It was success on first and second down that ensured more success on third down, and kept Ohio State drives going until they reached the end zone.
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The Fiesta Bowl was originally created specifically for the Sun Devils – and in the second-ever Fiesta Bowl in 1972, ASU running back Woody Green rushed for four touchdowns in the Devils’ 49-35 victory over Missouri.
The Buckeyes (12-1) were left out of the College Football Playoff thanks to an inopportune loss. They may leave the desert wondering what could have been after blowing past another playoff contender.
Ohio State rolled past the Fighting Irish (10-3), quick-hitting its way to one scoring drive after another and 496 total yards.
Rushing defense: Josh Adams led Notre Dame with 14 carries for 78 yards.
The Buckeyes knew going into the Fiesta Bowl game that they would need a big game out of quarterback J.T. Barrett and that is just what they got.
Kelly’s four touchdown passes tied a Sugar Bowl record held by three others. The Buckeyes responded, keeping their leads at two-score possessions the rest of the game.
After play-by-play announcer Sean McDonough noted that former Rutgers coach Greg Schiano would be taking over for Ash as Ohio State’s defensive playcaller, Spielman noted how Ash and Fickell countered Notre Dame’s second-half adjustment by bringing cornerback Eli Apple off the corner to thwart plays from exploding off the backside. “You lose a guy like that early on, it significantly affects what you’re doing defensively”.
Linebacker Jaylon Smith, arguably Notre Dame’s best defensive player and a potential top-10 draft pick, went down early with a knee injury when he was shoved to the ground by an Ohio State player.
“That was a kidney shot”, Meyer said, referring to his morale, not Kizer’s torso. Ohio State would punt again, but Notre Dame was finished.
Stanford, the Pac-12 champ which plundered Iowa in the Rose Bowl, has the same gripe.
Kevin Hogan passed for 223 yards and three TDs in his final game for the Cardinal (12-2). Barrett had one passing touchdown and one interception.
In a game billed as a battle of two of the top defenses in the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference, the 17th-ranked Wolverines’ offense shined bright in their first bowl victory since 2012 to finish 10-3. “We just won the Fiesta Bowl”. Barrett accounted for the other score, finding Michael Thomas on a 15-yard TD to put Ohio State up 28-14 at halftime.
MI played without safety Jabrill Peppers, who sat out with an undisclosed injury.
The Irish and Buckeyes will face off on ESPN at 1 p.m. Kizer threw his first touchdown pass of the game to Chris Brown for a two yard touchdown and would find themselves only down 28-21 with a lot of game to go. They completed one more pass and the final whistle was blown.
ND caught a bit of a break when Joey Bosa got tossed out of the game for targeting after a Buckeye interception, a technically correct call on what didn’t particularly look like a dirty play.
De’Veon Smith had 111 yards on 25 carries for MI.
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The 100-yard performance was the ninth of Hurd’s career, sixth this season.
