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Here we go again. The team came out today with a new line-up, and a new result.
The offense had a different look as Terrelle Pryor (2) and two other freshmen got their first starts for the Buckeyes
Ohio State 28 Troy 10
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With the win over Troy, the Buckeyes are now 20-0 against non-BCS opponents since Coach Tressel has been in Columbus. Freshman Terrelle Pryor was impressive in his first start, we can only hope it is something he builds from as the season progresses. It will be interesting to see how much time Todd Boeckman gets at quarterback once we get into the Big Ten Season. The defense did a great job, holding the Trojan offense to just 315 yards that came in to Ohio Stadium after having 736 yards last week.
September 20th, 2008
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Todd Boeckman (17) only had two snaps Troy Trojans after his three turnover performance against the USC Trojans
Terrelle Pryor (2) passes for his first of 4 touchdown passes in the game, tying the OSU freshman record
Senior linebacker James Laurinaitis (33) led the Buckeyes with 12 total tackles, including a sack for a nine yard loss
Kurt Coleman (4) came up a bit shaken after his second interception of the day, the second of his career as well
Daniel 'Boom' Herron (1) had 20 carries for 94 yards as the Buckeyes continue to await the return of Beanie Wells
As Troy continued to use their spread offense, OSU used many defensive players including Etienne Sabino (11)
AJ Trapasso (15) started out slow but ended with a 46.6 yard average and pinned Troy deep in the second half 3 times
On one of Trapasso's punts, Shaun Lane (29) makes a great special teams play to down the ball inside the 5 yard line
Coach Tressel kept to his promise to shake things up and start some of the freshman, and they delivered in a big way
After being out the first two weeks, Donald Washington (20) saw a lot of plays in the Buckeye's nickel package
There was certainly more scoring to cheer for this week against these Trojans
With his new position this week, I wonder if Jim Cordle (64) missed being the center
700 seats remained empty as they tickets were not sold, I imagine the scalpers where left holding tickets as well
The end-around did not work for Brian Hartline (9) but his two touchdown receptions more than made up for it
Jermale Hines (7) was rewarded with a lot of playing time and responded with 7 tackles
