SEPT 24 OLAVE THE MAGICIAN Former Buckeyes star wide receiver Chris Olave has been a highlight reel player through the beginning of the NFL season.
On Sunday, he did it again, making an amazing one-handed grab for the Saints against the Green Bay Packers.
The Olave catch would ultimately set up a Saints field goal, putting New Orleans up 17-0 heading into the locker room.
SEPT 20 FIELDS TAKES BLAME Former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields was the subject of Twitter discussion on Wednesday afternoon after he seemingly blamed his poor play through the first two games of the season.
Now, however, Fields has clarified those comments, taking full responsibility for his struggles, and blaming the media for a misrepresentation of his comments.
"You guys' jobs are to get clicks. So, it's like, take my quote out of context and we can just say that," Fields said. "If you paint the picture on the inside out, y'all are trying to split us up.
"I'm not blaming anything on the coaches, I'm never going to blame anything on the coaches. I'm never going to blame anything on my teammates. Whatever happens in the game, I will take all the blame. I don't care if it's a dropped pass, it should have been a (better) pass. Put it on me. Never when you hear anything come out of my mouth to where I will blame it on somebody else in this organization, my teammates, never will you hear that. I just want to clear that up.
"Just know that I need to play better -- that's it, point blank. That's what I should have said in the first place, but I was trying to give y'all more details because I appreciate y'all for doing what y'all do and I try to give y'all the information y'all want for you guys' job. I'm going to do that and in the future, I just ask you guys to put the whole quote out. Don't cut it up into words and pieces to make it seem like I am saying something that I'm not."
SEPT 20 WILSON AND OLAVE REPRESENT Ohio State has the best case of any college football program to take on the 'WR U' moniker, with multiple top-line players both in the NFL and waiting their turn in Columbus.
And in NFL Week 2, a pair of them showed out, with Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson both making highlight reel plays for their respective teams.
First up was Wilson, who exploded for a 68-yard touchdown against the Cowboys on Sunday afternoon.
Wilson finished the day with two catches for 83 yards and a score on eight targets.
Next up was Olave, who made arguably the catch of the week in primetime against the Panthers on Monday Night Football. Olave finished with 86 yards on six catches.
SEPT 17 FIELDS PICK SIX The Chicago Bears are off to another rough start in Year 2 of the Justin Fields experiment.
And on Sunday, it took another bad turn.
Trailing 20-17 just before the two-minute warning, Fields had to take the Bears 94 yards to get the win. Instead, Fields made a massive mistake, tossing a game-sealing interception to Buccaneers defensive lineman, Shaquil Barrett.
Barrett then pushed that interception into the end zone, putting the Bucs up 27-17 with two minutes to play.
JK DOBBINS SUFFERS SERIOUS INJURY Former Ohio State and current Baltimore Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins season is over after suffering a torn Achilles in the team's 25-9 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Justice Hill took Dobbins' place in the game and scored two touchdowns in his absence.
Dobbins has had injury issues throughout his career, suffering a torn ACL and missing the entire 2021 season, and missing eight games with a separate knee issue last season.
AUG 18 CJ'S GIFT Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel is prepping to take on the Houston Texans and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud in a Saturday afternoon preseason game, and his scouting report on the QB is a flattering one. ... with at least one "unique gift'' at his disposal.
"I think he is a very natural thrower that has a unique gift at ball placement," McDaniel said of Stroud.
The coach tempered his thoughts on the Houston centerpiece by adding, "He's probably not bragging about ball placement right now because as a rookie NFL quarterback, you're in a foreign language.''
But, McDaniel added, "He looks the part to me with the way he throws the ball, and you can tell that he has an aura of confidence that's exciting to see from a player."
FORMER BUCKEYE RISING UP IN NFL COACHING WORLD
Ohio State's former national championship-winning quarterback J.T. Barrett has been elevated to assistant quarterbacks coach for the Detroit Lions, according to a report by Ari Meirov.
Barrett, the former NFL quarterback, hung up the cleats and shoulder pads back in March after suffering an injury during his time with the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks.
Since retiring from football, Barrett has been on staff in Detroit, previously serving as an offensive assistant since last July.
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