VIDEO: Final thoughts from Miami – Ohio State Buckeyes
9/16/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 16, 2011
MIAMI — Head coach Luke Fickell and the Buckeyes arrived in Miami around 5:30 p.m. Friday evening for their matchup with the University of Miami Saturday night at Sun Life Stadium (7:30 p.m., ESPN). It will be Ohio State’s first regular season game in the state of Florida.
Click the video player to hear some of Fickell’s thoughts upon arriving at the team hotel.
ESPN will televise the game with Brad Nessler and Todd Blackledge in the booth and Holly Rowe on the sidelines. The game can also be heard live on FM 97.1 The Fan, the flagship station for the 73-station Ohio State Radio Network. The Luke Fickell pregame show airs 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Paul Keels will call the play-by-play with former Buckeye Jim Lachey in the booth and Marty Bannister on the sidelines. The game can also be heard live on Sirius satellite radio channel 134.
Did You Know?
? Since 1941, the last eight Ohio State head coaches are 4-3-1 in road debuts. The last Buckeye head coach to win in his first road game was Earle Bruce, a 21-17 win at Minnesota in 1979.
? Ohio State has not given up a sack in three consecutive games and 90 straight pass attempts going into the Miami game — the third longest streak among FBS schools.
