Episode Details

OhioStateVOCFB postgame notes from Garrison Gaddy’s Sunday show after No. 5 Ohio State’s 31-14 win at No. 14 Iowa (Oct. 3, Kinnick). Denzel was out sick. Caller Rob joined late. The through-line is Jeremiah Smith’s Ohio State receiving triple crown.

Final: Ohio State 31, Iowa 14. Buckeyes 4-1, 2-0 Big Ten. Iowa 4-1, 1-1. Garrison’s pregame lean was 33-13.

Box (corrected names): Julian Sayin 20-of-27, 324 yards, 3 TD. Jeremiah Smith 11 rec, 206 yards, 18.7 YPC, 2 TD, long 57. Career after the game: 207 receptions, 3,381 yards, 36 TD — program leader in all three. Ja’Kobi Jackson and Bo Jackson both over 70 rush yards (show: Ja’Kobi 5.1 YPC, Bo 4.4). Iowa QB Hank Brown 12-of-27, 132 yards, 4.9 YPA, 1 INT. Iowa’s only TD was late, with almost no time left. OSU 484 yards, Iowa 238.

Segment 1 — Open and defense (0:32–11:17)

• Iowa is not the offensive bar, but they entered averaging 400-plus yards. Garrison still did not expect more than 13–14 points. Michigan had already slowed them.
• Early soft zone (corners 6–9 yards off) drew fan heat on X. Kenyatta Jackson Jr. said they shifted to more man and more pressure, and it worked.
• Kenyatta strip-sack/fumble, recovered by Christian Allegro, set up the first-drive TD.
• Front seven wrapped up. Run-game tackling, a weekly issue since Texas, was cleaner. Riley Pettijohn solid. T.J. Alford one of his better games. John Walker III forced the overthrow that became an INT (McClain). Garrison does not want Walker and Jason Moore off the field at the same time at DT/nose.
• Chat disagreement with Aaron on corner technique. Garrison: Devin Sanchez is getting ticky-tack flags; Jermaine Mathews has been good; Timmons sat this week. He wants Matt Patricia to let them press and be handsy at the line instead of giving cushion.
• Takeaways: two forced turnovers in this game. Eight forced this season vs. 15 all of last year. Ball-hawks (Earl Little Jr., Kenyatta) should push that higher if interior pressure keeps coming.
• Patricia called a good game. More edge pressure and blitzes would be nice, but that is not his base.
• Defense is better week to week since the Texas fourth-quarter collapse and is not getting gassed the same way.

Clip: 1:34–4:13 — “Defense played spectacular” through the strip-sack and why Iowa is not the bar. Clip: 5:11–6:31 — Sanchez flags vs. physical corners, Mathews, Walker INT. Clip: 8:20–9:34 — 8 turnovers already vs. 15 all of last year.

Segment 2 — Triple Crown Jeremiah Smith (11:17–16:12)

• Garrison: best Ohio State player since Orlando Pace. On the banks of the Olentangy, 11-206-2 and a 57-yard score.
• Year-3 question is answered. Unstoppable because of feel, not just size. Illinois example: split-second head turn to see the hitter, then catch and brace.
• TD yesterday put him at 3,381 yards, 36 TD, 207 catches. On pace to clear 1,000 this season next week at Maryland.
• Ohio State greats (Cris Carter, JSN, Marvin Harrison Jr., Joey Galloway) on a prepared video. Carter called him the best ever in Columbus. Surpassed the high-school hype — LeBron comparison.
• Garrison’s framing: outside faith, family, and country, nothing he loves more than Ohio State football. Do not take a one-of-one for granted, fan or not.
• Pace and Smith are the two names. Archie and Eddie have hardware; Smith may not get a Heisman, but the tape is the tape.

Clip: 11:27–12:26 — “Best player since Orlando Pace” plus the 11-206-2 line. Clip: 12:27–13:24 — Year 3, Illinois awareness, record totals. Clip: 14:54–16:10 — “Witnessing greatness… you are LeBron James. You surpassed the hype.”

Segment 3 — Sayin, backs, Arthur Smith (16:12–22:31)

• Sayin 20