It will be one of the biggest games of the entire college football season and serves as Ohio State’s most concerning obstacle on their path to a repeat championship.
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“Timing and execution of the quarterback, wideouts, that hasn’t been our strength”, Meyer said, according to Tim Shoemaker of Eleven Warriors. Did we do that?
With the linebackers clicking and an impressive front four making life hard for whoever is taking the handoffs – be it Ross, Wes Brown, or Ty Johnson – the impetus will be on one of the beleaguered Maryland QBs to make plays downfield. “It was OK. It’s very close”.
Ohio State stayed on top of the latest Associated Press top 25 poll Sunday, a day after just holding off unranked Indiana. However, Harbaugh has defied the odds and Michigan is now 3-1 on the season and is ranked twenty-second in the AP top 25. Yet, Meyer pointed out the Terps trailed Michigan 6-0 at the half last week before losing 28-0, and he knows they have quality athletes.
For most teams, a 5-0 record would speak for itself. Turnovers and penalties and producing in the red zone, which were strengths previous year, have slowed the Buckeyes in 2015. You play the schedule put before you, so are we now back to the old “winning with style points” argument that the CFP poll tried to eliminate? Yeah. If something went wrong and I might say, ‘That’s okay, you’ll do better next time, ‘ Joshua will say, ‘No, that’s not okay.’ And that’s Urban… Hes a very good runner, but hes more of a scrambler than he is quarterback counter, quarterback power, those types of things.
Now, other than Ohio State, the rest of the teams in the AP top 25 rankings have been in constant fluctuation. In every way that matters, they remain on track to fulfill their destiny as the best team in the nation for the second year in a row.
After a relatively quiet first half when he rushed for 31 yards on 10 carries, Elliott ran wild against the Hoosiers, ripping off touchdown runs of 55, 65 and 75 yards on his way to a career-high 274 rushing yards. Can Maryland’s defense find the right defense to slow down Ohio State? I think there’s a lot of fight in this team. Perry Hills and Daxx Garman don’t throw interceptions almost as much as FBS leader Rowe, but neither brings the downfield passing game Maryland will need.
Then-redshirt freshman J.T. Barrett was 18-of-23 for 267 yards and four touchdowns, completing passes to nine different players. He was suspended for the opener. In receiving, Wes Brown had 26 yards in two catches. Samuel is expected to be ready to play this Saturday.
After the big 38-10 loss to Alabama, the Bulldogs slipped 11 spots.
If a better alternative was available, Ohio State wouldn’t be No. 1.
The Huskers are host to Wisconsin on Saturday, and the two head coaches have a history: Riley gave Paul Chryst his first coaching job, in 1991 with the San Antonio Riders of the World League of American Football. The Blue Devils also recorded a win against ranked teams each of the last three years, a first for the Program since 1955-60.
Ohio State has six touchdowns and six field goals to show for 16 trips inside the 20. The Buckeyes have yet to lose a starter to long-term injury or to trail in the fourth quarter of any game.
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“We’ve thought about it. We’ve had that conversation”.
