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Democratic presidential hopefuls to debate in Westerville, Ohio JOE MATTS Lantern reporter matts.2@osu.edu Come Oct. 15, the Democratic presidential debate won’t be so far from home; in fact, it will be in Ohio State’s backyard at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio.

Health care, immigration, gun control and possible jabs at Joe Biden’s age have all been addressed in previous debates, and Thursday night’s debate in Houston hinted at what viewers can expect from next month’s local stand-off.

As for October’s debate, Thomas Wood, an assistant political

science professor at Ohio State said in an email that the next debate carries less weight than Thursday’s — at least for popular candidates.

“I think it should actually be a little less impactful, since everyone who qualified for the third debate automatically qualified for Otterbein,” Wood said. “So of the

mainstream, extensively covered candidates, there’s very little incentive for anyone to drop out.”

Wood also said that Tom Steyer, an American billionaire, qualified for Otterbein and has never been in such a situation, and that other fringe candidates — such as author Marianne Williamson and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard — who

haven’t qualified for Otterbein will face pressure to drop because missing a debate is “seemingly very consequential” due to the amount of press coverage involved.

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New STEM building brings science labs to Newark CORI WADE Assistant Photo Editor wade.493@osu.edu New construction at Ohio State’s Newark campus will provide the campus with its first lab spaces and an expanded curriculum.

The John and Mary Alford Center for Science and Technology — a $32 million project that broke ground on Aug. 7 — is a three-story, 60,000-square-foot facility expected to be completed by spring 2021, according to the Ohio State Newark website.

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www.thelantern.com/email Ohio State Newark Dean William MacDonald said it has been a long-term need for the campus, and will provide more opportunities not only for students who attend the Newark campus, but for other campuses as well.

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Ohio State Newark Dean William MacDonald breaks ground on the new STEM building with other notable professionals who contributed to the start of the building on Aug. 7.

“We do have students who are at the Columbus campus that take courses out here and students here that take courses in Colum-

bus,” MacDonald said. “If a class at the Columbus campus is full and a student has a way to get out of here, maybe they hadn’t been

thinking about taking courses at the Newark campus, but now perhaps they would.”

The Newark campus will be

able to provide research and lab experiences for its students, as well as new classes, MacDonald said.

“It will be able to give us the opportunity to offer science classes we haven’t been able to offer before, like organic chemistry,” MacDonald said. “Some students may even be able to stay here for a second year, which is especially advantageous for someone staying at home and saving money.”

Thomas Hall, an Ohio State alumnus and donor to the building, said the new building will include a variety of different types of labs, including an ambulance simulation lab, which will be named after Hall and his wife.

Hall, who is a physician, said he wanted to add labs to the Newark campus because of his experiences in emergency room medical services.

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Comedy show lends support to Planned Parenthood JESSICA KLEIN Lantern reporter klein.641@osu.edu A two-day extravaganza promoting sexual health awareness benefited Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio this past weekend.

The Student Advocates for Sexual Health Awareness raised $800 for the reproductive health care nonprofit throughout their Repro Rights Weekend. The event followed Planned Parenthood’s August announcement to leave Title X to bypass a Trump administration rule that went into effect May 3, according to the Federal Register.

Title X is the only federal grant program that helps provide family planning services and preventive health care to low-income or uninsured people, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ website. The new rule prohibits Title X grantees from referring patients to abortion services in conjuction with family planning, according to the website.

According to its annual report, Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio received $4.3 million from Title X in 2018, around 18 percent of its total revenue, but the organization said in an Aug. 19 press release that it was leaving Title X because of its commit-

break down stereotypes concerning sexual health and reproductive health.

“It’s a great way to bring people together over a topic that we don’t usually get to talk about while having fun and raising money for a great cause,” Haas said.

The event went better than the group ever thought it would, and Planned Parenthood was very thankful for the effort that was put into the show, Rinderle said.

“Everyone was very enthusiastic; people were interactive with the comedians and genuinely enjoyed being there,” Rinderle said.

