Ryan Day said Jaxon Smith-Njigba is “not a long-term thing” and he hopes Smith-Njigba will be available to play this week, though the star wide receiver is still being evaluated.
During an appearance on Big Ten Network on Monday afternoon, the Ohio State head coach said Smith-Njigba’s injury is “not a long-term thing,” and he remains hopeful the Buckeyes’ star wide receiver will be available to play this Saturday against Arkansas State.
Hummer reported Smith-Njigba “is expected to miss a game or two,” but Day hopes Smith-Njigba won’t have to miss any games at all. The Buckeyes clearly missed having him on the field and healthy on Saturday, as they scored only 21 points, the fewest they’ve scored in any game since Day became head coach.
On dealing with the outside noise: “We’re not gonna listen to what other people think and take that to heart, but we also have to take a hard look in the mirror and figure out what we need to improve on year in and year out, game in and game out, and do an honest assessment on where we’re at. And we did some really good things last year, we played really well at times, we did stop the run at times, we did run the ball at times, but we didn’t do it consistent enough to where we needed to be.
On C.J. Stroud: “I think his No. 1 goal and expectation going into this game was to win the game, and because of that, he was able to play his best football in the fourth quarter when we didn‘t quite get into a rhythm like we typically do on offense. And that says a lot about C.J. ... Maybe last year, he would have maybe panicked a little bit, I don’t know. But he certainly didn’t on Saturday night, and he led us to victory.
On Saturday night’s defensive performance: “I think you could see the guys playing with a lot of energy. They were decisive out there, they were playing fast as a team. It’s just a start but I think you can see the capability moving forward and the potential.”
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