Red Out: Eight Quarters Of Shutout Football Propels Buckeyes Forward

Posted by Tim Bielik on September-30-2009 Add Comments

Saturday in the Horseshoe, something happened that has not happened ever: Juice Williams and the Illini were shut out since Williams started at QB.

A 30-0 blanking in the middle of a rainstorm was the second straight shutout for the Buckeyes, invoking memories of the famed Silver Bullets of the 2002 season.

One thing is for sure, as QB Terrelle Pryor put it: the Buckeyes have gotten their swagger back. With two excellent bookends in Thaddeus Gibson and Cameron Heyward, OSU boasts one of the best defensive lines in the country.

Another change in personnel was the decision to start S Jermale Hines over Anderson Russell from the USC game forward.

Since then, Ohio State has allowed only 213 rushing yards in the la...

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