“It is something that we will try to do again.”

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Student Advocates for Sexual Health Awareness executive board members Elaine Louden, vice president, Isabella Niemeyer, secretary, Abby Nutter, treasurer, and Abby Rinderle, president, raised $800 at the comedy show Sept. 13.

ment to “providing fact-based, compassionate and respectful health care.”

A comedy show Friday featured various student comedy groups.

Using reproductive rights-themed jokes, the comedy show raised $600 of the $800 raised through donations, Abby Rinderle, president of SASHA and fourth-year

in public health, said.

Rinderle said the show’s goal was to get donations of any amount to help support Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio.

“When Planned Parenthood’s funding was being taken away, I just wanted to do something for them,” Rinderle said. “Everyone was very giving. We had a sug-

gested donation of $5, but we had people giving us $20 bills and not asking for change.”

Madeleine Haas, president of Circular Reasoning and Backburner Sketch Comedy and a fourth-year in political science, said she wanted her comedy groups to be involved in the show because humor can act as a way to

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In the ABC-hosted debate, former Vice President Joe Biden, who leads in most polls by a healthy margin, according to FiveThirtyEight, attacked Sens.

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — who, according to polls, are his most threatening opponents — about the costs of their health care plans.

“Where there is a weakness that corresponds with a stereotype that some voters might have about a candidate, I don’t think it behooves their opponents to emphasize the stereotype.”

THOMAS WOOD Assistant political science professor

“You notice that no one has yet said how much it’s going to cost the taxpayer,” Biden said at the beginning of the debate about Warren’s and Sanders’ health care plans. “I know that the senator [Warren] said she’s ‘for Bernie.’

Well, I’m for Barack.”

Both Warren and Sanders de-

fended their proposals, stating that overall health care costs for the average American will decrease under their plans.

In one of the more heated moments of the debate, Julian Castro, former housing secretary for the Obama administration, said Biden contradicted himself when describing his own health care plan.

“Are you forgetting what you just said two minutes ago?” Castro said, receiving an uproar from the crowd. It is not clear if Castro meant to imply that Biden is too old for the office.

Deanna Henry, a third-year in political science and public affairs and president of College Democrats at Ohio State, said that although Castro was wrong, Biden used confusing language in his explanation and has an issue with political missteps.

“Biden has shown consistent unwillingness to admit when he is false or when he’s been wrong,” Henry said. “In relation to young people, we want to see accountability. We’re the generation that’s going to have to deal with the repercussions the most at this point.”

Wood said in an interview the exchange probably did not help Castro because he appeared to be attacking Biden’s age.

“Where there is a weakness that corresponds with a stereotype that some voters might have about a candidate, I don’t think it behooves their opponents to emphasize the stereotype,” Wood

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The ten candidates for president who qualified for the third Democratic debate Oct. 12 pose on stage at Texas Southern University.

said. “It cuts against norms of inclusiveness and not making judgments on the basis of a candidate.”

While the debate covered a slew of issues, Wood said it may not have a direct effect on the polls; it’s about the specific moments that can make a difference.

“The people who are most firmly set are the people who tend to watch these debates — to expect this to move polls or to affect standings is fairly implausible given what we know about political science research, except if it shifts media consensus,” he

said. “There has to be new information upsetting what media elites thought they knew about a candidate.”

One such moment may have been when Beto O’Rourke, a candidate from El Paso, Texas, made an emphatic statement when he was asked about his plan to force buybacks of AR-15s and AK-47s.

“In Odessa, [Texas,] I met the mother of a 15-year-old girl who was shot by an AR-15, and that mother watched her bleed to death over the course of an hour because so many other people were shot by that AR-15. In Odes-

sa and Midland, there weren’t enough ambulances to get to them in time. Hell yes, we’re going to take your AR-15, your AK-47,” O’Rourke said.

Nate Turner, a fourth-year in computer science and political science and president of Turning Point USA at Ohio State — a conservative student group — noted that O’Rourke’s statement drew a large amount of applause. However, he said that Warren poses the greatest threat to President Trump.

