With Ohio State's season opener around the corner, head coach Ryan Day made one of his final media appearances before kickoff against Akron.
From calling Jeremiah Smith "mature beyond his years" to naming Ohio State's starting kick and punt returners, here are all the news and notes from the head coach's "Lightning Round" on Wednesday:
- Day said Ohio State has no "long-term" injuries apart from running back TC Caffey's torn ACL. "There might be a couple (of minor injuries) that we are evaluating toward the end of the week."
- On what has impressed him about Smith this preseason: "Oh geez.