Skull Session: Ohio State's defense failed to meet expectations in 2022, Noah Ruggles was failed before his kick sailed in the Peach Bowl and C.J. Stroud shined in Atlanta.
Ruggles, who was nothing short of automatic during his two years as a Buckeye, was unable to be the hero and take his team to the promised land. As most kickers who miss game-winners do, Ruggles will likely shoulder most of the blame from those who watched his kick sail wide left.Yes, Ruggles should be expected to convert when given an opportunity. However, Day didn't necessarily put him in a position to succeed with his questionable playcalling down the stretch.
After a 27-yard scramble from C.J. Stroud that placed the ball at the Georgia 31, Day opted to run Dallan Hayden on first-and-10 to make a field goal attempt easier for Ruggles, whose career-long entering the game was 49 yards. That decision backfired, as Hayden's carry went backward and lost 1 yard, putting the Buckeyes behind Ruggles' target line.
"Two timeouts left. They were in zero, so if you split one, you could come out the back end. Any couple of yards there would add to the field goal. That was the idea," Day said of the call in his postgame press conference."Didn't execute it as well as we would've liked to, but I wouldn't change that call."Day put the ball in Stroud's hands on second and third down.
As the clock hit midnight and the calendar shifted from 2022 to 2023, he lined up to take the kick. But, as I often do with my four iron on a long par 3, Ruggles looked as if he attempted to crush the football rather than strike it as he usually would, presumably to ensure he had enough leg. The result was a kick that went wide left.
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