“She is educated and knows

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CAMPUS AREA CRIME MAP Sept. 9 - Sept. 15 LILY MASLIA Oureach & Engagement Editor maslia.2@osu.edu A robbery was reported to the Columbus Division of Police as having occurred at 1:53 a.m. Sept.

10 on Summit Street near Hudson Avenue. According to the online police log, the victim was robbed at gunpoint and had his phone stolen. The suspect was subsequently placed under arrest.

An assault was reported to University Police as having occurred at 10:42 a.m. Sept. 10 at the Biological Sciences Building.

A burglary was reported to Columbus Police as having occurred at midnight Friday at a Neil Avenue residence near Eighth Avenue. According to the online police log, three unknown suspects entered the victim’s home and or-

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dered him to lay face down on his bed and threatened to shoot him.

According to the police log, the suspects stole $3,340 in property, including a laptop, cellphone, iPad and wallet.

A burglary was reported to Columbus Police as having occurred between 1 and 2:30 a.m. Friday at a Chittenden Avenue residence near North High Street. According to the online police log, a laptop valued at $1,100 was stolen from the victim’s bedroom.

An incident of theft was reported to University Police as having occurred at 12:54 a.m. Saturday at Drinko Hall.

A rape was reported to University Police as having occurred between 11 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Residence on Tenth.

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MacDonald said the Newark campus is the largest of Ohio State’s branches with 2,943 students, and it also shares a campus with Central Ohio Technical College, which has about 1,500 to 2,000 students.

“I think it will show people the university is definitely trying to meet the demands for an Ohio State education. It is making this campus even more accessible and being able to offer more courses” WILLIAM MACDONALD Ohio State Newark Dean

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The Newark campus and Central Ohio Technical College joined to raise $13.1 million of their $14.4 million goal for construction through campaigning, MacDonald said.

The Newark campus has expanded facilities in the past five years, and breaking ground on this building will reinforce campus growth, MacDonald said.

“I think it will show people the university is definitely trying to meet the demands for an Ohio State education,” MacDonald said. “It is making this campus even more accessible and being able to offer more courses.”

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what she is talking about, and she is a perfect fit between the moderates and the liberals of the Democratic [Party]. The only concern I have with her is if she can hold her own with Trump’s debating style,” Turner said in an email.

“No one has really gone against her yet, but it is only a matter of time. Depending on how she deals with confrontation, she could be a strong challenger to Trump.”

Both Wood and Turner pointed out Warren’s ability to stay out of the thick of the personal attacks and focus on her policies.

“She doesn’t want to be the person on the stage picking fights; she is focused on, ‘Hey, no matter what you might hear about politics, I am the type of person you’ve met before in your church, in your place of work; I

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come from middle America; I come from a very humble background,’” Wood said.

Warren’s image might seem moderate to some, but according to her website, her policies include “Medicare for All” and cancellation of large portions of student debt, putting her near Sanders on the more liberal side of the candidate pool.

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“I’ve noticed a lot of people who are swinging in the direction of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders and moving away from more of the moderate Democrats like Kamala Harris or Joe Biden,” she said.

James Smith, a fourth-year in environmental policy and decision-making and president of Young Americans for Freedom at Ohio State — a conservative student group — said that he thinks these candidates are only hurting their chances against incumbent Republican candidate Donald Trump.

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STUDENT CLOTHING Student embraces Nigerian identity with own clothing line | ON PAGE 5 SOLIYAH STEVENS-OGAZ Lantern reporter stevens-ogaz.1@osu.edu Local yogis and other members of the wellness community will come together for the first annual Columbus Yoga Festival Saturday.

Yoga enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels are invited to walk the grounds of Camp Mary Orton and participate in a variety of wellness sessions. The schedule offers 17 different sessions led by local yoga instructors and wellness practitioners for participants to engage with.

