Skull Session: Ohio State's defense feasts on Iowa's offense, Zach Harrison is built different and C.J. Stroud's resilience was off the charts against the Hawkeyes.
The performance speaks to Stroud's resiliency, something I have become fond of during his tenure with the Buckeyes. The kid battles.
Over the weekend, I saw a few comments on social media – mostly from accounts without profile pictures and made-up usernames – that questioned Stroud's toughness, resolve and willingness to win because he made a few bad throws and didn't tuck and run from time to time. I asked myself,"Are we watching the same player?"
Does he want some of those throws back? Of course. Should he run the ball more often? Probably. But I firmly believe that nobody holds C.J. Stroud to a higher standard than C.J. Stroud. He is a perfectionist who has worked for everything in his life. Nothing has been given, everything has been earned. Stroud is that kind of person and leader.
Those qualities don't change because he misses an open receiver or doesn't run for 8 yards on a scramble. Despite those things, he's everything you could want out of an Ohio State quarterback. Don't you think Iowa fans wish they had someone like Stroud operating their offense? Oh, how spoiled we are to watch Stroud do that for the Buckeyes.
When it's all said and done, Stroud could be a Heisman Trophy winner, a Maxwell Award recipient and Davey O'Brien Award honoree, rewarding him for being the best player in college football. Still, none of that would matter for Stroud unless he wins the Buckeyes a national championship. That's his only agenda this season.
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