#Buckeyes Preview 10.2.15: Ohio State @ Indiana Hoosiers

By @jddisantis

This Saturday the Ohio State Buckeyes will open up Big Ten play by traveling to Bloomington, Indiana to play the Hoosiers of Indiana University. This game will showcase two undefeated teams as both sit at 4-0 and look to gain more control atop of the Big Ten East standings.
Ohio State's offense finally showed some life as Cardale Jones played better, but still showed inconsistencies, especially in the second half against Western Michigan.  Although throwing for 288 yards and two touchdowns against the Broncos, Jones also threw an interception and fumbled.

Ezekiel Elliot continued to play well rushing for 124 yards at 7.8 yards per carry clip.  Elliot has over 100 yards in every game this year to go along with five touchdowns.  Despite his success last week it was the second time this year Ohio State failed to get Zeke 20 touches.  Ohio State will be at their best when Elliot is getting the ball early and often and the Buckeyes can dictate the pace and flow of the game.

The Indiana Hoosiers boast some firepower of their own and are 4-0 for the first time since 1990. They will look to improve to 5-0 behind the nations leading rusher and the Big Tens co-offensive player of the week, Jordan Howard.  Howard ran for 168 yards and a touchdown in a win against Wake Forest last week.  Unlike the Buckeyes the Hoosiers have been focused and committed to getting Howard his touches giving him the ball 20 or more times in each game this season and over 30 the last two weeks.

While Howard is running, 6-6 senior quarterback Nate Sudfeld will be throwing as he has over 1100 yards on the year to go along with 7 touchdowns to just one interception,  Thanks to Howard and Sudfeld the Hoosiers are averaging 38.2 points and 522 yards per game.

While showing an ability to score on offense, the Hoosier defense has yet to stop anyone this year.  Indiana is giving up a whopping 499 yards along 32 points per game.  Add to that the suspension of one of the Hoosiers top interior defensive lineman, tackle Darius Latham, and Indiana could see those awful defensive numbers get worse.

This weekend the Hoosiers have a chance to shock the world by knocking off the nations number one ranked team and defending national champion Buckeyes.  With a chance to move to 5-0 for the first time since 1967 Indiana will be primed and ready for Saturday afternoon against the Buckeyes.  Ohio State will try to extend the nations longest winning streak while continuing to iron out the wrinkles on offense.  If the Silver Bullets can continue to dominate on defense while creating opportunities for the offense the Buckeyes shouldn't have a problem returning home to Columbus with a victory.


What: Ohio State vs. Indiana
Where:  Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, Indiana
When:  Saturday, 10/3/15 at 3:30ET on ABC
Line:  OSU -21.5, O/U 66.5

TV Weekend 12.26-12.27

By @nevaRWilliams

WWE Friday Night Smackdown (Friday, SyFy, 8 PM)
Caught On Camera with Nick Cannon (Friday, NBC, 8 PM)
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (Friday, FOX, 8 PM)
Now That's Funny! On Set With TV's Hottest Comedies (Friday, CBS, 8 PM)
Wake Up Call (Friday, TNT, 9 PM)

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WWE Tribute To The Troops (Saturday, NBC, 8 PM)
When Cleveland Was Title Town (Saturday, CBS, 8 PM)

Saturday Night Live Classic, Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake (Saturday, NBC, 10 PM)

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NBA
Cavaliers @ Magic (Friday, FOX Sports Ohio, 7 PM)
Rockets @ Grizzlies (Friday, NBA TV, 8 PM)

Grizzlies @ Heat (Saturday, NBA TV, 7:30 PM)
Knicks @ Kings (Saturday, NBA TV, 10 PM)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Quick Lane Bowl: North Carolina vs. Rutgers (Friday, ESPN, 4:30 PM)
Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl: North Carolina State vs. Central Florida (Friday, ESPN, 8 PM)

Military Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech (Saturday, ESPN, 1 PM)
Hyundai Sun Bowl: Arizona State vs. Duke (Saturday, CBS, 2 PM)
Duck Commander Independence Bowl: Miami vs. South Carolina (Saturday, ABC, 3:30 PM)
New Era Pinstripe Bowl: Boston College vs. Penn State (Saturday, ESPN, 4:30 PM)
National University Holiday Bowl: Nebraska vs. USC (Saturday, ESPN, 8 PM)

MMA
Best of UFC 2014 (Friday, FOX Sports 1, 9 PM)
Unstoppable: Best of World Series of Fighting 2014 (Saturday, NBC, 2:30 PM)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Georgetown vs. Indiana (Saturday, ESPN 2, 12 PM)
Kentucky @ Louisville (Saturday, ESPN 2, 2 PM)
Alabama-Birmingham @ North Carolina (Saturday, ESPN 2, 4 PM)
Gonzaga @ BYU (Saturday, ESPN 2, 6 PM)
Wright State @ Ohio State (Saturday, Big Ten, 7 PM)

NHL
Bruins @ Blue Jackets (Saturday, FOX Sports Ohio, 7 PM)
Capitals @ Penguins (Saturday, NHL Network, 7:30 PM)
Sharks @ Kings (Saturday, NHL Network, 10 PM)

