With the Buckeyes and Ducks beginning to emerge from the locker room for some pregame stretching and warmups, here are a few final thoughts ahead of today’s big showdown. *** What could C.J. Stroud do for an encore performance? Stroud lit up the Minnesota defense in the second half last week after a conservative first half performance. The Buckeyes’ skill position players overwhelmed a Gopher defense that couldn’t stop giving up big plays. Now in his first home game, how might Stroud back up that lights-out second half in Minneapolis? I want to see head coach Ryan Day try to establish the run early in the game and test Oregon’s unit that will be without Kayvon Thibodeaux and linebacker Justin Flowe. A source within the Ducks program just confirmed this news to BuckeyesNow. That could make for a long day for the Duck defense. But I think a good start…
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