Furls is back with his recap of yesterdays Buckeyes opener versus Northern Illinois, and delivers position by position grades in addition to his overall analysis of yesterdays game. It was a tale of two games says Furls, a first quarter that was more impressive than possibly imaginable. And then the pedestrian final three quarters in which the Bucks essentially played to a tie with the Huskies.

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With college football season now underway, Mike Furlan goes on the record with his predictions of what he thinks will take place this season. Who will win the Heisman? Who will meet in the national championship game? Who will disappoint and surprise? Will LLLLoyd Carr (at least 4 L's) still have a job at years end? It's prediction time.

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In what will be a weekly feature here on The Blurbs, Furls breaks down the Buckeyes upcoming opponent. We open the season at home versus the Northern Illinois Huskies, one of the better teams from the MAC this year. The Huskies have one of the best running backs in all of Division I in Garrett Wolfe, and have a solid head coach in Joe Novak, who has local roots, and has done a masterful job rebuilding this program.

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Tick, tock, tick, tock. Just three more days until the start of Buckeye season. In his latest, Furls takes an intimate look at the heavily scrutinized Buckeye defense, which is replacing nine starters this season. His argument? Expect some growing pains, but do not expect this group to be a liability. Check back in tomorrow for Furls preview of our Saturday opponent, Northern Illinois.

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