Libby Atley, owner of BusyBÿ — a dance, mindfulness and yoga service — and a local instructor who teaches at Yoga on High, Kula Yoga and Wellness, GoYoga, and Bexley Yoga, will be leading a Sekoia session at the festival. Her session, which begins at 5:30 p.m., will be “multisensory,” including the use of ritual oils, pranayama meditation, restorative poses and vinyasa flow, Atley said.

Atley said the festival focuses on local wellness practices and businesses, compared with larg-

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The Columbus Yoga Festival will take place at Camp Mary Orton Sept. 21.

er-scale yoga events and establishments. Though many yogis in the Columbus area interact and encourage each other through social media, she said it will be nice to meet and connect face to face.

“I’m excited to be in a space

with other yoga instructors in the city and to be able to talk and collaborate and just get to know them on a different level,” she said.

Atley said she is looking forward to taking the role of student and participating in other sessions

offered throughout the day.

“I’m really interested in being able to learn a little bit more about Reiki and being able to dip into the knowledge that will be shared, as well as things surrounding meditation,” Atley said.

Annie Inoa, a Columbus local who has been practicing yoga for six years, said she likes the concept of the festival. “[The] festival is such a great idea for teachers to show what they have for their students and for people to take all sorts of yoga and see which one they like the best,” Inoa said.

Inoa said her favorite style of yoga is acro, a combination of vinyasa flow and acrobatics, though she also enjoys Bikram yoga — a yoga characterized by a series of postures and breathing exercises in a heated room.

In addition to wellness sessions held every half hour, the festival will feature more than 45 market and food vendors from the Columbus area.

The Columbus Yoga Festival is 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Camp Mary Orton. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased on the festival’s website at columbusyogafestival.com.

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Dave’s Cosmic Subs opens first Columbus location BEKA CAGLE Lantern reporter cagle.30@osu.edu A new High Street restaurant promises to take its patrons on a psychedelic trip to outer space, or at least as far as Cleveland.

Dave’s Cosmic Subs, a sub shop that has developed a cult following in northeast Ohio due to its wide array of signature subs along with its eccentric branding, is opening the doors to its first Columbus location in the South Campus area this week.

Chris May and Derek Meduri, brothers-in-law originally from northeast Ohio, grew up loving Dave’s Cosmic Subs and decided they wanted to open the chain’s first location in the state capital soon after they moved to the city, Meduri said.

“Any time we couldn’t have [Dave’s Cosmic Subs], we were just always thinking about it,” May said. “So we really wanted one down here.”

Brandon Lombardy, son of owner Dave Lombardy, has been involved in the business since the original location’s opening in 1997 and said he’s excited to finally bring the shop to Columbus.

He described the restaurant as “an east coast deli meets a west coast rock-and-roll vibe.”

The shop offers a variety of 30 signature 8-inch subs, with an option to create your own, ranging from $7 to $10 in price. The

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Owners Chris May, Samantha Meduri and Derek Meduri brought the first Dave’s Cosmic Subs to Columbus.

sub menu includes options such as Dave’s Best Meatball Ever, Dave’s Famous Reuben and one of the team’s favorites, Dave’s Famous Bleu, a hot turkey sub smothered in blue cheese dressing.

“All the sandwiches are super inventive,” May said. “There’s some off-the-wall sandwiches, but you can come in and get just

your standard turkey sandwich too.”

Dave’s Cosmic Sauce, which Lombardy describes as a “creamy vinegar-based Italian dressing,” is added to almost every sub on the menu. The secret-recipe sauce is sold by the bottle.

Vegetarian and vegan sub options are also available. The shop’s freshly baked Italian bread

is vegan, as well as Dave’s Cosmic Sauce, which was intended to cater to a wide audience, Lombardy said.

The restaurant also offers a variety of salads and sides, including hand-cut fries, chili and potato chips. Also on the menu are cookies, brownies and the shop’s own brand of bottled soda, referred to as “Dave’s Drinks.”

Meduri described the shop’s interior as “laid-back yet psychedelic.” The walls are painted yellow, pink and red and covered in posters of bands such as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Grateful Dead.