ACTION SPORTS
Red Bull Signature Series (Saturday, NBC, 4 PM)

On The Mark 11.24.14: #Browns & #Buckeyes Recaps

Buckeyes And Browns Both Win In Thrilling Weekend Of Football
By @MarkW2112

Buckeyes

The Ohio State Buckeyes (10-1), perhaps looking ahead to Michigan week, looked a little lost against Indiana for 3 quarters but thanks to freshman H back Jalin Marshall were able to overcome their mistakes with a 42-27 victory that may have solidified the number 5 spot in the Playoff committee's rankings on Tuesday.  J.T. Barrett may not have had his best game against a surprisingly tough Hoosier defense but he was good enough to lead the Buckeyes once again to victory with 302 passing yards and 4 touchdowns to also go along with 2 interceptions.  Ezekiel Elliot finished with 107 yards rushing on 13 carries, good enough to get him over 1,000 yards rushing for the season.  But it was Marshall who helped saved the Buckeyes.  Down 20-14 in the third quarter, Marshall took back a 54 yard punt return for a touchdown to make it 21-20.  After that, Marshall scored the next 3 Buckeyes touchdowns, including a phenomenal one handed grab, that sealed the victory for the Bucks.

Indiana (3-8) were able to keep up with the Buckeyes thanks to fantastic running back Tevin Coleman, who had 228 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns, one of which on a 90 yard run.  The Buckeyes defense had it's issues once again but were able to withstand just enough to allow the offense to get themselves together and score 28 unanswered points before Coleman's last touchdown with 1:08 left in the game.

My take: the Buckeyes heads obviously weren't in this game.  Indiana took advantage of it and made the Bucks come back and win it.  With the win, the Buckeyes were crowned the Big 10 East champions and headed back to the Big 10 Championship game.  The 4 touchdowns by Barrett tied him with Drew Brees for the most touchdowns by any Big 10 quarterback with 42 total touchdowns this year.  The red shirt freshman has been outstanding this year and proven he is the future quarterback of the Buckeyes.

Next game: the big one with That School Up North, Saturday at noon at the Horseshoe

Browns

The Cleveland Browns surprising 2014 campaign made a stop in Atlanta today against the Falcons.  And wow, what a thrilling one it was!  The Browns win 26-24 on a last second field goal by Billy Cundiff after an unbelievable 61 yard drive engineered by Brian Hoyer with 44 seconds left and 3 timeouts.

The game started with the return of wide receiver Josh Gordon, who was able to accumulate 120 passing yards in his first official game since last year.  Hoyer appeared to be targeting Gordon much of the game and while their chemistry was off a bit, they did have some big plays together.  The other big story of the game was the running of Isaiah Crowell and Terrance West, who together combined for 150 yards rushing.  Crowell scored both of the Browns touchdowns, including a 26 yard run that showed his athleticism and burst of speed.  Hoyer was 23-of-40 for 330 yards but his 3 interceptions were a black eye before the last second drive took all of it away.  With big catches by Gordon, Miles Austin and Gary Barnidge, they were able to perhaps save the Browns season along with Hoyer's starting job.  Before that last drive, Hoyer's last interception lead the Falcons to take the lead 24-23 on a 53 yard field goal by Matt Bryant.

The Browns defense were able to keep the rushing yards down, giving up a season low 63 yards rushing, 34 from Steven Jackson.  Matt Ryan was 27-of-43 for 273 yards, 2 touchdowns and an interception.  The worst news for the Browns defense might have been the injury to sensational safety Tashaun Gipson, who had to be carted out of the stadium with a leg injury.  It would be a big blow to the Browns secondary.

My Take: This team once again proved to be the Kardiac Kids Part II.  Brian Hoyer was able to redeem himself once again after 3 terrible turnovers with the incredible last second drive to set up Billy Cundiff field goal to win the game.  Josh Gordon is only going to get better and that's scary for the rest of the teams the Browns face.  If Tashaun Gipson were to miss the rest of the season, it's a blow to the secondary.  But on the plus side, the Browns were able to stay tough in the face of adversity and ultimately win the game.  It's one more step for Mike Pettine and his staff to create a winning atmosphere in Cleveland.  If he keeps this up, Pettine could win coach of the year with Ray Farmer executive of the year for his fantastic draft finds in Isaiah Crowell and defensive back K'Waun Williams, both undrafted free agents who have made huge impacts for this team.

Quick note: as I mentioned earlier about the Kardiac Kids, Brian Hoyer was the first Browns quarterback to throw for consecutive 300 yard passing games since Brian Sipe in 1980.

Next game: against the Buffalo Bills, either in Buffalo or somewhere else, depending on if they were able to remove the massive amounts of snow.

On The Mark 11.22.14 #Buckeyes vs #Indiana Preview

By @MarkW2112

The Ohio State Buckeyes, ranked 6th in the nation, take on the Indiana Hoosiers at the Horseshoe today.  This should be a cake walk for the Buckeyes in all aspects of the game.  Indiana is not a good team at 3-7.  The Bucks should out muscle them both on offense and defense.  The one stat to look out for today is if J.T. Barrett can break Drew Brees record of most touchdowns in a single season by a Big Ten quarterback.  He needs 4, which should be a pretty easy accomplishment today.

