Like the offense, the defense did not have its most inspiring performance against the Maryland Terrapins. For only the second time this season, Ohio State yielded 30 points to an opponent, and for the third time this season, they struggled a bit with a mobile quarterback in a spread system. This was especially egregious given Maryland’s 0-point outing the week before against Penn State.
The Buckeyes seek revenge in a battle of top-three teams as No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Michigan put their 11-0 records on the line and play for the Big Ten East title.
Previously: Ohio State Offense After getting mauled by the Michigan offense last season to the tune of 487 total yards and 297 rushing yards, the Ohio State defense has a lot to prove tomorrow. Ryan Day went out in the offseason and hired Jim Knowles from Oklahoma State to be the new defensive coordinator, amid a litany of staff shakeups to engineer a turnaround. So far the results have been good, as the Buckeyes have stitched together a stellar season thus far on defense, ranking 10th in SP+ defensive's metrics. However, none of that will matter until the Buckeyes do enough on defense in the Shoe to get a win over Michigan, and that's why this defensive unit merits a closer look. The Film: The caliber of offensive play in the B1G this season can best be described as "wretched". by my estimation there are around five offenses that I would term above average for college football writ large: Michigan/Ohio State, Purdue, PSU, and Maryland. OSU can't play the
Essentials WHAT #3 Michigan (11-0) vs #2 Ohio State (11-0) WHERE Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH WHEN Noon Eastern THE LINE M +7.5 TELEVISION FOX (Johnson/Klatt) TICKETS From $464. WEATHER sunny, 0% chance of rain minimal wind around 50 degrees Overview Ohio State is a small school in Hamilton, Missouri, most famous for producing the guy who invented jars with lids that pop up if they have botulism inside them. They have a proud athletic tradition in the NAIA mostly focused on archery, darts, and other games where projectiles are whizzed at a rapid pace towards targets. Once they claimed that Billy the Kid was an alum, gaining brief notoriety for the ridiculousness of this claim. It even resulted in a blurb in the New York Times, the first and only time Ohio State has been mentioned in media outside of the sleepy Missouri town in which the Botulism Preventers call home. It is a misconception that Ohio State is located in the state of Ohio, which does not exist. [After THE JUMP: well, Them
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