Ohio State Vs. Colorado Game Notes
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OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor | 2400 Olentangy River Rd. | Columbus, Ohio 43210 Ohio State Football Release Ohio State vs. Colorado Game Notes Sept. 19, 2011 Buckeyes meeting the Buffaloes on the gridiron for the fi rst time since 1986 Ohio State (2-1) FIRST AND 10 ABOUT THE BUFFALOES vs. • Ohio State is 3-1 all-time against Colorado and Colorado, in its fi rst season as a member of Colorado (1-2) 55-26-2 all-time against current members from the Pac-12 Conference, is 1-2 on the season after Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011 the Pac-12 Conference defeating in-state rival Colorado State last Satur- 3:30 p.m. ET • The Buckeyes are 9-3 in their last 12 games day, 28-14, at Mile High Stadium in Denver. The Ohio Stadium (102,329) - Columbus, Ohio against current teams in the new Pac-12. Buffaloes opened the season with a 34-17 loss at • The Buckeyes fell out of the AP Top 25 for the Hawaii and a 36-33 overtime loss to California. THE BROADCASTS fi rst time since Nov. 20, 2004 -- nearly 7 years The Buffaloes average just under 400 yards a Television: ABC will televise and ending the nation’s longest current streak of game on offense (394.0), ranking 22nd nationally the game with Mike Patrick appearances in the Top 25 (103 straight weeks). with 304.0 yards passing per game. Defensively, (P-by-P) and Craig James (analyst) on the call. • Ohio State is 9-of-11 inside the red zone this they rank 12th with 3.67 sacks per game. season (81.8 percent) with 7 TDs and 2 FGs. Senior running back Rodney “Speedy” Stewart Radio: WBNS (FM 97.1 The • OSU had its streak of 95 straight pass attempts rushed 19 times for 98 yards and caught seven Fan) is the fl agship station for the without allowing a sack snapped at Miami. passes for 93 for 191 yards of total offense vs. 73-station Ohio State radio net- • Ohio State ranks fi rst in the Big Ten in fewest CSU. Quarterback Tyler Hansen completed 17 work. The Luke Fickell pregame penalties: 9 for 67 yards. of 32 passes for 215 yards after setting a school- show airs 30 minutes prior to • Junior Jordan Hall racked up 123 all-purpose record 474 the week before in the overtime loss kickoff. Paul Keels will call the play-by-play with former yards in his season debut last week vs. Miami. to California. Hansen ranks 17th nationally in Buckeye Jim Lachey in the booth and Marty Bannister on the sidelines. The game can also be heard live on Sirius • Etienne Sabino leads all Big Ten players with total offense at 309.7 yards per game while wide satellite radio channel 117 and XM 196. 4.5 TFL this season. receiver Paul Richardson is 11th in receiving yards • Ohio State is 54-5 at Ohio Stadium since the per game (120.0). FOOTBALL HISTORY start of the 2002 season. Jon Embree (Colorado, 1987), a former Buffs First Year of Football .................................................1890 • Ohio State has won 56 consecutive regular-sea- tight end, is in his fi rst season as head coach. He All-Time Record (Years) .....................821-309-53 (122nd) son non-conference home games against teams served as an assistant at Colorado for 10 season All-Time Big Ten Record (Years) ..............457-190-28 (98) not ranked in the AP Top 25. (1993-2002) under three different head coaches; Number of Big Ten Championships (Last) ..........34 (2009) Bill McCartney (1993-94), Rick Neuheisel (1995- All-Time Bowl Record...............................................19-22 98) and Gary Barnett (1999-2002). As a player he BCS Bowl Games ....................................................8 (5-3) earned fi rst-team all-Big 8 honors in 1984, setting Number of National Championships (Years)...................7 school single-season records for receptions and re- (1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002) First-Team All-Americans........................ ....................175 ceiving yards. Heisman Trophy winners.......................................... .......7 Lombardi Award winners........................................... .....5 OSU-COLORADO SERIES HISTORY Outland Trophy winners........................................ ..........4 Ohio State and Colorado have met four previ- First-Team All-Big Ten Selections..................... ..........360 ous times, the last coming in 1986 in Columbus. The Buckeyes hold a 3-1 edge in the series, with 2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS the fi rst meeting coming in 1971, a 20-14 Colo- Date Opponent TV Time rado win. Ohio State has won the last three. 9/3 Akron1 ESPN W, 42-0 9/10 Toledo2 BTN W, 27-22 9/17 at Miami (FL) ESPN L, 6-24 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF Associate Director, FB SID ............................ Jerry Emig 9/24 ColoradoColorado ABCABC 3:30 p.m.p.m. [email protected]; 614-688-0343 (o); 614-203-276 (c) 10/1 Michigan State ABC 3:30 p.m. Assistant Dir./Secondary FB contact ....Adam Widman 10/8 at #9 Nebraska ABC/ESPN/2 8 p.m. [email protected]; 614-247-0011 (o); 614-572-6903 (c) 10/15 at #24 Illinois TBA TBA Associate AD for Communications .... Dan Wallenberg 10/29 #6 Wisconsin3 ABC/ESPN/2 8 p.m. Director.............................................................. Shelly Poe 11/5 Indiana4 TBA TBA Associate Director ..................................... Leann Parker 11/12 at Purdue TBA TBA Assistant Directors.......... D.C. Koehl, Alissa Clendenen 11/19 Penn State TBA TBA Kendra Lee, Danielle Warner 11/26 at #22 Michigan TBA TBA Sport Associates.................Brett Rybak, Alex Morando 12/3 Big Ten Championship5 FOX 8:15 p.m. Offi ce Associate...................................Jennifer Kirchner Offi ce Phone/Fax................ 614-292-6861 / 614-292-8547 (1) Alumni Band Day; (2) Hall of Fame Day; (3) Homecoming, Junior running back Jordan Hall rushed for 87 yards on 14 Web site ...................................OhioStateBuckeyes.com (4) Military Appreciation Day; Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis,Ind. carries and recorded 123 all-purpose yards vs. Miami. OhioStateBuckeyes.com athletics 2011 FOOTBALL COLORADO GAME NOTES WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE - SEPT. 19-24 THE COACHES (all times Eastern) Day Time Event/Location Monday No Interviews Weekly release posted at OhioStateBuckeyes.com Tuesday Noon Coach Fickell weekly press conference (Fawcett Center) 12:45 p.m. Selected players (Fawcett Center) 5:30 p.m. Player Interviews (WHAC) Wednesday 5:30 p.m. Assistant Coach Interviews (WHAC) Thursday 11:45 a.m. Coach Fickell Thursday update (Fawcett Center) Luke Fickell .......................... Coach ....................... Jon Embree Ohio State ...........................School ............................Colorado Noon Coach Fickell Call-In Show Ohio State, 1997 ............ Alma Mater .............Colorado, 1987 Friday No Interviews 2-1 (1st) ..................... Record at School ................... 1-2 (1st) Saturday Postgame Coach Fickell, requested players, coaches 2-1 (1st) ........................Career Record ...................... 1-2 (1st) Tues./Wed./Thurs. Interviews: Fawcett Center/Wexner Football Complex (WHAC) • Fawcett Center is located at 2400 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, OH 43210 tions, but the Buckeyes managed just three points • WHAC Location: 535 Irving Schottenstein Drive, Columbus, OH 43210 off the two miscues. Linebackers Andrew Sweat, • Parking: Enter through front entrance off Olentangy River Road. Media and satellite trucks park and enter Etienne Sabino and Storm Klein led the team along east side of the Fawcett Center with nine, eight and six tackles apiece. All three • Interview Location: Media use main lobby entrance (NE corner of WHAC), buzz for entrance to either set or tied career tackling highs. Punter Ben main hallway. Media suites located approx. 35 yards down hall. Interviews may also take place on Buchanan had his second-best day in terms of av- practice fields erage: 46.5 yards per kick off six punts, including • Coach Fickell Tuesday Interview Location: Weekly press conferences are held at the Fawcett Center. Park- a career-long 60-yarder and three inside the 20. ing is available on the east side of the building. He averaged 50.0 yards off three punts in the win • Notes: Media please remain in the media suite area at the WHAC when indoors ... OSU staff will escort over Indiana last year. players to suites or designated practice fields ... wireless internet access is available. JORDAN CARRIES LOAD SERIES HISTORY GAME-BY-GAME play moved the ball to the Colorado 8-yard line Jordan Hall looked fast, shifty, powerful and Rank Score and O’Morrow drilled a 19-yard fi eld goal with downright fi ne in his initial game of the season OSU/OPP Date OSU-OPP 25 seconds remaining for the victory. vs. Miami. His fi rst four rushes of the season all 6/10 9/25/1971 H L, 14-20 went for fi rst downs and covered 13, 13, 15 and 11/12 1/1/1977 N* W, 27-10 COACH TO CURE MD 12 yards. His 87 yards rushing was just three short 7/- 9/21/1985 A W, 36-13 The Ohio State coaching staff will be wearing of his career high (90 vs. New Mexico State in -/- 9/20/1986 H W, 13-10 Coach to Cure MD patches this week during the 2009) and his 14 carries – all but one in the fi rst *Orange Bowl, Miami, Fla. Colorado game to raise awareness and funding for half as he experienced cramping in the second half Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. Fans are – represented a career high. OHIO STATE VS. PAC-12 encouraged to donate online at www.Coachto- Team Record (Last meeting) CureMD.org or donate $5 by texting CURE to MORE ON THE RUSH Stanford 2-3 (1982) 90999. Sophomore Carlos Hyde, the starter at tail- California 5-1 (1972) back the fi rst three games of the season, added 54 Oregon 8-0 (2009) WEEK 3 RECAP yards rushing vs. the Hurricanes as the Buckeyes Washington 8-3 (2007) Ohio State dropped its fi rst-ever regular sea- netted 190 on the ground.