The decor stays fairly consistent in each location, but every shop is unique in its own way, Lombardy said. Hung on the walls of the Columbus location are guitars belonging to May and Meduri’s family and a cymbal from May’s drum set.

“The first time I ever had [Dave’s Cosmic Subs], the first thing that drew me in was the vibe,” Meduri said. “It’s an experience every time you walk into one.”

Also part of the shop’s team is Meduri’s wife and May’s sister, Samantha; May’s wife, Erica; and May’s parents, Michael and Judy.

The restaurant’s hours haven’t been finalized, but the team plans to be open until around 9 p.m. initially and eventually transition to late-night hours, May said.

The shop will offer takeout, catering and delivery through Uber Eats and DoorDash. They will accept cash, cards and BuckID. Dave’s Cosmic Subs is located at 1766 N. High St. near Bullwinkles.

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Student clothing line celebrates African pride

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Ray Wilson models ByOgochukwu clothing, created by an Ohio State student, which incorporates Ankara and Kente African prints.

MICAHIAH BROWN-DAVIS Lantern reporter brown-davis.3@osu.edu What started as a way to make extra money transformed an Ohio State student into an entrepreneur.

Ogochukwu Obiagwu, a fourthyear in accounting, said she had no idea when she started making clothes for her friends at 12 years old she was in the process of becoming the founder of her own clothing line.

ByOgochukwu clothing is a reflection of her bicultural background, Obiagwu said. Growing up in Columbus, she said she battled with being teased for having a “complicated name” and being Nigerian-American, which discouraged her from embracing her Nigerian ethnicity.

In 2008, she went to Nigeria with her family and said she began to love her identity. Obiagwu said she wanted to create a way for people with bicultural backgrounds to express themselves.

Obiagwu said she learned how to cut jeans into shorts and make jewelry by watching YouTube videos in 2012. As she started posting photos of her work on Instagram, Obiagwu said many people wanted to buy her clothes.

“Around 2015, I started making designs that incorporated Ankara and Kente African prints, to represent West African culture,” Obiagwu said.

Obiagwu said she wanted to modernize African wear and

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combat misconceptions about African fashion by showing people they can wear their cultural pride.

Her clothing line represents West African streetwear, including hoodies, T-shirts and distressed denim for men and women.

As a first-year at Ohio State, Obiagwu was invited to the Midwest African Student Organization Conference in 2016 at Northern Kentucky University to showcase her designs. The conference includes African or-

“I love that she has the African prints on the pockets; it embraces the culture.”

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ganizations across the Midwest, Obiagwu said.

Ra-Akhenaten Kudolo, founder of MASO, said he first saw Obiagwu’s designs on Instagram.

“As a casual guy, her fashion line is exactly what I’d wear.

I love that she has the African prints on the pockets; it embraces the culture,” Kudolo said.

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can Night and the Black Student Association Fashion Show.

“It was a one-man show; I was struggling with being a full-time student and a professional trying to make orders on time,” Obiagwu said. “I realized I needed team members I could rely on.”

Obiagwu said that at the end of her freshman year, she hosted an information session for aspiring models, photographers and videographers to become brand ambassadors. Her aim was to create a platform for people to build portfolios by helping with her brand.

Obiagwu said Ohio State’s resources helped her learn how to

create a professional business.

“Without this brand, I would’ve never met so many people,” Obiagwu said.

Since moving from Instagram to its online store in 2014, ByOgochukwu has sold to roughly 150 customers and hired 18 brand ambassadors, Obiagwu said in a text message.

Obiagwu said she plans to give back to the community by using what she’s learned from her brand and in business school to help students with their professionalism and career paths.

ByOgochukwu’s website sells clothing ranging from $12 to $30 at byogochukwu.bigcartel.com.

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Founder Ogochukwu Obiagwu at the 2016 Black Student Association Diversify the Runway fashion show.

