Ryan Day says second straight Michigan loss 'all comes back to me as head coach' and C.J. Stroud says OSU 'laid an egg in the second half' of The Game.
The 45-23 loss was even more lopsided than last year’s 42-27 loss in Ann Arbor, which was the Buckeyes’ first defeat in The Game in 10 years. Now Ohio State has dropped two in a row in the rivalry for the first time since 2000.
On the lack of in-game adjustments, Day says “I’m gonna have to look and see where all the breakdowns were.” Day says “a few plays in the back end and a couple in the run.” Day says “the first thing we have to do in a game like this is play great defense,” and that they didn’t do that in the second half.“Hard to say right now, because this is not the outcome that we envisioned.” Day says the Buckeyes had a good week of preparation, “but in the end, we came up short.
“In games like that, you have to play the field position game.” Day says “I just feel like you’re not in those situations if you’re converting on third downs.” “Certainly there were breakdowns in the back end. That was clear to see. … The floodgates kind of open up and the game gets out of control. Should never have happened.”
“The explosives, when they go for touchdowns, they become a different story. … When they go for touchdowns, certainly that falls on me and you’re right, I need to look at it.”On responding to the loss: “I just take responsibility. That’s all I can do.” Knowles says “I didn’t do a good enough job and I need to do better.”
“I left everything on the table. There’s no rock I didn’t flip over. … It’s not like I left it to chance.”
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