June 16, 2026

Ohio State struggling, trails Maryland at the half 13-10: Doug Lesmerises halftime thoughts


COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Thoughts from Ohio State-Maryland, as the Buckeyes trail 13-10. * Ohio State’s run game is, guess what, still an issue. Miyan Williams is out injured, and the Buckeyes didn’t get anything going with TreVeyon Henderson, who ran it 11 times for 19 yards. Missing holes, missing blocks, not fooling the defense with the calls — you’re heard it all season, and it’s still happening in Week 11. I think we are seeing Ohio State creeping closer to abandoning the run on short yardage, though. They picked up a third-and-1 early in the half on a Henderson run. But late in the half, on third-and-2, the Buckeyes went with an empty backfield, and C.J. Stroud and Emeka Egbuka couldn’t connect on a slant. * Ryan Day expressed frustration on the sideline a couple times, gesturing to himself. Once came when Stroud scrambled and threw a deep ball…

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