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Indiana game showed Day’s full vision for offense ANDY ANDERS Assistant Sports Editor anders.83@osu.edu Toughness is a word tossed around more than the pigskin itself in the game of football.

It’s a violent sport, which creates an environment where both physical and mental toughness are demanded. When head coach Ryan Day took over in December, he said toughness would be the identity of the Ohio State football team. He’s reiterated that multiple times since.

Ohio State showed Saturday that its offense is built on toughness and balance.

“This year, you have multiple tight ends, we’ve got a big, veteran offensive line,” Day said. “[Run the ball] and throw play-action pass is really the idea of our year.”

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Defenses have the goal of tackling someone; it’s easy to point out a tough defense.

When Ohio State senior linebacker Malik Harrison destroyed Florida Atlantic redshirt junior running back James Charles in the backfield — that’s toughness.

Four to five defenders swarming

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No. 4 in the nation with 425 rushing yards.

“He’s proven it,” Day said.

“He’s proven he can be the bell cow. Coming off of last year, kind of splitting carries with Mike [Weber] he wanted to prove he can be that bell cow.”

Dobbins’ performance garnered him Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors, as well as Ohio State’s Offensive Player of the Week.

For a player who talked all offseason about returning to freshman form, Dobbins has exactly as many yards through three games as he did in his first season.

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PAVING THE WAY

There’s a reason Dobbins had the game he had and redshirt freshman running back Master Teague could piece together his own 106-yard effort.

The offensive line is coming together, blowing defenders off the ball and opening running lanes.

In addition, Fields came under pressure a total of four times Saturday — many of them due to situations where he held the ball too long.

ball carriers when teams try to run the ball and holding opposition to 57 yards per game on the ground like Ohio State is doing — that’s toughness.

“I think when you can have a balanced attack, it’s important, but when you can get that run going, you can really control the game.”

RYAN DAY Ohio State head football coach

On offense, it’s harder to point to.

It starts with the offensive linemen. A successful rushing attack requires movement, especially from under center in classic power formations, which Ohio State used throughout Saturday’s contest despite never using them in 2018.

Using that toughness as a baseline, the offensive line paved the way for junior running back J.K. Dobbins to pick up 175 yards in the first half on the ground against Indiana, with 306 team rushing yards before the final whistle blew.

“The way the line has come on with the running backs, and then you complement that with — I think even though [sophomore quarterback] Justin [Fields] is new, the passing system was in

“It’s amazing. They’re blocking great,” Dobbins said. “[If] those guys keep going, this offense is gonna keep going.”

“What is there not to like about him? He’s fast, he has great ball skills, he runs great routes, he’s smart.”

JUSTIN FIELDS Ohio State quarterback

One thing aiding the offensive line is health. After concerns with junior offensive tackle Thayer Munford prior to the season, there’s been no major injury issues so far for the offensive linemen. That allows chemistry to develop and for the talents of the former four- and five-star recruits in the starting five to go on full display.

Ohio State is averaging 271 rushing yards per game this season, 94 more than in 2018.

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YOU CAN’T RUN OR HIDE FROM THE SILVER BULLETS

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Ohio State head coach Ryan Day calls for a timeout during the second half of the game against Indiana at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 14. Ohio State won 51-10.

place, and the guys knew a lot of the nuances and how to complement some things in pass,” offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson said.

The Buckeyes are averaging 94 more rushing yards per game this season than in 2018.

That isn’t an indicator that the pass is going away in Ryan Day’s offensive identity. After toughness, the other identity Day mentions most for his offense is balance.

“We’ve gone from a passing attack last year to now, we’re starting to run the ball,” Day said. “I

think that shows the versatility of our offense. We can do both.

I think when you can have a balanced attack, it’s important, but when you can get that run going, you can really control the game.”

To maintain the balance, Wilson said it’s a constant conversation among himself, Day and quarterbacks coach Mike Yurcich. Much of that discussion occurs between drives and dictates what approach Ohio State will take for the upcoming series.

“It’s collective thinking. It’s thinking out loud. There’s a lot of different views,” Wilson said.