Joey Bosa and the defense should also have a big game against the Hoosiers offense, which is beset with quarterback injuries.  Freshman quarterback Zander Diamont, taking over for Nate Sudfeld, has been mediocre at best.  Running back Tevin Coleman, coming off of a 307 yard rushing game against Rutgers, might be a of an issue for the Buckeyes.  But if they stack the box and have Diamont beat them, it should be an easy day.

My take: favored to win by 6 touchdowns at home, if the the Buckeyes don't win today, Urban Meyer might need to be escorted out of Columbus in the Pope Mobile.

Prediction: Buckeyes win.  And probably win big.

What: Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes

Where: Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH

Time: 12:00 PM EST

TV: Big Ten Network

Now as for fixing for the Cavs...

TV Weekend 6.13.14 - 6.14.14

FIFA WORLD CUP SOCCER
Spain vs. Netherlands (Friday, ESPN, 3 PM)
Chile vs. Australia (Friday, ESPN 2, 5:30 PM)
World Cup Tonight (Friday, ESPN 2, 9:30 PM)

Colombia vs. Greece (Saturday, ABC, 11:30 AM)
Uruguay vs. Costa Rica (Saturday, ABC, 2:30 PM)
England vs. Italy (Saturday, ESPN, 5:30 PM)
Ivory Coast vs. Japan (Saturday, ESPN, 8:30 PM)

MLB
Indians @ Red Sox (Friday, STO, 7 PM)
Angels @ Braves OR Nationals @ Cardinals (Friday, MLB Network, 7:30 PM)

Indians @ Red Sox (Saturday, STO, 4 PM)
Reds @ Brewers (Saturday, FOX, 7 PM)
Yankees @ Athletics OR Diamondbacks @ Dodgers (Saturday, MLB Network, 10 PM)

NHL
Stanley Cup Finals: Rangers @ Kings, Game 5, Kings lead 3-1 (Friday, NBC, 8 PM)

GOLF
2014 U.S. Open (Friday, ESPN, 5 PM & 8 PM)

2014 U.S. Open (Saturday, NBC, 12 PM)

OTHER SPORTS

UFC: UFC 174 Prelims: Johnson vs. Bagautinov (Saturday, FX, 8 PM)
COLLEGE BASEBALL: NCAA World Series, Texas vs. UC Irvine (Saturday, ESPN 2, 3 PM)
COLLEGE BASEBALL: NCAA World Series, Louisville vs. Vanderbilt (Saturday, ESPN 2, 8 PM)
NASCAR: Nationwide Series, Ollie's Bargain Outlet 250 (Saturday, ESPN, 2 PM)
NASCAR: Camping World Truck Series, Gateway (Saturday, FOX Sports 1, 8:30 PM)
NHRA DRAG RACING: Ford Thunder Valley Nationals (Saturday, ESPN 2, 6 PM)
ARENA FOOTBALL: Spokane Shock @ San Jose SaberCats (Saturday, CBS SportsNet, 10:30 PM)

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WWE Friday Night Smackdown (Friday, SyFy, 8 PM)

Primetime: What Would You Do? (Friday, ABC, 9 PM)

Bet On Your Baby (Saturday, ABC, 8 PM)

Power (Saturday, STARZ, 9 PM)
Orphan Black (Saturday, BBC America, 9 PM)
Sing Your Face Off (Saturday, ABC, 9 PM)

Leadoff with Lee 5.19.14

-Terry Francona decided it was time to shake the lineup up by moving Nick Swisher down to the 6th hole and Carlos Santana to the 7th spot in the batting order for the Indians. But the losing streak continued, with the Tribe losing 13-3 to the Athletics in their sweep in the 3 game series. Justin Masterson got the start for the Indians, but was pulled after going 4 1/3 innings giving up 7 runs on 7 hits. To be honest, I'm not gonna talk about the Indians again until they win.

-The Eastern Confernce Finals have started with the Miami Heat traveling to Indiana to face the Pacers. Indiana got off to a fast start, out scoring Miami 17-10 before the Heat were forced to take a timeout to slow the momentum of the Pacers. Indiana went up 30-24 after the first quarter, scoring the most points in the first period than any team in the 2014 playoffs. Indiana didn't stop in the second quarter, scoring 25 points. As a team the Pacers shot 60% from the field with Miami shooting 50%. Lebron James and Dwayne Wade had 26 of Miami's first half points. The Pacers had a more well-rounded scoring attack with Lance Stevenson, George Hill, Roy Hibbert scoring 12, 11 and 8 points respectively. The Pacers stayed aggressive throughout the rest of the game. Miami played a little too aggressive putting the Pacers at the "charity stripe", 37 times hitting 29 free throws. The Pacers had five people score in double figures with Paul George scoring 24. David West and Roy Hibbert both added 19. Dwayne Wade and Lebron James scored 27 and 25, respectfully. Pacers win this one easily 107-96 with Game 2 on Tuesday. Pacers lead the series 1-0.