Silver Bullets Podcast: UCLA rewind and Rutgers preview

Ohio State was again without Carnell Tate, used Jeremiah Smith and Caleb Downs sparingly, and still beat the brakes off of UCLA at the Shoe Saturday night. Things went more or less as expected, even if Ryan Day seemed aggravated with the offense’s start to the second half. Maybe some of the mojo rubbed off on the special teams, though, because the Buckeyes recorded a blocked punt and a kickoff return for a touchdown on the evening. We looked back at our score predictions, broke down all the key players/moments/stats from the game, and checked on our picks to click to see how they performed. (Spoiler: they did well.) After yapping about the Buckeyes for a bit, we turned our attention to the rest of the Big Ten. There were some top-notch games over the weekend, including Iowa at USC and Michigan needing a last-second field goal to avoid a loss to Northwestern at Wrigley Field. Penn State got its first Big Ten win, while Michigan State and Purdue did not. We looked ahead to this weekend’s slate of games in the conference, and USC-Oregon is a critical game for the Trojans’ hopes of reaching the College Football Playoff. Northwestern will be playing for bowl eligibility. Finally, we looked forward to Saturday at noon, when the Rutgers Scarlet Knights visit Columbus. Greg Schiano’s defense has not been up to its usual standard this year, and we expect the OSU offense to continue to put points on the board. Hopefully, the Buckeyes will be able to rest some key starters for most or all of the game, but it’s important to maintain momentum heading into The Game. We look at Rutgers offensive weapons and defensive rankings, make our picks to click, and try our best to predict Saturday’s final score. We would love to hear from you, so please reach out with your feedback and questions below in the comments section or send us an email at [e-mail]. Any questions directed toward us will be answered on our next show. Be sure to subscribe, rate, review, share, and follow the show over on Twitter at @SilvrBulletsPod. As always, thanks for listening! 0:20 - UCLA with Nico Iamaleava might have been interesting at times, but with a backup quarterback, it was almost over before it started. 21:31 - A look around the rest of the B1G. Penn State finally won a league game. 42:25 - The Buckeyes host their last game of the regular season when Rutgers comes to town. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices