Ohio State welcomes Grambling State and it’s storied and proud tradition to the Horseshoe on Saturday afternoon. Lots of Buckeyes will play. The keys for Ryan Day won’t be the halftime shows, but improvement, quality feedback and playing to the standard. Grambling State coach Mickey Joseph tried to keep a straight face. But he couldn’t.

We often spend the offseason picturing cool stuff the coaches could do with all the different players they have recruited then rarely see any of it in the games. That was not the case Saturday. By Marcus Hartman for Press Pros Columbus, OH – Matt Patricia was all smiles after his first game at Ohio

Ryan Day and Brian Hartline made some aggressive play calls early Saturday against Texas. But as the game progressed and the score remained close, they sensed the personality of the game and made sure of the No. 1 goal – win.