Ryan Day stresses importance of winning ‘middle eight’ vs. Texas in College Football Playoff semifinal
With 29 seconds left in the second quarter of the Cotton Bowl Classic, Texas finally found the end zone, evening the score 7-7 against Ohio State. Alas, head coach Ryan Day and his Buckeyes didn’t panic.
Instead of kneeling the ball, Ohio State drew up a beautiful screen pass to running back TreVeyon Henderson, who took the ball 75 yards to the house. It was a bounce-back moment for Henderson, who’d committed a pivotal unsportsmanlike conduct penalty earlier in the half.
As the Buckeyes headed into the locker room, Ryan Day discussed Henderson’s massive play.
“He’s been around for a long time, so we trust him,” Day said. “He can’t let his emotions get out of whack right here. We knew this was going to be a battle. We knew it was gonna go into the second half. So, did a nice job here at winning the end of the first half. Now, we got to win the middle eight here by coming out with a great drive in the second half.”
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