Game 1: #4 Ohio State 45, Minnesota 31 (Final)

Led by two touchdowns from Chris Olave as well as scores by Miyan Williams, TreVeyon Henderson, Garrett Wilson and Haskell Garrett, Ohio State battles past Minnesota 45-31 to win its season opener on the road: https://t.co/j0svbijbE6

— Dan Hope (@Dan_Hope) September 3, 2021

 

The big second half, filled with big plays, helps Ohio State to a 45-31 season opening win against Minnesota. FREE on @Bucknuts247https://t.co/wbHVNW8uXn pic.twitter.com/g3vzTvmSmZ

— Patrick Murphy (@_Pat_Murphy) September 3, 2021

 

Ugly first half on both sides........

Second half was still ugly for the defense..........however I am going to wait until after the Oregon game before I jump off the ledge with Coombs and staff......

I expect a difficult game next week on both sides.....

I just am so frustrated with our lack of attacking on defense.......could we be holding a few things back for next week?

We blitzed exactly once in the game, resulted in a sack.....

 

Yep. Not used to seeing the defense on its heels all game. I have to think some of that is due to their youth and the amount of players that saw the field but it is very concerning...

If this continues, Coombs will not be here next year...

 

Let's hope they were trying to see what they have and next week the rotation will be short. I expect an Ohio State defense to attack an offense and we have lost that......

One fucking blitz all game bro. Resulted in a sack.

 

C.J. Stroud passed for 294 yards and four touchdowns in his debut as the Ohio State starter and the fourth-ranked Buckeyes kept coach Ryan Day unbeaten in Big Ten play with a 45-31 victory over Minnesota.

by @davecampbellap https://t.co/JIjYNNRlgb

— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) September 3, 2021

 

C.J. Stroud and Chris Olave connected for a couple TDs as @OhioStateFB opens the season with a win over Minnesota.

Highlights: pic.twitter.com/1G8GchBtPo

— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) September 3, 2021

 

Thursday night’s @OhioStateFB - @GopherFootball matchup was the most-watched Week 1 college football game ever on FOX 🥇

It also ranked as the 3rd most-streamed regular season college football game in FOX Sports history 🥉 pic.twitter.com/J44SuRqmaG

— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) September 3, 2021

 

'We have a lot to build on here' After shaky first half, Buckeyes pull away to win opener against Minnesota https://t.co/1VGjiLjuGN

— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) September 3, 2021

 

5 things we learned from the Ohio State-Minnesota game https://t.co/876wvZ2aEJ

— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) September 3, 2021

 

Big plays were the key to victory against Minnesota as all five of Ohio State’s offensive touchdowns came on plays of 38 yards or more. https://t.co/LDrdswoLBP

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) September 3, 2021

 

Strip sack, fumble recovery touchdown a boost for Ohio State in win at Minnesota https://t.co/WrhMVcDx4c

— BuckeyeXtra.com (@BuckeyeXtra) September 3, 2021

 

Following Ohio State's 45-31 victory in Minnesota, C.J. Stroud talked about his "first-game jitters" and Ryan Day said he was unsurprised by some of the Buckeyes' struggles. https://t.co/xU1yoVmPXr

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) September 3, 2021