Ohio State is more than a two-touchdown favorite in the contest.
"There is a little bit more attention to our guys just knowing what a big game we have to start the season off with.”Fourth-year safety Ronnie Hickman will be spearheading the leadership effort for Ohio State’s new-look Jim Knowles-led defense, and much like Stroud, he expects to rise to the occasion for a moment he said he’s envisioned since he was a kid.
The expectations won’t be any different for Ohio State’s Week 1 opponent, though, and first-year head coach Marcus Freeman – not to mention Al Washington and James Laurinaitis, who are also on staff – are more than familiar with the Buckeye program.Marcus Freeman Claims He Was “Misquoted,” But Reiterates That Ohio State Players Can Take Online Classes While Notre Dame Players Cannot
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