“The deal is to get everybody on the same page to buy into what we’re doing, have a direction.”

Weeks 1 through 3 in a college football season usually generate growing pains as teams take shape and grow used to new faces, especially with a starting quarterback who’s in his first season at the school, like Fields.

Ohio State is showing its toughness and balance to the tune of 228 passing yards and 271 rushing yards per game so far. It’s one of the six teams in the country to score at least 42 points in each of its first three games.

Indiana rushed for 42 yards as a team Saturday, one week after Cincinnati junior running back Michael Warren, who accumulated more than 1,300 rushing yards in 2018, finished with 15 yards on 10 carries.

Ohio State’s run defense is a strength for the team, allowing 57 yards per game on the ground so far — more than 100 less than in 2018.

Leading the charge are junior defensive end Chase Young and senior linebacker Malik Harrison, topping the defense in sacks and tackles for loss, respectively.

Harrison has laid a couple of big hits that motivated his teammates, establishing himself as a physical presence.

Depth along the defensive line is another key factor for the Buckeyes, with seven players rotating at defensive tackle. When at full health, five to six defensive ends will rotate.

Senior defensive end Jonathon Cooper, Ohio State’s regular starter opposite Young, has yet to play a down this season. That hasn’t stopped Ohio State’s ends from piling up nine combined sacks in his absence, showcasing their ability to rotate throughout a game.

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Ohio State took leads of 28, 28 and 20 into halftime its first three games. This week the Buckeyes play Miami (OH), which was blown out Saturday by a Cincinnati team that Ohio State defeated by 42.

For Teague, this means a likely chance to receive the most carries of his career and a final shot to prove that he can contribute out of the backfield once conference play begins the following week.

“Gaining experience, I think I’ll keep getting better and better,” Teague said.

feels right at home in the Big Ten, but against Indiana, he showcased his speed as well.

Teague broke a 40-yard touchdown in the third quarter, slicing straight through the Indiana secondary with only one defender able to make contact. The score was Teague’s first since Week 1 of 2018, but if his recent play is any indication, it won’t be his last.

“Two weeks in a row where there’s contact made and he’s falling forward for four yards,” Day said. “It makes a huge difference.”

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Ohio State redshirt freshman running back Master Teague (33) attempts to evade a tackle against Cincinnati junior cornerback Darrick Forrest (5) during the second half of the game on Sept. 7.

Ohio State won 42-0.

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into game-changing plays on both sides of the ball. His 70 receiving yards Saturday led the team, and his touchdown spurred 23 unanswered points for the Buckeyes.

The California native said he’d rather block punts than catch touchdowns, but he’s doing both with increasing frequency.

“What is there not to like about him? He’s fast, he has great ball skills, he runs great routes, he’s smart,” Fields said. “Not all receivers have that smart decision-making ability.”

ANDY ANDERS Assistant Sports Editor anders.83@osu.edu No. 6 Ohio State (3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) dominated its first Big Ten contest with a 51-10 road victory over the Indiana Hoosiers (2-1, 0-1). Outscoring opponents 13831 to open the season, there are plenty of positive takeaways for the Buckeyes from this matchup.

Here’s The Lantern’s five biggest:

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ARNETTE’S REDEMPTIVE RETURN

With one play Saturday, Damon Arnette seemingly erased a season’s worth of criticism.

The redshirt senior cornerback picked off an Indiana redshirt sophomore quarterback Payton Ramsey pass at the Ohio State 4-yard-line, and his 96-yard touchdown return was a microcosm of his journey to redemption.

“Really happy for him. He deserves that play –– he’s been through a lot and it’s great to get that play for him,” head coach Ryan Day said.

Arnette was flagged for five pass interference penalties in 2018, the most on the team. Three came in the final two games of the regular season against Maryland

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Ohio State junior running back J.K. Dobbins (2) runs the ball down the field during the first half of the game against Indiana at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 14. Ohio State won 51-10.

and Michigan.

