Someone is Looking
for You!
There IS a superior intelligence “out there” – and a loving one
too. Your Creator wants you to acknowledge Him, and come to
know Him and His ways. Don’t be deceived by evolutionism. All
creation screams of intelligent design! The odds alone of DNA
evolving are virtually nil. Evolutionism is the only “science”
that denies the law of degeneration (entropy). God alone is
the origin of life, and the true God wants/needs no one to take
away life for Him – beware the “god” that does! What is unique
about the Bible? It is the only book with fulfilled prophecy
(Isaiah 46:9-10). Try (current situation) Psalm 83 and Zechariah
12; (reformation of Israel after nearly 1900 years) Isaiah 66:8,
Jeremiah 16:14-15, Amos 9:9-15, Ezekiel 34:12-31, and Ezekiel
36; (suffering/crucifixion of Christ) Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53; (future
situation) Zechariah 13:7 – 14:21; (timing of the 2nd Coming of
Christ) Joel 3:1-2, 2Peter 3:8/Hosea 5:14 – 6:2. “No one knows
the day or the hour!” you cry? The Word says: 1Thessalonians
5:1-6. “Too hard to read and understand” you say? Try the KJV/
Amplified/Complete Jewish parallel bible (biblegateway.com).
“It’s all in how you interpret it” you say? The Bible, despite
numerous transcribers over hundreds of years, is remarkably
consistent/coherent and interprets itself (2Peter 1:16-21). Beware
of modern, liberal translations from “the higher critics” which
seriously distort the Word! Finally, if there is a God, why is there
so much evil? We have rejected God, and now see what it is like
to live in a world where God has permitted us (temporarily) to
rule ourselves. Give up your lusts, and come to your Creator and
follow His ways (Jude 1:18-25). All that this world has to offer is
as nothing compared to what He has in store for those who love
Him
(1 Corinthians 2:9, John 14:15). Isaiah 55:6-7!
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“Competitive stamina, it’s been here
since I’ve been here,” Ransom said. “This
season we have really started working
that and just embracing that into our
culture. I think we’ve definitely seen a
change and definitely trending upward
from last year.”
Second-year defensive lineman Tyleik
Williams said the team plays every game
“like we’re playing in the championship,”
and the Buckeyes’ mentality of compet-
itive stamina has been ingrained into
them by the coaches.
“Competitive stamina, making a play
when your number is called,” Williams
said. “Coach Day, he instills that every
day, every practice, every team meeting.”
While the defense took massive strides
forward, the Buckeyes offense remained
the same, despite third-year wideout Jax-
on Smith-Njigba missing most of the sea-
son nursing a leg injury. Ohio State’s of-
fense is No. 1 in the FBS by scoring over
45 points per game, while its 501.9 yards
of offense per game leads the Big Ten.
Second-year wide receivers Marvin
Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka are the
primary reason the offense seamlessly
filled the holes left behind by Wilson,
Olave and Smith-Njigba. The duo have
combined for 1,801 yards and 19 touch-
downs, helping third-year quarterback
C.J. Stroud to establish himself as a
Heisman Trophy frontrunner.
However, third-year offensive lineman
Luke Wypler said the team knows noth-
ing is guaranteed. After two regular sea-
son losses in 2021, he said the Buckeyes
treat each matchup “like we’re 0-0.”
“Something we learned last year is
that you’re not guaranteed next week,”
Wypler said. “We’re not guaranteed any-
thing. The CFP rankings are great and
all. We’re No. 2. They don’t mean any-
thing right now until January, December,
whenever that first game is.”
Day said he prepares the team to “bring
it every week,” and the three things Ohio
State is focused on are “toughness, disci-
pline and skill.”
While the Buckeyes have lofty goals
for the rest of this season, Egbuka said
they must first accomplish a goal they
missed last season.
“Every year we really have three goals,
and the first goal is to beat the team up
north,” Egbuka said. “We lost to them
last year, so that’s always in the back of
our minds. And we’re preparing for that
game on an everyday basis, so we’re al-
ways focused on that game, and we’re
ready to play.”
KATIE GOOD | ASST. PHOTO EDITOR
The Ohio State football team celebrates after a touchdown during the No. 2 Ohio State-No.