For a defense prone to giving up chunk yardage plays all season, Arnette was viewed as a poster child for the unit’s shortcomings.

Originally thought to be leaving for the NFL after his fourth year, Arnette returned for a final season of eligibility. With two pass defenses and a pick-six Saturday, he showed just how high his ceiling can be.

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GAME-CHANGING PLAYS FROM OLAVE

In three games, Chris Olave has nearly as many receiving yards (189) as he did in all of 2018 (197).

The sophomore wide receiver has scored five touchdowns in his past six games and is quickly becoming a favorite target for sophomore quarterback Justin Fields, but his play on special teams is

quickly making him one of the most valuable pieces on the team.

Olave broke the game open for Ohio State in just 1:11 of game time Saturday, as his 37-yard touchdown and blocked punt for a safety on consecutive possessions extended the Buckeye lead by nine in the blink of an eye.

The punt block was no fluke.

Olave blocked his first in 2018’s Michigan game, which sparked a 17-0 Ohio State run.

Olave’s speed is translating

BLISS IN BLOOMINGTON FOR DOBBINS

How does one follow up a 141yard, two-touchdown first half?

If you’re J.K. Dobbins, you torch the next defense for 185 total yards in the opening two quarters the following week.

Dobbins finished with a career-high 207 yards in just over one half of a game against Indiana, with 193 and a touchdown on the ground and another score through the air.

His previous high mark of 205 was set in his only other trip to Bloomington, which was his first game as a Buckeye two seasons ago.

After what Day called a “funky” first game for Dobbins against Florida Atlantic, the junior running back has increased his output each week and is now FIVE CONTINUES ON 7

Teague takes off GRIFFIN STROM Sports Editor strom.25@osu.edu

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Ohio State redshirt freshman running back Master Teague (33) runs the ball in for a touchdown during the second half of the game against Indiana at Memorial Stadium on Sept. 14. Ohio State won 51-10.

Just 10 days before the start of the season, Ohio State running backs coach Tony Alford said redshirt junior running back Demario McCall would be his No. 2 option at the position.

Now three games into the year, that’s all changed.

After setting career highs in back-to-back weeks and notching his first ever 100-yard rushing performance against Indiana, redshirt freshman Master Teague has a vise grip on the backup running back spot.

“We have a thing at Ohio State called competitive excellence,” Teague said. “The next guy up has got to be as good as the first guy. I look up to [junior runningback J.K. Dobbins]. He’s a great guy. When I get in there, I just want to do my best for the team.”

Teague appeared as a possible front-runner for a No. 2 spot on the depth chart as early as the 2019 Spring Game, when his 75-yard, two-touchdown performance stood out among the rest

of the backs.

Unfortunately for Teague, a nagging injury limited his reps in fall camp and stalled his momentum.

As the season approached, the competition seemed to be rolling on without Teague. Head coach Ryan Day drew attention to the position battle in multiple press conferences, as he challenged

“We have a thing at Ohio State called competitive excellence. The next guy up has got to be as good as the first guy.”

MASTER TEAGUE Ohio State redshirt freshman running back

one of his running backs to step up and become Dobbins’ official backup.

With Teague hampered and two true freshmen in Steele Chambers

and Marcus Crowley not expected to shoulder a heavy load of carries, it seemed logical that McCall, who’s been in the program since 2016, would get the nod.

“I was kinda down a little bit during fall camp when I couldn’t be out there with the team,” Teague said. “But like I said, I kept a good mindset, good, positive thinking.”

It was McCall who got the first running back carry beside Dobbins in the season opener, but by the end of the game, Teague outrushed him by 38 yards on six more carries.

Dobbins didn’t get a carry in the second half of Ohio State’s 42-0 win over Cincinnati, which freed up Teague to run for a career-high 60 yards on 11 carries.

McCall had just 11 yards on five rushes.

Teague set his career mark even higher Saturday with 106 yards on just 10 carries, with eight coming in the second half.

The 220-pound running back does not shy away from contact.

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