13 Penn State game Oct. 29. Ohio State won 44-31.
Stroud not listening to ‘outside noise,’ to lead
Buckeyes into rivalry meeting with Michigan
JACOB BENGE
Lantern Sports Editor
Signs of leadership can shine through
moments of adversity, and third-year
quarterback C.J. Stroud showed just that
in Ann Arbor last season.
Then-No. 5 Michigan defeated then-
No. 2 Ohio State 42-27 in Stroud’s first
season as the Buckeyes’ starting quarter-
back in 2021. After the game, Stroud said
he was “still proud of my guys.”
“I know people probably hate me for
it, but at the end of the day, I know deep
down in my heart I’ve put everything,”
Stroud said. “Just know that I love this
team. I love Ohio State. I love Buckeye
Nation. I know every single day I’m go-
ing to keep grinding just to get this win
back.”
Stroud and Ohio State will get their
chance at redemption against Michigan
Nov. 26, this time at home inside Ohio
Stadium in Columbus as one of the Buck-
eyes’ six captains.
Finishing last season as a Heisman
Trophy finalist and with a 48-45 victory
in the Rose Bowl, expectations have built
around Stroud and Ohio State to elevate
to higher standards in 2022. Stroud re-
mains in the race for college football’s
top recognition, but he said what makes
Ohio State special is how “resilient” the
Buckeyes are.
“We don’t really listen to the outside
noise,” Stroud said. “We do it for our
brother, and we always say that before
we go out. It’s just, ‘I’m doing everything.
I’m putting my body on the line, put my
heart on the line, my head, whatever the
case may be just for my brother.’”
This season, Stroud could return to the
stage among Heisman finalists as he en-
tered November among college football’s
passing efficiency, touchdowns and yards
leaders.
During Ohio State’s game at North-
western Nov. 5, strong winds and sporad-
ic rain forced Stroud and the Buckeyes to
rely on running the football, which saw
Stroud rush for a career-high 79 yards.
Head coach Ryan Day said he praised
Stroud for his ability to “find ways to
win.”
“Listen, it’s no secret he’s a Heisman
Trophy contender,” Day said. “There’s
a lot of expectations, but to go into the
game with just the goal of the win and to
play tough the way he did says a lot about
who he is, and his leadership and his de-
meanor meant a lot.”
Ohio State has relied on maintaining
“competitive stamina” and brotherhood
among Buckeyes this season, Day said.
Stroud often leads pregame huddles
and voices encouragement for his team-
mates, and second-year wide receiver
Marvin Harrison Jr. said his quarterback
provides a boost to those around him.
“He’s going to gather us together, give
us a little message, give us confidence go-
ing into the second half and perform to
the best of our abilities,” Harrison said.
“Having a leader like C.J. really helps the
whole team go. I don’t know where we
would be without him.”
Second-year wide receiver Emeka Eg-
buka also pointed to the game Nov. 5 at
Northwestern in which Stroud ran for
more yards than he passed in unfavor-
able weather conditions. He said “it’s
huge” for Stroud to demonstrate he’ll
do what it takes for Ohio State to prevail
when the clock reaches zeros.
“That just goes back to C.J. being a real
leader and knowing what he needs to do
in certain situations,” Egbuka said. “He
wants to sling it downfield and stuff like
that, but when the weather is permitting
that, C.J. is able to run and gain us a lot of
yards, so just being able to do that is just a
testament to his leadership and knowing
what his role is.”
Stroud is playing for a greater purpose
this fall, dedicating this season to the late
quarterback Dwayne Haskins, who was
killed when hit by a dump truck in April.
With so much surrounding the mag-
nitude of Ohio State’s next game against
Michigan and the Buckeyes’ season ex-
pectations overall, Stroud has stepped
into a leadership role greater than last
season. Despite “what everybody’s say-
ing” and the pressure, Stroud said he’s
helping the Buckeyes to “focus on each
other.”
“Nothing is ever going to be perfect, so
really trying to help our team with not
having any expectations,” Stroud said. “I
think if we reach our team goals, all our
personal goals will be accomplished.”
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